Northeastern University Oakland

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northeastern University Oakland

Northeastern University Oakland operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Oakland, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 464 students of which 553 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 Oakland is categorized as “19” 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 16.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,472 and an ACT midpoint of 31. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,181, with published in-state tuition of $67,778 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.7%. 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. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, and the first-year retention rate is 0.2%. 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.