Faculty conducting research

Let's talk big picture.

Snippets and stats can’t give you the whole picture, of course. But they can give you a sense of the scope of research done by our 17 schools and colleges and Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, our centers and institutes, our laboratories, and the rest of Boston University.

7,697

publications in 2023

$ 579.5 M

total research awards in FY24

200 +

companies developing and selling products based on BU discoveries

500+

students participating in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

3,500 +

full-time faculty

Research Expenditures

Key Facts

$ 8.3 B

FY23 total assets

364

Postdoctoral scholars

727

Non-faculty academic researchers

17

Schools & colleges

130

Centers & Institutes

1,549

Laboratories

$ 3.15 B

FY23 endowment

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