July 11, 2013

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Navy Athletics takes a closer look at the two new schools entering the Patriot League for the upcoming 2013-14 academic year. Today's focus is on Boston University.

Location: Boston, Mass. (Pop.: 625,087)
Founded: 1839 (On April 24-25, 1839 a group of Methodist ministers and laymen at the Old Bromfield Street Church in Boston elected to establish a Methodist theological school. Set up in Newbury, Vermont, the school was named the Newbury Biblical Institute. In 1869, three Trustees of the Boston Theological Institute obtained from the Massachusetts Legislature a charter for a university by name of "Boston University.")
Enrollment: 16,562
Colors: Scarlet & White
Nickname: Terriers
Mascot: Rhett
Affiliations: NCAA Division I; Patriot League, Hockey East (ice hockey), Colonial Athletic Association (wrestling)
Endowment: $1.104 Billion
Full-time Faculty: 2,628 (13-to-1 student-faculty ratio)
Tuition: $58,530 (includes room, board and student fees)
U.S. News & World Report of America's Best Colleges: Ranked No. 51 in the nation among best national universities in 2013.
Satellite Campuses: Brussels, Dubai, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Washington, D.C., Sydney
President: Robert A. Brown
Athletic Director: Mike Lynch
Varsity Sports: 25 (11 Men, 14 Women)
• M/W Basketball, M/W Rowing, Women's Lightweight Rowing , M/W Cross Country, Women's Golf, M/W Ice Hockey, M/W Indoor/Outdoor Track, Women's Field Hockey, M/W Lacrosse, M/W Soccer, Softball, M/W Swimming, M/W Tennis, Wrestling

Boston University's Place In History:
• In 1875, BU professor Alexander Graham Bell received a year's salary advance to pursue his research. The following year, he invented the telephone in a BU lab.
• BU was the first university to open all divisions to female students (1872).
• BU was the first American university to award a Ph.D. to a woman, classical scholar Helen Magil (1877).
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received his Ph.D. in Theology from BU in 1955. After receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, he presented his manuscripts, records and personal papers to the University's Mugar Memorial Library.
• Home of BU's soccer and lacrosse teams, Nickerson Field hosted the first-ever AFL game between the Boston Patriots and Denver Broncos in 1960. The site used to be known as Braves Field and served as the location where Babe Ruth signed his final major league baseball contract.

Notable Alums / Faculty:
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ph.D. in 1955)
• Rebecca Lee Crumpler (First African-American women to be certified as a doctor; 1864)
• William Cohen (Former Secretary of Defense; 1965)
• Bill Simmons (Sports Writer; 1994)
• Howard Stern (Radio Personality; 1975)
• Bill O'Reilly (Television Personality; 1975)
• Tipper Gore (Former Second Lady; 1970)
• 13 Pulitzer Prize Recipients
• 11 Governors / Former Governors
• 7 Nobel Laureates
• Faculty: Alexander Graham Bell, Isaac Asimov, Elie Wiesel
• Actresses / Actors (Some did not graduate): Marisa Tomei, Julianne Moore, Geena Davis, Olympia Dukakis, Faye Dunaway, Jason Alexander, Emily Deschanel, Michael Chiklis, Ginnifer Goodwin
• Athletics: Tony Amonte (hockey), Butch Byrd (football), Mickey Cochrane (baseball - Hall of Fame), Jim Craig (hockey), Mike Eruzione (hockey), Rick Pitino (basketball), Keith Tkachuk (hockey), Harry Agannis (College Football Hall of Fame), Bruce Taylor (College Football Hall of Fame), Michael Emenalo (soccer), John Thomas (track & field), David Hemery (track & field), Ted Nash (rowing)

ACADEMICS
• The university has more than 4,000 faculty members and 29,000 students and is one of Boston's largest employers. It offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees, and medical and dental degrees through 18 schools and colleges on two urban campuses. The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston's South End neighborhood. BU also operates 75 study abroad programs in over 33 cities in over 20 countries and has internship opportunities in 10 different countries (including the United States and abroad).
• BU is categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In 2009-2010, BU had research expenditures of $407.8 million, or $553 million if the research led by the Medical School faculty at Boston Medical Center is included. BU is a member of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education and the Association of American Universities.
• Boston University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees, and medical and dental degrees through its 18 schools and colleges. Each school and college at the university has a three letter abbreviation, which is commonly used in place of their full school or college name. For example, the College of Arts and Sciences is commonly referred to as CAS, the School of Management is SMG, the School of Education is SED, etc.
• In 2013, the university received a record-breaking 52,693 application to fill only 3,800 seats in the Class of 2017. 36 percent of applicants were offered admission to the Class of 2017. The students offered acceptance come from the top 9 percent of their high school graduating class, have an A- average, scored an SAT Composite Average of 2016, and an ACT Average of 30.

NAVY CONNECTION: The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at BU traces its origins back to August 16, 1919 when the U.S. War Department stood up the Students' Army Training Corps at Boston University, the predecessor to the current Army ROTC program. Today, BU is one of 25 colleges and universities in the country to host all three ROTC programs - Army, Navy, and Air Force. Students wishing to be commissioned into the Marine Corps study as Navy Midshipmen.

ATHLETICS
• Boston University's NCAA Division I Terriers compete in men's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling, and in women's basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and track. Boston University athletics teams compete in the Patriot League, Hockey East, and Colonial Athletic Association conferences, and their mascot is Rhett the Boston Terrier. As of July 1, 2013, 20 of Boston University's teams will compete in the Patriot League. On April 1, 2013, the university announced it would cut its wrestling program following the 2013-14 season.
• The Boston University men's hockey team is the most successful team on campus and is a storied college hockey franchise, with five NCAA championships, most recently in 2009. The team was coached by hall-of-famer Jack Parker for 40 seasons, and is a major supplier of talent to the NHL, as well as to the 1980 U.S.A. Gold Medal-winning men's hockey team. The Terriers have won 29 Beanpot titles, more than any other team in the tournament, which includes Harvard University, Boston College, and Northeastern University. Boston University also won an game in 2010 against Boston College at Fenway Park by a score of 3-2, played a week after the NHL Winter Classic.
• BU has also won two national championships in women's rowing, in 1991 and 1992.
• Boston University recently constructed the new Agganis Arena, which opened on January 3, 2005 with a men's hockey game between the Terriers and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. The arena also hosts non-sporting events, such as concerts, ice shows, and other performances.
• Boston University disbanded its football team in 1997. The university used the nearly $3 million from its football program to build the multimillion-dollar John Hancock Student Village and athletic complex. The university also increased funding to women's athletic programs.

NAVY CONNECTION: The Terriers' most recent national title, the 2009 NCAA Ice Hockey Championship, was won at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., and was hosted by the Naval Academy. During Coach Parker's post-game press conference, he sported a Navy polo.

Boston University's Athletic Success (Entering 2012-13):
• 188 NCAA First-Team All-Americans
• 90 Conference Player of the Year Awards
• Over 250 Team / Individual NCAA Championship Appearances
• 142 Conference Tournament, 11 NCAA Individual and Five NCAA Team Championships

NAVY-BOSTON UNIVERSITY SERIES (5-14 OVERALL)
• Men's Basketball: 0-2 (Lost to BU in the 1959 NCAA Tournament, 62-55, in overtime. The loss prevented Navy from reaching the Elite Eight)
• Women's Basketball: 0-1
• Men's Tennis: 2-0
• Football: 1-0 (1958; won 28-14)
• Wrestling: 1-0 (1978; won 35-6)
• Women's Rowing: 1-11 (BU and Navy compete for the Playfair Trophy).

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