Experiential Learning

Northeastern integrates global experience into learning at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. In addition to the university’s signature cooperative education program, experiential opportunities include research, service, global study, and clubs and activities.

92 Undergraduate majors

142 Combined majors

Bioengineering, Computer Engineering/Computer Science, Computer Science/Biology

Highest-growth majors

Cooperative Education

2017–2018

11,188 Placements

2,943 Employers globally

+ 95% of the graduating class of 2017-18 participated in co-op.

Global learning
2017–2018

  • 3,820 students had a global experience, in one of 88 countries
  • 538 students participated in co-op abroad in 78 countries
  • 139 countries are represented in Northeastern’s student body
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Advanced learning

  • 63 research doctorate programs
  • 435 professional doctorate, masters, and certificate programs (in class, online, and in hybrid formats)

Campus Life Experiences

Over 400 Student clubs and organizations

18 Varsity sports

30 Club sports

Degrees Conferred

2017–2018

184 PhD

142 Juris Doctor

539 Professional doctorate

5,490 Master’s degrees

4,485 Bachelor’s degrees

35 Post-master’s certificates

Student Diversity

Northeastern views diversity as a necessity for learning. Diversity offers the breadth and depth of ideas, experiences, and cultural backgrounds that make learning transformative.

Enrollment by gender and race/ethnicity, Fall 2018

  Undergraduate Graduate
  Female Male Total Female Male Total
International 1,778 1,893 3,671 3,311 5,008 8,319
Hispanic or Latino 925 757 1,682 396 213 609
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 5 12 6 5 11
Asian 1,474 1,164 2,638 442 323 765
Black or African American 606 347 953 443 268 711
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 4 1 5 4 2 6
White 4,568 4,596 9,164 2,709 2,030 4,739
Two or more races 469 380 849 142 74 216
Race and ethnicity unknown 649 664 1,313 652 603 1,255
Total 10,480 9,807 20,287 8,105 8,526 16,631

Use-inspired Research

Northeastern’s research enterprise is strategically focused on building interdisciplinary teams to solve global challenges in health, security, and sustainability. Institutes in mission-critical fields fuel research partnerships with industry, government, and academia.

  • $162.3M in external research awards, 2017–2018
  • $154.7M in research expenditures, 2017–2018
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Research Institutes

  • Coastal Sustainability Institute
  • Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute
  • Global Resilience Institute
  • Institute for Chemical Imaging of Living Systems
  • Institute for Experiential Robotics
  • Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things
  • Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security
  • Network Science Institute

+ Northeastern is an R1 research university, a designation by the Carnegie Classification system for U.S. universities with the highest level of research activity.

Human Resources

Fall 2018

2,997 Faculty

2,711 Staff

220 Research professionals

Community of Support

255,000 Alumni

179 Alumni countries

$74.5M Total giving, FY 2018

Finances, FY 2018

$1.199B Expenses, FY 2018

$847.8M Endowment market value, FY 2018

+ Northeastern’s bond rating from Moody’s Investors Service is A1, with a stable outlook.

Leadership

Senior Leadership Team

College and School Deans