10.4% / 5.2%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications105,257
Overall admit rate5.6%
In-state admit rate10.4%
Out-of-state admit rate5.2%
Enrolled2,736 · 46.2% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsCharacter, Extracurricular Activites, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#10
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#1026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#2826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#3526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#3526
NicheBest Colleges in America#3926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#4626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#11326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceCoastal Athletic Association9
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/1 → 4/1 → 5/1
Early decision11/1 → 1/1 · binding
Early decision 21/1
Early action11/1 → 2/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot required for admission, but considered if submitted
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 3 SS, 2 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.commonapp.org/explore/northe…
Admissions emailadmissions@northeastern.edu
Admissions phone617-373-8780
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Boston University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Boston University MA · Proprietary12.8%147018K
New York University NY · Private (nonprofit)9.1%152029K
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
Tufts University MA · Private (nonprofit)10.8%15007K
University of Southern California CA · Public11.2%151020K
Cornell University NY · Private (nonprofit)8.4%153016K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.