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This guide contains key information from Northeastern University Common Data Set 2024-2025.
Northeastern Common Data Set Quick Facts
Quick Facts
- Public vs. Private: Private
- Geographic Region: New England
- State: Massachusetts
- Student to Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
- Full-Time Undergraduates: 22,695
Merit Scholarships for Northeastern
- Percentage of students with no financial need who were awarded merit scholarships: 26%
- Average dollar amount of non-need-based merit scholarships: $16,112
Important Factors Considered for Admissions
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Academic GPA
- Standardized test scores
- Application essay
- Recommendation(s)
Non-academic
- N/A
Student Life Information
- Percentage of students from out-of-state: 71%
- Percentage of students who join sororities: 9%
- Percentage of students who join fraternities: 5%
Student Diversity
- Percentage of nonresident aliens: 13%
- Percentage of Hispanic/Latino: 11%
- Percentage of Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 5%
- Percentage of White, non-Hispanic: 41%
- Percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
- Percentage of Asian, non-Hispanic: 23%
- Percentage of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
- Percentage of two or more races, non-Hispanic: 7%
- Percentage of unknown race and/or ethnicity: 2%
This information was gathered from the Northeastern Common Data Set 2024-2025.
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