Enrollment
Full-time Undergraduate Admission, Fall 2021
- 75,244
- Applications
- 13,829
- Acceptances
- 18.38%
- Acceptance rate
- 1,484
- Mean SAT score, enrolled freshmen
+ Undergraduate applications and the average SAT score for the incoming freshman class have steadily risen since 2009.
Enrollment, Fall 2021
|
Undergraduate Full-Time | Co-op |
Undergraduate Part-Time |
Total |
Graduate Full-Time | Co-op |
Graduate Part-Time | Co-op |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts, Media and Design | 1,217 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 1,514 | 269 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 305 |
| Bouvé College of Health Sciences | 1,911 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 2,134 | 1,297 | 89 | 191 | 0 | 1,577 |
| D’Amore-McKim School of Business | 3,449 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 4,449 | 749 | 49 | 800 | 0 | 1,598 |
| College of Engineering | 2,879 | 1,079 | 0 | 0 | 3,958 | 4,149 | 240 | 197 | 1 | 4,587 |
| Khoury College of Computer Sciences | 2,304 | 634 | 0 | 0 | 2,938 | 2,700 | 177 | 104 | 0 | 2,981 |
| School of Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 196 | 15 | 0 | 781 |
| College of Professional Studies | 0 | 0 | 1,468 | 8 | 1,476 | 0 | 0 | 5,585 | 118 | 5,703 |
| College of Science | 2,646 | 728 | 0 | 0 | 3,374 | 933 | 122 | 177 | 5 | 1,237 |
| College of Social Sciences and Humanities | 1,498 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 1,860 | 666 | 25 | 65 | 0 | 756 |
| University Programs | 610 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 611 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 16,514 | 4,324 | 1,468 | 8 | 22,314 | 11,333 | 907 | 7,164 | 124 | 19,528 |
+ The “Co-op” column refers to the number of students in each college enrolled in our cooperative education program as of Fall 2021.
Undergraduate Retention and Graduation Rates
- 97%
- Freshman retention (Fall 2020 freshmen)
- 91%
- Six-year graduation rate (Fall 2014 cohort)
Costs, AY 2021–2022
- $56,500
- Tuition and fees
- $17,810
- Room and board
Source: northeastern.edu/admissions/cost
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.
- 318
- Undergraduate Majors (Total)
- 208
- Combined majors
Computer Science, Bioengineering, Business Administration/Communication Studies
Highest-growth majors
Cooperative Education
2020–2021
- 7,764
- Placements
- 2,935
- Employers globally
+ 96% of the graduating class of 2020–21 participated in co-op.
Global Learning
2020–2021
- 1,019 undergraduate students had a global experience, in one of 53 countries
- 413 undergraduate students participated in co-op abroad in 65 countries
- 135 countries are represented in Northeastern’s student body
Advanced learning
- 36 doctoral programs
- 259 professional doctorate, masters, and certificate programs (in class, online, and in hybrid formats)
Campus Life
- 523
- Student clubs and organizations
- 19
- Varsity sports
- 64
- Club sports
Degrees Conferred
2020–2021
- 196
- Doctorate–PhD
- 193
- Juris Doctor
- 353
- Professional doctorate
- 5,854
- Master’s degrees
- 4,897
- Bachelor’s degrees
- 28
- Post-master’s certificates
Student Diversity
As a global university committed to solving problems of consequence to all, we push to build a community of people from diverse cultures, ideologies, and intellectual traditions.
Enrollment by gender and race/ethnicity, Fall 2021
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Other or Unknown |
Total | Female | Male | Other or Unknown |
Total | |
| International | 1,571 | 1,630 | 2 | 3,203 | 4,658 | 5,990 | 5 | 10,653 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,367 | 1,001 | 2 | 2,370 | 496 | 276 | 1 | 773 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Asian | 2,181 | 1,650 | 2 | 3,833 | 679 | 460 | 3 | 1,142 |
| Black or African American | 915 | 430 | 0 | 1,345 | 458 | 275 | 1 | 734 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| White | 5,020 | 4,738 | 20 | 9,778 | 2,961 | 1,999 | 14 | 4,974 |
| Two or more races | 737 | 564 | 2 | 1,303 | 207 | 109 | 2 | 318 |
| Race and ethnicity unknown | 231 | 233 | 3 | 467 | 523 | 395 | 7 | 925 |
| Total | 12,030 | 10,253 | 31 | 22,314 | 9,985 | 9,510 | 33 | 19,528 |
+ Note: UG and GR Fall Enrollment excludes non-degree seeking students.
Use-inspired Research
Our research enterprise is solutions-oriented and spans the world, focusing on interdisciplinary challenges in health, security, and sustainability.
- $181.2M in external research awards, 2020–2021
Research Institutes
- Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis
- Coastal Sustainability Institute
- Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute
- Experiential AI Institute
- Experiential Robotics Institute
- Global Resilience Institute
- Kostas Institute for Homeland Security
- Network Science Institute
- Chemical Imaging of Living Systems Institute
- Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things
+ 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 2021
- 3,359
- Faculty
- 3,036
- Staff
- 346
- Research Scientists
Community of Support
- 282,143
- Alumni
- 179
- Alumni countries
- $194.4M
- Total giving, FY 2021
Finances, FY 2021
- $1.435B
- Expenses, FY 2021
- $1.47B
- Endowment market value, FY 2021
+ 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
Mary Ludden
Senior Vice Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor
Thomas Nedell
Senior Vice President for Finance and Treasurer
Karl Reid
Senior Vice Provost and Chief Inclusion Officer
Mary B. Strother
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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
Academic Deans
Gregory D. Abowd
College of Engineering
James Hackney
School of Law
Elizabeth Hudson
College of Arts, Media and Design
Elizabeth Mynatt
Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Uta Poiger
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Carmen Sceppa
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Radhika Seshan
College of Professional Studies
Hazel Sive
College of Science
Emery Trahan
D’Amore-McKim School of Business (interim)