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×Boston, Massachusetts•
Private 4 Year•
ACT
32/34
SAT
1370/1520
Estimated Cost
$68,177
Financial Aid
$55,277
Students
20,000 and above
Northeastern University (NU, formerly NEU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1898. It is categorized as an R1 institution (Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs on its main campus in the Fenway-Kenmore, Roxbury, South End, and Back Bay neighborhoods of Boston. The university has satellite campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina, Seattle, Washington, and San Jose, California that exclusively offer graduate degrees. An additional satellite campus opened in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in late 2016. The university's enrollment is approximately 18,000 undergraduate students and 7,000 graduate students.
Prepler rankings are based on rigorous and in-depth analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.
2024 Best Colleges in America
#49 of 6828
2024 Best Colleges in Massachusetts
#7 of 173
Best Human services Colleges & Universities in America
#1 of 410
The most popular major at Northeastern University is Engineering followed by Business Management, Medical, Computer Sciences and Social Sciences.
Graduation rate of college is a strong indicator of success of the college’s students in attaining their educational goals. Prepler defines graduation rate as the percentage of first-time, full-time students who graduated from Northeastern University within four or six years.