Northeastern University
Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Location
Boston, MA
Population
4,000,000
Website
http://www.northeastern.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
15,719
Men / Women
43% / 57%
White
38%
Asian
18%
International
14%
Hispanic
7%
Mixed
5%
Black
4%
Native American
0%
From State
27%
From Region
22%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
31%
Engineering
18%
Computer Science
16%
Life & Natural Sciences
11%
Health Sciences
4%
Arts
3%
Physical Sciences & Math
3%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$67,200
Est. Cost of Attendance
$84,641
10-Year ROI
$275,000
ROI Percentile
96th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
97%
4-Year Graduation Rate
0%
6-Year Graduation Rate
91%
Transfer-Out Rate
4%
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation
239 (33%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
24%
Yield (Unbound)
35%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $181M | #32 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $33M | #47 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $100M | #116 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 151 | #31 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 251 | #98 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 265 | #102 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
31%
SAT Range
1460
–
1520
SAT Math Range
730
–
780
SAT RW Range
710
–
760
ACT Range
33
–
35
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouvé College of Health Sciences | 363 | 16% / 84% | 5% | $90,705 | 97% | ||
| Nursing | 95 +1 | 8% / 92% | 0% | $90,411 | 87 | 99% | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 25% | $140,125 | 99 | 100% | |
| Pharmacy | 58 — | 22% / 78% | 21% | $140,125 | 99 | 100% | |
| Physical Therapy | — — | — | — | $76,516 | 71 | — | |
| Public Health | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $75,400 | 69 | — | |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | — — | — | — | $80,182 | 76 | — | |
| Speech-Language Pathology | 7 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $68,827 | 55 | 100% | |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 198 +1 | 17% / 83% | 3% | $76,223 | 70 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts, Media and Design | 326 | 27% / 73% | 14% | $72,917 | 93% | ||
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 50% | $95,088 | 90 | 96% | |
| Communication Studies | 58 — | 24% / 76% | 14% | $77,774 | 73 | 94% | |
| Communication and Media Studies | 55 +1 | 18% / 82% | 24% | $77,774 | 73 | 94% | |
| Journalism | 45 — | 11% / 89% | 9% | $62,784 | 38 | 88% | |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | 7 — | 86% / 14% | 86% | $59,700 | 28 | — | |
| Architectural History and Criticism | 9 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $76,069 | 70 | — | |
| Architectural Studies | 8 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $77,018 | 72 | — | |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 38 — | 34% / 66% | 8% | $77,067 | 72 | — | |
| Architecture | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 100% | $76,670 | 71 | 100% | |
| Design and Applied Arts | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $95,088 | 90 | 96% | |
| Digital Arts | 15 +1 | 40% / 60% | 13% | $39,507 | 2 | 100% | |
| Graphic Design | 42 — | 24% / 76% | 2% | $95,088 | 90 | 96% | |
| Landscape Architecture | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 100% | $77,949 | 73 | — | |
| Music | 24 — | 46% / 54% | 8% | $61,223 | 33 | 87% | |
| Photography | 8 — | 12% / 88% | 38% | $45,910 | 5 | — | |
| Studio Arts | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $49,358 | 7 | 89% | |
| Theatre | 6 +2 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $43,293 | 3 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering | 844 | 66% / 34% | 8% | $110,519 | 96% | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 93 — | 56% / 44% | 9% | $104,660 | 95 | 99% | |
| Civil Engineering | 84 — | 56% / 44% | 8% | $94,368 | 90 | 97% | |
| Computer Engineering | 124 +1 | 80% / 20% | 8% | $143,143 | 100 | 96% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 87 +1 | 76% / 24% | 9% | $103,304 | 95 | 93% | |
| Engineering | 134 — | 49% / 51% | 4% | $109,779 | 97 | 100% | |
| Industrial Engineering | 79 +1 | 58% / 42% | 24% | $110,414 | 97 | 89% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 243 +1 | 73% / 27% | 3% | $104,723 | 95 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Science | 856 | 33% / 67% | 10% | $82,879 | 93% | ||
| Chemistry | 25 +2 | 48% / 52% | 8% | $95,388 | 90 | 96% | |
| Geosciences | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $71,530 | 61 | — | |
| Mathematics | 96 +3 | 61% / 39% | 29% | $98,407 | 92 | 97% | |
| Physics | 19 +2 | 68% / 32% | 0% | $71,629 | 61 | 86% | |
| Biochemistry | 88 +1 | 40% / 60% | 2% | $97,781 | 92 | 85% | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 14 — | 21% / 79% | 14% | $81,286 | 78 | — | |
| Biology | 126 +4 | 39% / 61% | 5% | $97,536 | 92 | 93% | |
| Biophysics | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $97,781 | 92 | 85% | |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | 74 — | 27% / 73% | 15% | $95,049 | 90 | 96% | |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 9 — | 22% / 78% | 0% | $66,977 | 50 | — | |
| Environmental Science | 31 +1 | 19% / 81% | 0% | $65,367 | 45 | 95% | |
| Environmental Studies | 39 +1 | 36% / 64% | 0% | $65,367 | 45 | 95% | |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 13 — | 46% / 54% | 8% | $67,607 | 51 | — | |
| Neuroscience | 156 +4 | 17% / 83% | 6% | $76,104 | 70 | 92% | |
| Psychology | 161 +3 | 25% / 75% | 13% | $64,262 | 42 | 93% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Social Sciences and Humanities | 575 | 37% / 63% | 18% | $80,788 | 93% | ||
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $66,684 | 49 | — | |
| Development Economics and International Development | 9 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $98,280 | 92 | 93% | |
| Economics | 186 +2 | 58% / 42% | 37% | $98,280 | 92 | 93% | |
| African American Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $60,192 | 30 | — | |
| Asian Studies | — — | — | — | $60,593 | 31 | — | |
| Corrections and Criminal Justice | 39 — | 13% / 87% | 5% | $75,101 | 68 | 95% | |
| Criminal Justice | 33 — | 18% / 82% | 9% | $75,101 | 68 | 95% | |
| Cultural Anthropology | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $63,164 | 39 | — | |
| English | 22 — | 14% / 86% | 9% | $53,709 | 14 | 94% | |
| History | 17 +1 | 59% / 41% | 6% | $63,710 | 40 | 90% | |
| Human Services | 20 +1 | 10% / 90% | 0% | $60,248 | 30 | 83% | |
| International Affairs | 46 +1 | 24% / 76% | 17% | $78,837 | 74 | 86% | |
| Legal Studies | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $68,557 | 54 | — | |
| Linguistics | 10 — | 10% / 90% | 0% | $60,522 | 31 | — | |
| Philosophy | 10 +1 | 30% / 70% | 0% | $61,206 | 33 | — | |
| Political Science | 118 — | 36% / 64% | 8% | $77,836 | 73 | 96% | |
| Political Science and Government | 22 — | 36% / 64% | 5% | $77,836 | 73 | 96% | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $60,208 | 30 | — | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $60,117 | 30 | — | |
| Social Sciences | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $63,296 | 39 | — | |
| Sociology | 22 — | 18% / 82% | 36% | $59,603 | 28 | 94% | |
| Spanish | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $61,250 | 33 | — | |
| General Education | 5 +1 | 20% / 80% | 20% | $62,753 | 37 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Amore-McKim School of Business | 1,082 | 51% / 49% | 27% | $110,755 | 96% | ||
| General Business | 983 +3 | 51% / 49% | 25% | $110,708 | 97 | 96% | |
| International Business | 99 — | 46% / 54% | 40% | $111,223 | 97 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khoury College of Computer Sciences | 762 | 70% / 30% | 11% | $145,122 | 93% | ||
| Computer Science | 632 +1 | 73% / 27% | 10% | $149,127 | 100 | 93% | |
| Cybersecurity | 22 — | 64% / 36% | 9% | $103,415 | 95 | — | |
| Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | 108 — | 52% / 48% | 19% | $130,187 | 99 | — | |
| Information Science/Studies | — — | — | — | $131,623 | 99 | — |
Rankings
My Tribe
Call Your Mother!
Most Jewish
Significant Community
Engineering
It Actually IS Rocket Science
Aerospace Engineering
CubeSat Crew
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
High-Vis Vests & Factory Floor Grunts
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Polymer Players
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Rust Belt Royalty & Co-op Cults
Computer Science
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better.
Artificial Intelligence
Soon Jumping on the AI Bandwagon...
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science (Eng)
Co-op Purgatory
Hoodie Not Included
Cybersecurity
NSA Recruiters Already Have Your Number
Physical Sciences & Math
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Mitosis Mode
X-Ray Vision Required
Clinical Diagnostics
Read the Slides
Health Sciences
Behind Every Doctor
Health Services
Allied Health All-Stars
Legal Drug Dealers
Pharmacy
Pill Counters
Walk It Off
Rehabilitation
Heat, Ice, Repeat
Business & Economics
LIFO the Party
Accounting
Spreadsheet Soldiers
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
Supply Chain Bottlenecks
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
Move Fast, Break Tuition
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Startup Scene
Wolf of Wall Street Prep
Finance
Midtown Manhattan Waiting Room
Passport Stamp Power Rankings
International Business
Consulate-Adjacent Grinders
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers
Sports & Entertainment Business
Aspiring Ari Golds
Humanities & Social Sciences
Nosy for a Living
Journalism
Reliable Sources (Allegedly)
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety)
Law
FBI Most Wanted... To Hire
Professional Yapping
Media & Communication Studies
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
Feelings, But With Error Bars
Research & Experimental Psychology
Rodent Wranglers
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
The Collective
Education
No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers
Early Education
Story Time Pros
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers
Specific Subjects Education
Niche Educators
Arts
Sleep Deprivation by Design
Architecture
Blueprint Masters
Professional
Future Firefighters, Paramedics, and Emergency Managers
Public Safety
First Due on Scene