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Northeastern University
Boston, MA · Private (nonprofit) · 17,326 students · mostly bachelor degrees
90th-cheapest of 117 Massachusetts colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$30,915
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$84,641
Graduation rate
91%
Admission rate
5%
Median graduate earnings
$92,538
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$24,250
Average SAT
1497
Median ACT
34
Pell grant recipients
12%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
237 programsClinical Nurse Leader · First Professional Degree32 grads/yr$191,083Finance, General · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$169,234Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree558 grads/yr$163,708Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Master's Degree151 grads/yr$158,542Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree150 grads/yr$155,483Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree176 grads/yr$148,490Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree833 grads/yr$145,909Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · First Professional Degree85 grads/yr$145,722Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$143,345Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Bachelor's Degree63 grads/yr$142,985Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Graduate/Professional Certificate$138,018Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$136,474Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree132 grads/yr$135,416Legal Professions and Studies, Other · First Professional Degree$133,189Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree48 grads/yr$125,862Biotechnology · Master's Degree115 grads/yr$125,179International Business/Trade/Commerce · Bachelor's Degree79 grads/yr$125,162Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree86 grads/yr$125,084Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree68 grads/yr$124,007Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$122,043Engineering, General · Master's Degree241 grads/yr$119,842Accounting · Master's Degree102 grads/yr$118,744Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree88 grads/yr$118,150Systems Engineering · Master's Degree42 grads/yr$117,700Management Science · Master's Degree188 grads/yr$117,139
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.