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 441 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice studies.
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Northeastern landed the #59 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. 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 #81 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Northeastern also holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
Northeastern University has a very low acceptance rate of 18%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Northeastern just in case you don't make the cut.
About 28% 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 730 and 790.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Northeastern University, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 75%. 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,240 | $7,376 | $18,389 | $25,452 | $43,276 |
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 45% of students took out student loans averaging $8,086 a year. That adds up to $32,344 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/northeastern |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/northeastern |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 880 | $65,358 |
| Computer Information Systems | 415 | $95,288 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 240 | $69,867 |
| Economics | 167 | $56,668 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 142 | $48,567 |
| Computer Engineering | 140 | $88,529 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 137 | $33,969 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 135 | $41,623 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 130 | $35,413 |
| Political Science & Government | 126 | $45,238 |
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 2020-2021, 9,273 students took at least one online class at Northeastern University. This is a decrease from the 11,053 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 9,273 | 1,286 |
| 2019-2020 | 11,053 | 663 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,324 | 209 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,011 | 173 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,692 | 249 |
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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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