Northeastern University Common Data Set 2024-25

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Acceptance rate

5.2%

5,133 of 98,425

Early decision rate

43%

Non-ED pool: 3.8%

SAT middle 50%

1450–1520

ACT middle 50%

33–35

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Admissions

AppliedC1	98,425
AdmittedC1	5,133
EnrolledC1	2,759
YieldC1	53.8%
Early decisionC21	1,492 of 3,466 (43%)
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	—
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	—
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	24%
Submitted ACTC9	7%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	710–760
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	730–780
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	86.8%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	7.7%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	4%
GPA below 3.50C11	1.7%

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$67,990
Required feesG1	$1,299
Food and housingG1	$22,048
Need fully met (first-years)H2	100%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$60,416
Average need-based grantH2	$58,707

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankConsidered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresVery important
Application essayConsidered
Recommendation(s)Very important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesImportant
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workImportant
Work experienceImportant
Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	22,695
First-year retentionB22	96.9%
4-year graduation rateB	0%
6-year graduation rateB	91%

Notes on this filing

C2: waitlist policy is 'yes' but all three waitlist counts (offered, accepted place, admitted) are blank.
C8A/C8F: C8A marks SAT/ACT 'Not required for admission, considered if submitted'; C8F contains only English-proficiency guidance, with no further test-policy clarification.
C8A: the 'Required to be considered' and related columns are blank; the 'Not required' checkbox is the only policy marked.
C7: 'Religious affiliation' is marked Not Considered; the row label is partly cut off in the PDF.
C11: the GPA bands as printed sum to 100.2%, not 100%. pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the printed bands 3.25-3.49 (0.8), 3.00-3.24 (0.7) and 2.50-2.99 (0.2).
C12: average high school GPA and percent of first-time students submitting GPA are blank.
C13: the application fee is $75.
C21: early decision closing date is 1-Nov, notification 1-Jan; a second ED plan closes 1-Jan with notification 1-Mar.
C22: early action (nonbinding) closes 1-Nov with notification 15-Feb; applied and admitted counts not provided. Restrictive: No.
Graduation: the 4-year rate is taken from line D of the Fall 2018 cohort, which prints 0 completers; the 6-year rate of 91% is printed in H line for the Fall 2018 total. Line D is a count, not a printed rate.
H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid is left null because the filing does not print that rate. pct_need_fully_met is H line h (1,396) divided by H line d (1,396). avg_need_based_package uses H2 line J (average financial aid package), which is not restricted to need-based aid.
Cost: the G1 first-year and undergraduate columns are identical; the 'tuition' value is a single rate, not separate in-state and out-of-state figures.
Aid figures are for 2024-2025 estimated (H1 box marked estimated).

Source: Northeastern University Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.