Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
BFA in Acting
Boston University School of Theatre · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Award
- BFA in Acting
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person
- Price
- $73,024per year, 2026-27
About this program
Undergraduate acting degree at Boston University; applicants apply through Common App and submit recorded materials via Acceptd before an artistic review.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- BFA in Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Boston University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- School of Theatre, Boston University855 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two contrasting one-minute monologues, one standard and one site-specific
- Self-tape
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Pre-screen via Acceptd, then artistic review conducted virtually or in person; Regular Decision dates include Boston February 6 and 7, 2027 and NYC January 23 and 24, 2027.
- Deadlines
- Early Decision 1 (CommonApp and Acceptd): November 2, 2026
- Early Decision 2 and Regular Decision Acceptd application: December 1, 2026
- Common App: January 5, 2027
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard undergraduate tuition 2026/27Tuition · mandatory | $73,024per year, 2026-27 | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)