4-year school · Private nonprofit

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts · Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH metro area. 5,593 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

5,593
International graduates, 2024–25
of 13,210 graduates, all majors
5%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$88,542
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $66,162, before aid
35%
International students
11,530 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 89 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Computer EngineeringCIP 14.09bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 1,390 graduates1,2651,390bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 2,151 graduates1,1532,151bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Engineering, OtherCIP 14.99bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 660 graduates421660bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Engineering, GeneralCIP 14.01master's, doctoral · 377 graduates339377master's, doctoral
Business/Commerce, GeneralCIP 52.01bachelor's, master's · 1,250 graduates2831,250bachelor's, master's
BiotechnologyCIP 26.12bachelor's, master's · 315 graduates236315bachelor's, master's
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCIP 11.08bachelor's, master's · 380 graduates177380bachelor's, master's
Applied MathematicsCIP 27.03master's · 200 graduates172200master's
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 303 graduates160303bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13bachelor's, master's · 167 graduates157167bachelor's, master's
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 292 graduates136292bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Industrial EngineeringCIP 14.35bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 185 graduates128185bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringCIP 14.42bachelor's, master's · 94 graduates7994bachelor's, master's
Mechanical EngineeringCIP 14.19bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 374 graduates71374bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyCIP 26.11master's · 119 graduates60119master's

Admissions

Acceptance rate5%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile710–760
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile730–780
ACT, 25th–75th percentile33–35
Test scoresOptional
First-year retention97%
Graduation rate, 6 years91%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$66,162
Housing and food, on campus$19,580
Books and other costs$2,800
Total a year$88,542
Four years$354,168

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology