Northeastern University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northeastern University

Northeastern University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 17,326 students of which 23,278 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Northeastern University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 5.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,497 and an ACT midpoint of 34. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,915, with published in-state tuition of $66,162 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 90.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 96.9%. Graduates earn a median of $92,538 ten years after enrolling, compared with $78,413 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 574500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 84.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.