Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Northeastern University admitted 5,133 of 98,425 applicants for the fall 2024 entering class (5.2%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2024 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Northeastern University
Three things Northeastern University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
Early Decision admitted 43%. The regular round admitted 3.8%.
11.2×
the regular-round rate
A ratio between two rates the school published. Not a change in anyone’s odds.
1,492 of 3,466 early applicants were admitted, against 3,641 of 94,959 in the regular round. Early Decision is binding, and you can only use it at one school, which is exactly why the gap is worth knowing before you choose where to spend it.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
11.2×
the regular-round rate
A ratio between two rates the school published. Not a change in anyone’s odds.
The admit rate fell from 19% to 6% over 5 years.
Both ends are measured rates from the federal survey, for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, over 5 years
24% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 7% sent an ACT. Northeastern University files test scores under “considered”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
5.2%
5,133 admitted of 98,425 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
SAT, middle 50%
1450–1520
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
ACT, middle 50%
33–35
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
24%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
7%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Where do you actually stand at Northeastern University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Over 5 years the admit rate fell from 19% to 6%.
What Northeastern University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
The early round, in counts
Two published rates side by side. Early applicants are a different group of students, so the gap is a fact about those pools, not a lever anyone can pull.
Early Decision
11.2× the rateEarly Decision admitted 43% (1,492 of 3,466), against 3.8% in the regular round.
3,641 of 94,959 in the comparison pool.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $30,915 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $2,264
- $30k–$48k
- $2,436
- $48k–$75k
- $5,301
- $75k–$110k
- $16,241
- Over $110k
- $47,696
Source: the College Scorecard
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
Guides for Northeastern University applicants
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in Massachusetts
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
Build the list this school belongs on.
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