Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts · Website
$92,538
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$92,538
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northeastern University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Boston, Massachusetts with 17,326 undergraduates and 15,121 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $30,915 a year (tuition and fees $66,162). It admits 5.2% of applicants and 91% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $92,538 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,915
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$66,162
US median $11,837
Admission rate
5.2%
US median 78%
Completion rate
91%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,250
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$92,538
Rank 70 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $30,915
- Tuition and fees
- $66,162
- Cost of attendance
- $84,641
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 27%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $2,264
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $2,436
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,301
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,241
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $47,696
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $45,530 in 2015-16 to $66,162 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 5.2%
- Average SAT
- 1,497
- SAT reading, middle
- 730
- SAT math, middle
- 760
- ACT, middle
- 34
- Undergraduates
- 17,326
- Graduate students
- 15,121
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 91%
- Retention rate
- 97%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 237
- Endowment
- $1.7B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 70 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,915 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $66,162 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 5.2% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 91% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 97% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,250 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $78,413 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $92,538 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 89% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
237 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 958 | $22,500 | $74,868 | $113,620 | $68,407 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 833 | $41,000 | $119,126 | $145,909 | $124,201 |
| Computer EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 767 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,736 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 558 | $22,583 | $115,587 | $163,708 | $92,374 |
| Engineering, OtherMaster's | Master's | 333 | Withheld | $81,287 | $116,924 | $129,974 |
| Engineering, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 241 | Withheld | $89,698 | $119,842 | $120,215 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 231 | $25,547 | $80,255 | $103,384 | $92,135 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesProfessional | Professional | 208 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 188 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $116,060 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 188 | $38,957 | $82,134 | $117,139 | $124,807 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 176 | $47,834 | $115,920 | $148,490 | $125,988 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 169 | $23,250 | $70,531 | $101,423 | $82,686 |
| Engineering, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 157 | $22,525 | $75,253 | $112,019 | $93,989 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsMaster's | Master's | 151 | $32,654 | $97,389 | $158,542 | $120,083 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 150 | Withheld | $107,951 | $155,483 | $133,654 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 137 | $24,802 | $45,494 | $78,327 | $57,214 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 132 | $21,500 | $47,465 | $80,191 | $56,359 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 132 | $25,002 | $99,499 | $135,416 | $109,015 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 132 | $26,500 | $41,557 | $80,233 | $58,716 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $26,623 | $81,880 | $107,767 | $98,158 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $24,000 | $43,894 | $74,617 | $62,451 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 123 | $21,625 | $52,516 | $73,539 | $63,293 |
| BiotechnologyMaster's | Master's | 115 | $35,470 | $90,091 | $125,179 | $107,682 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 112 | $22,250 | $78,713 | $91,003 | $88,910 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 102 | $40,500 | $77,676 | $118,744 | $95,833 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Northeastern University cost?
$30,915 a year is the average net price at Northeastern University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $66,162, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $84,641. Families earning under $30,000 pay $2,264 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northeastern University?
5.2% of applicants are admitted to Northeastern University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,497 and the middle ACT score is 34. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Northeastern University graduates earn?
$92,538 a year is the median pay of former Northeastern University students who work, 10 years after they started ($78,413 after 6 years). That ranks 70 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Professional) at $165,932.
How much student debt do Northeastern University graduates have?
$24,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Northeastern University graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 27% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northeastern University?
91% of first-time, full-time students at Northeastern University finish within 6 years. 97% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Northeastern University?
Business/Commerce, General (958 bachelor's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (833 master's graduates), Computer Engineering (767 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 237 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.