Colleges / Northeastern University
College · Private nonprofit · Boston, MA · City
NU

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Address360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5005
Websitewww.northeastern.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate5%
6-yr median pay$78k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size17,326
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $78k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 5% means this is a reach for most people, even strong applicants. Admitted students average SAT 1497 · ACT 34.

If you get in

17,326 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $85k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$339k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$124k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$215k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$66.2k
Room & board
$19.6k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants12%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans27%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $14k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention97%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr91%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$78k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$93k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out4%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
17,326
Location
Boston, MA
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White40%
  • Asian22%
  • International14%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Black5%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 76

What you can study.

Colleges / Northeastern University
College · Private nonprofit · Boston, MA · City
NU

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Address360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5005
Websitewww.northeastern.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate5%
6-yr median pay$78k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size17,326
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $78k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 5% means this is a reach for most people, even strong applicants. Admitted students average SAT 1497 · ACT 34.

If you get in

17,326 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $85k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$339k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$124k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$215k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$66.2k
Room & board
$19.6k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants12%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans27%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $14k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention97%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr91%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$78k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$93k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out4%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
17,326
Location
Boston, MA
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White40%
  • Asian22%
  • International14%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Black5%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 76

What you can study.