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Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Boston, Massachusetts. The location of Northeastern is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

15,711 Full-Time Undergraduates
$59,100 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Northeastern University?

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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

Can I Afford Northeastern?

$59,100 In-State Tuition
45% Take Out Loans
0.5% Loan Default Rate
During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Northeastern paid $1,847 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $59,100 $59,100
Fees $1,092 $1,092
Books and Supplies $1,000 $1,000
On Campus Room and Board $18,430 $18,430
On Campus Other Expenses $1,800 $1,800

Student Loan Debt

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 0.5%. 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.

Northeastern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

15,711 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 15,747 undergraduate students at Northeastern, with 15,711 being full-time and 36 being part-time.

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There are also 12,420 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,711 full-time undergraduates at Northeastern, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northeastern University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,890
Black or African American 870
Hispanic or Latino 1,700
White 6,700
International Students 2,352
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,199

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Northeastern University. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 146 countries are represented at Northeastern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at Northeastern University

1,286 Took All Classes Online
9,273 Took At Least One Class Online
52.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 9,273 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northeastern has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Northeastern

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northeastern University was 52.8%. This is the #543 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northeastern regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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