University in United States
Boston, MA, United States
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Northeastern University is a private research university founded in 1898 whose main campus is in Boston, Massachusetts. It is known for experiential learning, above all its cooperative education (co-op) programme, and operates a global university system of 14 campuses, 49 alumni communities and more than 3,900 employer partners. It describes itself as an R1 research university under the Carnegie Classification.
Teaching is organised in ten colleges and schools: Bouvé College of Health Sciences, College of Arts, Media and Design, College of Engineering, College of Professional Studies, College of Science, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Mills College at Northeastern and the School of Law. Undergraduates choose from 339 majors, 229 of them combined majors, and graduate study includes 38 doctoral programmes and 261 professional doctorate, master's and certificate programmes.
Campuses are in Arlington (VA), Boston (MA), Burlington (MA), Charlotte (NC), London (UK), Miami (FL), Nahant (MA), New York City (NY), Oakland (CA), Portland (ME), Seattle (WA), Silicon Valley (CA), Toronto (ON) and Vancouver (BC). Boston, New York City and Oakland are residential campuses, and the Boston campus offers the widest range of majors and PhD degrees.
Student life includes 625 clubs and organisations, 18 varsity sports and 64 club sports, with Housing and Residential Life running more than 40 residential communities in Boston. In 2024-25, 93% of the graduating class took part in co-op.
International students form one of the largest communities of any U.S. university, with more than 20,000 students from over 180 countries; 149 countries are represented in the student body. First-year and transfer applicants must show English proficiency through an approved test or a waiver.
Estimated annual cost $98,322: tuition $71,050, fees $1,650, housing $13,612, food $9,210, books $1,000, personal $900, transportation $900.
The Northeastern Promise meets the full demonstrated need of admitted students eligible for federal aid. Apply with the FAFSA (code 002199) and CSS Profile (code 3667). Need-based aid is limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents; international students are not eligible for institutional need-based grants or federal aid.
All first-year applicants who apply by January 1 are considered for merit awards, including international students. The International Scholars Award ranges up to $28,000 annually and does not cover the full cost of attendance. Other programmes: Northeastern National Scholarships, Ujima Global Leaders, Torch Scholars (full tuition, fees, housing and meals), Stamps Scholars (full cost of attendance), Oakland Opportunity Scholarship. Graduate students are considered for merit scholarships through admission and for assistantships through their college. Merit scholarships
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View scholarships for Northeastern University →Apply through the Common Application or Coalition Application with a non-refundable $75 fee (or fee waiver request). Required: official high school transcript with grades 9, 10 and 11 sent by the school, a school report, one teacher and one school counselor recommendation, and the Mid-Year Report for Regular Decision. Northeastern is test-optional: SAT or ACT may be submitted (CEEB 3667, ACT 1880) and are superscored, and applicants are not disadvantaged without them. AP and IB credit is available to freshmen. Students applying to the College of Arts, Media and Design may submit a portfolio; NYC performing arts programmes require auditions.
Applicants must complete a pre-university programme such as a High School Diploma, IB Diploma, A-Levels, Baccalaureat or West African Senior School Certificate. Non-native English speakers submit TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, Duolingo, PTE Academic or Cambridge C1/C2 results, or qualify for a waiver after four consecutive full-time years of English-medium study. There are no minimum scores; middle 50% ranges of admitted students are 102-110 on TOEFL iBT (before January 21, 2026), 7.5-8.0 IELTS, 130-140 Duolingo and 79-86 PTE. International applicants must submit the Declaration and Certification of Finances. Admission is need-aware for international students. TOEFL code is 3667.
Graduate programmes (200-plus master's, professional doctorate, PhD and certificate programmes) apply through their own programme pages at graduate.northeastern.edu.
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