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In general, the more effort you put into your own education, the more you will get out of it. Northeastern has no shortage of resources made available at your fingertips. They have the advantages of being a very large university, giving you a wider variety of class and major choices (for all you undecided incoming freshman out there). Northeastern also has the advantage of being in Boston: an urban hub of culture and education. If you take an astronomy class, there are field trips to the Museum of Science to use their telescope. If you take a geology class, you may visit Harvard’s collection of fossils and dinosaur skeletons. Campus is practically on top of the Museum of Fine Arts. Northeastern recently hosted the Boston Poetry Festival. You get the point.
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Overall Experience

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Student complaints about Northeastern are generally the same complaints students have anywhere else: the advisors don’t care enough, people slack off in their jobs, et cetera. Like any school, Northeastern has its setbacks, but these are easy to overlook, given the many advantages the University has to offer.

The city of Boston offers an unparalleled experience for students. The Northeastern faculty is among the best
you’ll find anywhere, and student life on campus is fun and vibrant. Students may take issue with trivial matters here and there—parking’s hard to find, the University can be too strict—but it’s unlikely you’ll find anyone who feels that Boston is boring, or that the University doesn’t prepare students for post-college life. When it comes down to it, most students are happy to be here.

By The Numbers

General Information:
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Control:
Private

Academic Calendar:
Semester

 Religious Affiliation:
None

Founded:
1898

Web Site:
Main Phone:
(617) 373-2000

Full-Time Undergraduates:
15,339

Part-Time Undergraduates:
0

 Total Male Undergraduates:
7,536

Total Female Undergraduates:
7,803

Overall Acceptance Rate:
45%

Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
Not offered

Early Action Acceptance Rate:
N/A

Regular Acceptance Rate:
39%

Total Applicants:
30,349

Total Acceptances:
11,971

Freshman Enrollment:
2,871

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
24%

Early Action Deadline:
November 15

Early Action Notification:
December 1

Regular Decision Deadline:
January 15

Regular Decision Notification:
March 15 through April 1

Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1 or within four weeks if notified thereafter

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
5,760

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
27

Transfer Applications Received:
2,460

 Transfer Applications Accepted:
1,233

Transfer Students Enrolled:
623

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
50%

SAT I or ACT Required?:
Yes

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1170–1340

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
570–660

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
600–680

ACT Composite Range (25th–75th Percentile):
25–29

Freshman Retention Rate:
91%

Top 10% of High School Class:
42%

Application Fee:
$65 online; $75 paper

Common Application Accepted?:
Yes

Supplemental Forms?:
Yes

Admissions Phone:
(617) 373-2200

Admissions E-Mail:
Admissions Web Site:
Tuition:
$31,500

Room and Board:
$6,040

Books and Supplies:
$900

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, grants, work study, and other sources):
$19,235 (67%)

 Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:
68% 

Applicants Who Received Financial Aid:
61%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
February 15

Financial Aid Phone:
(617) 373-3190

Financial Aid Web Site:

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