Boston University Housing: On-Campus & Off-Campus Residences, Cost of Living

Living near university or in the city can be expensive so choose your home carefully.

It has the best program for project management in the country.

There are several options in terms of the dorm and on-campus housing that vary by status. Off-campus housing is also an option after the first year of graduation. Although the cost of living in Boston is high because it is a metro city.

High ranking for selected fields, scholarship, and ideal location (diverse and urban environment).

I live in off campus private room in shared apartment. The rent is 600$. The utilities in total are around $30-40

BU as this had the best research labs and faculties in my field in USA

Living nearby like Beacon St, Fenway, Kenmore, Charlestown can be quite costly, but if you go near Brighton, St. Stephan Steet, Allston good and slightly cheaper places can be found. The price will start from $800 for the single unfurnished room; if someone is planning to live alone, it can high up to $4000. But you can look for SplitSpot Website, BU Found Study, June Homes to find suitable private or shared rooms under $1100. The majority of students live in 3 BHK or 4 BHK apartments and share them with 5 or 6 other students. This option will only cost $500 to $700. I prefer these options. Students can buy grocery from WholeFoods, Trader Joe. There are very few Indian stores; you can find some Indian Grocery in WholeFood and Trader Joe. You can do shopping at Target. Dunkin and Mc Donalds have cheap coffee. ($2) There are a lot of scammers. If someone is asking to pay ahead, and saying he will send the keys to your address, then most probably, the guys will run with your money. Do not fall into these traps. Long stay Airbnb can be found near BU for a minimum of $1200. Keep checking prices regularly; sometimes you can find quite a good deal. that will be below $1200.

BU is one of the top private university, and it offers a Computer science program in 2 colleges: The art and science department and Metropolitan College. The graduate art and science department offer a less flexible programme, whereas the metropolitan college provides a more flexible programme(i.e. classes are in the evening). Student can choose either while applying. Data Science Faculty is quite good, and most of the professor had working professional experience in the past.

I am living in a shared apartment with my own room. The avg rate here in Boston area is $600.

Good research rank, good academic alumni, renowned faculties

I think it's best to live on campus for your first two years. Some housing is extremely nice especially being in a city. As long as you don't get the short end of the stick for housing, it's worth it. The meal plan is a little overpriced but not much you can do about that.

I applied to 7 colleges and of those, I was accepted to 5. Waitlisted at one and guaranteed transfer to another. So I went to Ithaca College for a year and then did guarantee transfer to BU. I didn't plan on transferring to BU but I hated Ithaca so much that I couldn't stand to be there for three more years. Transferring to BU was the best decision I made.

roughly $1500 per month for 16 months

Scholarship, longer program and RA opportunities were most crucial