Northeastern University
Boston, MA360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5005
617-373-2000
Northeastern University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1898, it is categorized as an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs on its main campus in Boston as well as regional campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina; Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California; Portland, Maine; and Toronto, Canada. Northeastern University has nine colleges and schools and offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate programs. The most popular majors at Northeastern University include Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Engineering; Health Professions and Related Programs; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and Social Sciences. Northeastern University is a highly selective university, with an acceptance rate of only 22%.
Northeastern University was founded in 1898 as the Evening Institute for Younger Men by Boston YMCA. The institute was created in response to the growing need for evening classes for young men who were working during the day. The institute offered courses in subjects such as English, History, Mathematics, and Languages. In 1903, the institute was renamed Northeastern College and began offering daytime classes. In 1916, the college moved to its current location in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. In 1930, Northeastern College merged with the Boston YMCA's School of Technology to form Northeastern University. The university continued to grow in the following years, adding new programs and schools. In 1952, the university established the first cooperative education program in the United States. Cooperative education is a program in which students alternate between periods of study and periods of paid work in their field of interest. The program allows students to gain real-world experience while still completing their degree.
Northeastern University is a research university and is classified as an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university's research is conducted in a variety of centers and institutes, including the Center for Drug Discovery, the Marine Science Center, and the Network Science Institute. The university is also home to the Northeastern University School of Law and the D'Amore-McKim School of Business.
Northeastern University's main campus is located in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. The campus is made up of 73 buildings on 73 acres of land. The campus is home to a variety of academic and administrative buildings, as well as student housing. Northeastern University also has regional campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina; Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California; Portland, Maine; and Toronto, Canada.
Northeastern University is a highly selective university, with an acceptance rate of only 22%. The university has a student body of over 20,000 students, of which over 18,000 are undergraduates and over 2,000 are graduate students. The student-to-faculty ratio at Northeastern University is 11:1. Northeastern University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 22905
Acceptance Rate: 20.48%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.northeastern.edu/
Financial Aid: https://studentfinance.northeastern.edu/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $75732
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $75732
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Northeastern University is $274180.10. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Northeastern University. For graduates of Northeastern University, we saw an average early-career income of $69200.00 and mid-career income of $115600.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.