Northeastern University Common Data Set

Northeastern University

Northeastern University Common Data Set

Published December 5, 2019 | Last Updated April 16th, 2023 at 10:06 am

Northeastern University

Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from Northeastern’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you with the information you need, at a quick glance.

This guide contains key information from Northeastern University Common Data Set 2022-2023.

Northeastern Common Data Set Quick Facts

Quick Facts

  • Public vs. Private: Private
  • Geographic Region: New England
  • State: Massachusetts
  • Student to Faculty Ratio: 15 to 1
  • Full Time Undergraduates: 20,980

Merit Scholarships for Northeastern

  • Percentage of students with no financial need who were awarded merit scholarships: 61%
  • Average dollar amount of non-need based merit scholarships: $18,639

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: 75%
  • Percentage of students who join sororities: 17%
  • Percentage of students who join fraternities: 10%

Student Diversity

  • Percentage of nonresident aliens: 14%
  • Percentage of Hispanic/Latino: 11%
  • Percentage of Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 5%
  • Percentage of White, non-Hispanic: 43%
  • Percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
  • Percentage of Asian, non-Hispanic: 19%
  • Percentage of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
  • Percentage of two or more races, non-Hispanic: 6%
  • Percentage of unknown race and/or ethnicity: 1%

This information was gathered from the Northeastern Common Data Set 2022-2023

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