Northeastern University

Boston, MA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 15,645
Graduate Enrollment: 12,420
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 18.38%

Male/Female: 46% / 54% (2017)

First generation college students: 18.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 4.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,500
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1430 - 1550

2022 Median Admit ACT: 34
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 33 - 35

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 81.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 74.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 69.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 64.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 42.8%
Black: 5.6%
Hispanic: 10.9%
Asian: 18.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 6.0%
Non-resident alien: 14.6%
Unknown race: 1.6%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $75,732
In-State tuition: $57,592
Out-of-State tuition: $57,592

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $17,810 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,800 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $17,810 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,800 (2022)

Average Family Income: $120,021 (2017)
Median Family Income: $80,225 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 11.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 32.8%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $24,250 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $257 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,099
$30k-48k $12,743
$48k-75k $16,922
$75k-110k $25,113
$110k+ $46,702

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 91%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.0% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $24,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $13,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $23,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 83.3% (2015)
@3 year 86.7% (2017)
@5 year 91.1% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 64.1% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 65.4% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $67,204 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $81,396 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 10 $51,277 ($4,273) $50,619 ($4,218)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 64 $23,430 $244 $47,485 ($3,957) $50,604 ($4,217)
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 32 $27,500 $292 $65,680 ($5,473)
Master's Degree Architecture. 33
Master's Degree Environmental Design. 8
Bachelor's Degree Landscape Architecture. 4
Bachelor's Degree Architectural History and Criticism. 11
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 1
Master's Degree Systems Engineering. 62 $86,287 ($7,191)
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 91 $25,000 $265 $72,495 ($6,041) $95,290 ($7,941)
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 81
Doctoral Degree Industrial Engineering. 5
Master's Degree Operations Research. 27
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Other. 77 $22,512 $239 $69,415 ($5,785)
Master's Degree Engineering, Other. 97 $81,714 ($6,810)
Doctoral Degree Engineering, Other. 8
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 8
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree American Sign Language. 4
First Professional Degree Law. 213 $803 $63,909 ($5,326) $84,159 ($7,013)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 30
Master's Degree Legal Professions and Studies, Other. 3
Doctoral Degree Legal Professions and Studies, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 26 $27,000 $225 $42,350 ($3,529) $48,771 ($4,064)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 6
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 7
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 2
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 6 $425 $51,000 ($4,250) $58,176 ($4,848)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 10
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 40 $24,500 $229 $52,615 ($4,385) $88,634 ($7,386)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 12
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 18
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 17 $26,797 $284 $62,370 ($5,198)
Master's Degree Physics. 5
Doctoral Degree Physics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 128 $26,000 $246 $36,925 ($3,077) $57,605 ($4,800)
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 6
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 4
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 5
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 28 $466 $55,736 ($4,645) $58,476 ($4,873)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 21 $902 $59,575 ($4,965) $61,817 ($5,151)
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 44 $22,809 $221 $48,778 ($4,065) $59,550 ($4,963)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 24 $412 $54,406 ($4,534) $74,691 ($6,224)
Doctoral Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 6
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 97 $474 $70,381 ($5,865) $77,354 ($6,446)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 105 $31,000 $236 $71,500 ($5,958) $79,142 ($6,595)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 102 $649 $123,408 ($10,284) $131,668 ($10,972)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 8
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 900 $24,000 $239 $68,589 ($5,716) $91,376 ($7,615)
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 150 $544 $108,804 ($9,067) $123,548 ($10,296)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 121 $461 $70,745 ($5,895) $92,661 ($7,722)
Master's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 8
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 87 $411 $120,730 ($10,061) $114,595 ($9,550)
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 101 $25,729 $272 $66,816 ($5,568) $91,133 ($7,594)
Master's Degree International Business. 4
Master's Degree Taxation. 10 $137,745 ($11,479)
Bachelor's Degree History. 18 $24,250 $228 $59,299 ($4,942)
Master's Degree History. 14
Doctoral Degree History. 4
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 152 $23,250 $228 $47,257 ($3,938) $67,761 ($5,647)
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 34 $24,313 $254 $45,179 ($3,765) $55,306 ($4,609)
Master's Degree Journalism. 29
Master's Degree Graphic Communications. 16
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 248 $23,001 $239 $104,655 ($8,721) $132,227 ($11,019)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 310 $466 $102,848 ($8,571) $128,584 ($10,715)
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 9
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 8
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 5 $119,261 ($9,938)
Doctoral Degree Information Science/Studies. 4
Bachelor's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 6
Master's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 20 $371 $91,828 ($7,652)
Master's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 53
Master's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 3
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 134 $25,000 $263 $46,401 ($3,867) $73,280 ($6,107)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 7
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 8
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 56 $23,250 $246 $56,495 ($4,708) $84,199 ($7,017)
Bachelor's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 24 $22,156 $228 $45,880 ($3,823)
Master's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 6
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 10
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 17 $34,056 ($2,838)
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 6
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 10
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 134 $25,000 $254 $38,545 ($3,212) $59,073 ($4,923)
Bachelor's Degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. 4
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 90 $21,750 $231 $74,542 ($6,212) $90,232 ($7,519)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 4
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 6
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 23
Master's Degree Systems Science and Theory. 1
Bachelor's Degree Human Services, General. 22 $26,000 $246 $41,906 ($3,492) $37,367 ($3,114)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 10 $466 $64,551 ($5,379) $71,256 ($5,938)
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 5 $73,249 ($6,104)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 203 $24,500 $246 $62,625 ($5,219) $81,504 ($6,792)
Master's Degree Economics. 49
Doctoral Degree Economics. 5
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 78 $21,125 $223 $44,493 ($3,708) $59,965 ($4,997)
Master's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 122 $22,579 $229 $45,014 ($3,751) $65,006 ($5,417)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 25 $27,000 $286 $39,030 ($3,253) $49,859 ($4,155)
Master's Degree Sociology. 4
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 19
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 55 $28,250 $270 $47,825 ($3,985) $81,078 ($6,757)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 14
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 7
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 4 $56,337 ($4,695)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 3
Bachelor's Degree Music. 41 $26,568 $270 $45,222 ($3,769)
Master's Degree Music. 12
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 14 $67,294 ($5,608)
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 8 $75,787 ($6,316)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 109 $28,607 $281 $39,585 ($3,299) $72,627 ($6,052)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 2
Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 121 $31,000 $329
Master's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 36 $330 $102,574 ($8,548) $121,837 ($10,153)
Doctoral Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 6
First Professional Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 126 $423 $78,147 ($6,512) $134,794 ($11,233)
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 3
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 3
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 74 $28,125 $291
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 315 $84,120 ($7,010) $114,986 ($9,582)
Doctoral Degree Engineering, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 154 $27,000 $282 $74,228 ($6,186) $91,084 ($7,590)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 65 $83,541 ($6,962)
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 14
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 80 $24,750 $262 $72,361 ($6,030) $82,584 ($6,882)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 80 $79,811 ($6,651) $93,809 ($7,817)
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 97 $25,005 $265 $94,129 ($7,844) $121,329 ($10,111)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 349
Doctoral Degree Computer Engineering. 10
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 85 $24,835 $261 $84,046 ($7,004) $95,290 ($7,941)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 141 $106,001 ($8,833)
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 18
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 222 $25,893 $271 $74,800 ($6,233) $91,235 ($7,603)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 126 $87,322 ($7,277) $99,023 ($8,252)
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 16


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $122,778
Full time faculty: 70%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 15.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,001,827,788 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,352,286,656 (2022)