Enrollment
Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; Seattle; Silicon Valley; San Francisco; Toronto; Vancouver; London; Portland, Maine and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.
Full-time Undergraduate Admission, Fall 2019
- 62,263
- Applications
- 11,240
- Acceptances
- 18.1%
- Acceptance rate
- 1,463
- Mean SAT score, enrolled freshmen
Enrollment, Fall 2019
|
Undergraduate Full-Time | Co-op |
Undergraduate Part-Time | Co-op |
Total |
Graduate Full-Time | Co-op |
Graduate Part-Time | Co-op |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts, Media and Design | 1,154 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 1,443 | 201 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 261 |
| Bouvé College of Health Sciences | 1,589 | 363 | 3 | 0 | 1,955 | 1,303 | 34 | 182 | 0 | 1,519 |
| D’Amore-McKim School of Business | 3,243 | 1,049 | 0 | 0 | 4,292 | 260 | 61 | 970 | 0 | 1,291 |
| College of Engineering | 2,942 | 1,031 | 0 | 0 | 3,973 | 3,690 | 592 | 195 | 1 | 4,478 |
| Khoury College of Computer Sciences | 1,683 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 2,139 | 1,752 | 180 | 58 | 1 | 1,991 |
| School of Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 528 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 709 |
| College of Professional Studies | 0 | 0 | 1,476 | 0 | 1,476 | 0 | 0 | 5,702 | 0 | 5,702 |
| College of Science | 2,179 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 2,876 | 752 | 82 | 114 | 5 | 953 |
| College of Social Sciences and Humanities | 1,440 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1,800 | 435 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 502 |
| University Programs | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14,676 | 4,245 | 1,479 | 0 | 20,400 | 8,894 | 1,174 | 7,304 | 7 | 17,379 |
Undergraduate Retention and Graduation Rates
- 96%
- Freshman retention (Fall 2018 freshmen)
- 89%
- Six-year graduation rate (Fall 2013 cohort)
Costs, AY 2019–2020
- $52,420
- Tuition and fees
- $16,930
- Room and board
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.
- 130
- Undergraduate majors
- 195
- Combined majors
Computer Engineering/Computer Science, Cell and Molecular Biology, Criminal Justice/Psychology
Highest-growth majors
Cooperative Education
2018–2019
- 11,787
- Placements
- 3,052
- Employers globally
+ 93% of the graduating class of 2018–19 participated in co-op.
Global Learning
2018–2019
- 3,234 undergraduate students had a global experience, in one of 90 countries
- 511 undergraduate students participated in co-op abroad in 84 countries
- 141 countries are represented in Northeastern’s student body
Advanced learning
- 34 research doctorate programs
- 264 professional doctorate, masters, and certificate programs (in class, online, and in hybrid formats)
Campus Life Experiences
- 485
- Student clubs and organizations
- 16
- Varsity sports
- 51
- Club sports
Degrees Conferred
2018–2019
- 200
- PhD
- 213
- Juris Doctor
- 549
- Professional doctorate
- 5,234
- Master’s degrees
- 4,708
- Bachelor’s degrees
- 38
- Post-master’s certificates
Student Demographics
Enrollment by gender and race/ethnicity, Fall 2019
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | |
| International | 1,699 | 1,779 | 3,478 | 3,825 | 5,485 | 9,310 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 967 | 764 | 1,731 | 427 | 236 | 663 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Asian | 1,526 | 1,258 | 2,784 | 549 | 330 | 879 |
| Black or African American | 614 | 343 | 957 | 424 | 241 | 665 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| White | 4,550 | 4,589 | 9,139 | 2,737 | 1,937 | 4,674 |
| Two or more races | 524 | 405 | 929 | 145 | 82 | 227 |
| Race and ethnicity unknown | 680 | 689 | 1,369 | 469 | 475 | 944 |
| Total | 10,566 | 9,834 | 20,400 | 8,587 | 8,792 | 17,379 |
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.
- $178.3M in external research awards, 2018–2019
- $144.6M in research expenditures, 2018–2019
Research Institutes
- Coastal Sustainability Institute
- Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute
- Global Resilience Institute
- Institute for Chemical Imaging of Living Systems
- Institute for Experiential AI
- Institute for Experiential Robotics
- Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things
- Kostas 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 2019
- 3,092
- Faculty
- 2,859
- Staff
- 210
- Research professionals
Community of Support
- 257,000
- Alumni
- 179
- Alumni countries
- $120.3M
- Total giving, FY 2019
Finances, FY 2019
- $1.27B
- Expenses, FY 2019
- $1.07B
- Endowment market value, FY 2019
+ Northeastern’s bond rating from Moody’s Investors Service is A1, with a stable outlook.
Leadership
President and Cabinet
Joseph E. Aoun
President
David Madigan
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Kenneth Henderson
Chancellor and Senior Vice President for Learning
Michael Armini
Senior Vice President for External Affairs
Diane MacGillivray
Senior Vice President for University Advancement
Ralph Martin
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Thomas Nedell
Senior Vice President for Finance and Treasurer
Carla Brodley
Senior Advisor for Experiential AI
Madeleine Estabrook
Senior Advisor for Global Student Experience
Robert Jose
Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion
David Luzzi
Senior Advisor for Research
Deanna Raineri
Senior Advisor for Enterprise Learning Partnerships
College and School Deans
Carla Brodley
Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Raj Echambadi
D’Amore-McKim School of Business
James Hackney
School of Law
Elizabeth Hudson
College of Arts, Media and Design
Jacqueline Isaacs
College of Engineering (interim)
Mary Loeffelholz
College of Professional Studies
Uta Poiger
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Carmen Sceppa
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Hazel Sive
College of Science