by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Northeastern University was awarded 134 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is biology studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Northeastern is ranked #33 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Northeastern held the #59 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Northeastern also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Northeastern since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 7%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
About 33% of students accepted to Northeastern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 700 and 760. Math scores were between 740 and 790.
The student to faculty ratio at Northeastern University is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northeastern University is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Northeastern University has a freshmen retention rate of 97%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,156 undergraduates at Northeastern with 15,131 being full-time and 25 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,227 | $2,715 | $9,324 | $19,469 | $46,187 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Northeastern, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Northeastern, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $8,278 a year. That adds up to $33,112 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Northeastern are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5005 |
| Phone: | 617-373-2000 |
| Website: | www.northeastern.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 1,156 | $115,587 |
| General Business/Commerce | 1,124 | $74,868 |
| Computer Engineering | 717 | $99,499 |
| Other Engineering | 469 | $75,253 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 412 | $80,255 |
| Electrical Engineering | 274 | $92,222 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 249 | NA |
| Nursing | 217 | $78,713 |
| Legal Research | 209 | NA |
| Economics | 209 | $70,531 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 7,527 students took at least one online class at Northeastern University. This is a decrease from the 9,273 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 7,527 | 1,058 |
| 2021-2022 | 9,273 | 1,286 |
| 2020-2021 | 11,053 | 663 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,011 | 173 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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