"Boston University (BU) is a personal research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has actually been traditionally affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

The university has more than 3,900 professor as well as nearly 33,000 pupils, and also is one of Boston's largest employers. It offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctorates, and medical, dental, company, and also legislation levels with 18 colleges and also colleges on two urban schools. The major campus is positioned along the Charles River in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore as well as Allston communities, while the Boston University Medical School is located in Boston's South End neighborhood.

BU is categorized as an R1: Doctoral University (really high research activity) in the Carnegie Category of Organizations of Higher Education. BU is a member of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education and also the Association of American Universities.

Amongst its graduates as well as present or previous faculty, the university counts 8 Nobel Laureates, 23 Pulitzer Prize victors, 10 Rhodes Scholars, six Marshall Scholars, 48 Sloan Others, [16] 9 Academy Honor winners, as well as a number of Emmy and also Tony Honor winners. BU additionally has MacArthur, Fulbright, Truman and Guggenheim Fellowship owners in addition to American Academy of Arts and Sciences and National Academy of Sciences members amongst its past and existing graduates as well as faculty. In 1876, BU teacher Alexander Graham Bell developed the telephone in a BU lab.

The Boston College Terriers contend in the NCAA Department I. BU sports teams contend in the Patriot Organization, as well as Hockey East seminars, and also their mascot is Rhett the Boston Terrier. Boston College is well known for males's hockey, in which it has won five national championships, most just recently in 2009."