College · Private nonprofit · Oakland, CA · City
Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, CA
Admit rate17%
6-yr median pay$78k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size464
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $25k/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 17% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1472 · ACT 31.
If you get in
464 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
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 $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$342k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$101k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$241k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $67.8k
- Room & board
- $19.6k
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
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 retention0%
Watch this number.
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.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 464
- Location
- Oakland, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- New England Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Asian40%
- White22%
- International15%
- Black7%
- Hispanic6%
- Two or more races5%
- Unknown4%
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 · 5
What you can study.