Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · Private · 464 undergrads

• Admit rate: 16.7% (17,177 applicants)
• SAT middle 50%: 1420–1520 (ACT 32–33)
• Undergraduates: 464 (15.1% international)
• Average net price: $25,181 (per year after aid)

Deadlines

• Early Decision: Nov. 1, 2026
• Early Action: Nov. 1, 2026
• Early Decision II: Jan. 1, 2027
• Regular Decision: Jan. 1, 2027

Editor's notes

• Oakland isn't a separate college to apply to. It's a box you rank inside Northeastern's application, and Northeastern says it considers every Signature Program applicant for all first-year programs, whatever your preferences. If Oakland is your first choice, rank it first. If it isn't, know that you might still be offered it.
• Read the ED rules with Oakland in mind. Ranking Oakland first and applying ED means an Oakland admit is binding. Ranking it lower means an Oakland admit through ED is non-binding. Engineering Design applicants admitted ED are committed to that major on that campus for four years.
• There's no supplemental essay and no interview, so your Common App essay, activities and one teacher letter carry the load. Use the essay to show you'd do well in a small campus near the Bay Area's tech and health industries, if that's genuinely why Oakland appeals to you.

Sources

1. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Deadlines and decisions
2. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Enrollment opportunities
3. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Required materials
4. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Early Decision benefits
5. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Merit scholarships
6. Northeastern University Oakland, Apply
7. Northeastern University Oakland, Undergraduate education
8. Northeastern University Decision Support, Common Data Set