Boston University

Boston University (also called Boston U or BU) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university has more than 3,800 faculty members and 33,000 students, BU is one of Boston's largest employers. It offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctorates, and medical, dental, business, and law degrees. Boston University has eighteen schools and colleges on two urban campuses. Boston University traces its roots to the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont. It was started in 1839.Melvin I. Smith, Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2008), p. 562 In 1869 the school moved to Boston under the name "Boston University".

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