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housing costs increase

As BU housing costs surge at highest rate in years, interest in off-campus housing rises

Daily Free Press Staff March 31, 2022
BU raised the rates of its traditional-style residences 3.86% this year, the largest increase since at least 2016.
Boston University’s Class of 2019 applicants received notification of their acceptance Saturday. The university received the highest number of applicants in its history this year. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Record breaking number of applicants for Class of 2019

Chris Fergus March 26, 2015

Boston University Admissions received 54,757 applications for spots in the Class of 2019, setting a record high for the university. The Class of 2019 had an acceptance rate of 32 percent and admitted...

Boston University Housing announced Feb. 28 in an email to students that rates for housing and dining options will increase in the 2015-16 academic year. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU housing, on-campus living rates on the rise

Alex Rozier March 19, 2015

Boston University has increased its housing and dining rates for the 2015-16 academic year, Director of Housing Nishmin Kashyap announced in an email sent to students on Feb. 28. The standard minimum...

Student hospitalizations for alcohol increased from fall 2013 to fall 2014, according to data from Student Health Services. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Alcohol hospitalizations increased from last fall semester

Samantha J. Gross February 5, 2015

The number of Boston University students hospitalized for alcohol consumption in fall 2014 rose from the previous fall semester, according to data from Student Health Services. However, while the number...

EDIT: Student Fees: Now we know.

Daily Free Press Admin April 9, 2013

In the shadow of the 3.7 percent tuition increase, Boston University officials announced that student fees will also increase. While the Resnet fee has been cut altogether, undergraduates on the Charles...

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