Boston University welcomes visitors with open arms and a campus visit is a great opportunity to experience the vibrancy of its campus. You will be able to tour the campus, meet actual students and join an Information Session with the admissions team.
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When should you visit Boston University
You can visit the BU campus anytime if you plan to do a self-guided campus tour. However, if you would like to join an official student-led tour and participate in an information session, you will need to schedule a visit (see below).
Popular visiting times are spring, summer, and fall. In spring and fall, you will be able to see the school in action with a full complement of students. Summer can also be a good choice because you can combine a visit with a vacation trip to Boston and New England. Fall is unique because you will be able to see the campus in its most glorious fall colours.
Types of Visits
There are different ways you can visit the campus:
- Registered visit
- Self-Guided visit
- Virtual Visit
Registered Visit
If you want to join an official student-led campus tour and an Information Session, you should register your visit online. If you don’t register, you will still be able to visit, but you will have to do a self-guided tour of the campus.
To schedule a visit, you need to go to BU’s website and schedule an Event (the term they use for a campus visit).
Self-Guided Visit
If you didn't register for a visit, you can take a self-guided mobile walking tour. Using your phone, you will be able to explore the campus with BU’s excellent phone app. This tour will include the West Campus and Housing facilities with many videos and narrated tour stops.
If you go during official visiting hours, you will be able to ask questions at the Vistor Center.
Virtual Visits
If you can’t come to Boston for an in-person visit, BU has an excellent virtual visiting tour. It offers a comprehensive set of informational videos showing you many important details of its schools, academics, residential life and more.
The Visitor Center
The Visitor Center is the starting point of any BU visit. Personnel at the center will set you up for your tour and can answer any questions. A member of the Board of Admissions will also be available to answer questions. Visiting hours are stated below.
Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center
233 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
Holiday Closures:
Monday, April 15: CLOSED for Patriots’ Day
Monday, May 27: CLOSED for Memorial Day
Phone: 617-353-2318
Email: visit@bu.edu
Visiting specific Colleges within Boston University
A student-guided or self-guided tour of BU will give you a lot of information about its 17 colleges. However, the following colleges offer additional visiting options. Please click the appropriate school below for specifics.
- College of Arts & Sciences
- Kilachand Honors College
- College of Communication
- College of Engineering
- College of Fine Arts
- College of General Studies
- Sargent College
- Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
- Questrom School of Business
- School of Hospitality Administration
- Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Useful Links
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Where to Stay
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Parking
Parking at BU’s visiting center is limited, so arriving 30 minutes ahead of time is recommended. There are parking meters available along Bay State Road and Commonwealth Avenue near the visiting center at 233 Bay State Road. These metered spaces are limited and take credit cards or quarters or can be paid using the Park Boston app. For more parking info click here.
More Information about nearby Parking here
How to Get to BU from Logan Airport
- Take the MBTA Silver Line (gray shuttle bus) SL1 from the arrivals level of any airport terminal to South Station (free).
- At South Station change to the MBTA Red Line subway toward Alewife. The Red Line platform is accessible by elevator or stairs.
- Get off on Park Street and pick up the MBTA Green Line B towards Boston College
- Get off at the 7th stop at the “BU East” station.
- Walk north and cross Commonwealth Avenue, then take Granby Street straight ahead. In one block you will reach Bay State Road, where you can turn left. You will then see the red awning of the Leventhal Center ahead, your final destination.
