- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Northeastern University
Boston, MACity: largeZIP 02115Founded 1898
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1898
- Motto
- Lux, Veritas, Virtus
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.northeastern.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Northeastern University
Northeastern University is a private nonprofit university in Boston, Massachusetts, with 17,326 undergraduates. It admits 5.2% of applicants, graduates 91% within six years and costs $29,060 a year after aid.
91%graduate
Admission rate5.2%
Retention97%
4-year graduation0%
Pell Grant share16%
Federal loans24%
$29,060net price / year
5.2%admission rate
1497average SAT
91%graduate in 6 years
$99,371median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#60 of 1,704 for earnings#1,423 of 1,739 for lowest net price#60 of 1,738 for graduation rate#11 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $88,412tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $69,289
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $69,289
- Average net price
- $29,060national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000$2,038
$75,001–110,000$11,758
$110,001+$49,705
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 5.2%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1497
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 710–760
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 730–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 33–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college5.2%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college97%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college91%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college16%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 91%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 97%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 91%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $86,147
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $99,371middle 50%: $67,112–$142,338
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$142,338
Median, Northeastern University$99,371
Lower quarter$67,112
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 17,326
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 70%
- Average faculty salary
- $16,218 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $21,813
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,711,265,094
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White40%
Hispanic10%
Black5.0%
Asian22%
Two or more races6.8%
U.S. nonresident14%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.0%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Computer & information sciences16%
Engineering15%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Health professions11%
Social sciences8.7%
Communication & journalism3.1%
Psychology2.8%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Boston, MA | $36,503 | 90% | $89,087 |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | $38,930 | 90% | $112,178 |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | $19,148 | 97% | $121,957 |
| Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | $47,587 | 73% | $43,451 |
| Tufts University Medford, MA | $38,797 | 94% | $89,187 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | $43,885 | 90% | $113,513 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | $29,362 | 86% | $73,113 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $29,577 | 97% | $121,687 |
| Brown University Providence, RI | $26,976 | 96% | $99,974 |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $26,707 | 95% | $111,162 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | $33,056 | 90% | $103,420 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | $25,808 | 86% | $88,716 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 167358. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q37548.