What is the University of Boston?

Answer 1

Boston University is located in the city of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, in the United States of America. Boston University also offers an online master's degree in criminal justice.

Answer 2

Whether any school is "good" is a matter of opinion. Boston University has been ranked highly in a number of areas, and it has a long tradition of scholarship and research. It is very well-known among the colleges and universities in the greater Boston area. But it is a very large school, and some students prefer to attend a university that is smaller and more intimate.

Answer 3

Boston University was chartered in 1869, and that is when the name "Boston University" began to be used. However, the University traces its roots to the founding in 1839 of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont.

Centennial observances were organized both in 1939 and in 1969.

Answer 4

The Harvard University Medical School is located in the city of Boston. Most of the rest of Harvard University is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge is across the Charles River from Boston, and is part of the Boston Metropolitan Area, but local residents would not say it was in Boston.

Answer 5

There is no institution called "the University of Boston."

Schools with similar names include:

• Boston University
• Boston College
• University of Massachusetts at Boston (UMass Boston)

Answer 6

Boston University offers a wide variety of programs, but it is probably best known for its communications and business schools.

Answer 7

According to the Boston University website, their main mailing address is:

Boston University

One Silber Way

Boston, MA 02215