Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private · 17,326 undergrads

• Admit rate: 5.2% (96,631 applicants)
• SAT middle 50%: 1440–1540 (ACT 33–35)
• Undergraduates: 17,326 (13.6% international)
• Average net price: $30,915 (per year after aid)
• Graduation rate: 91% (within 6 years)

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

• Northeastern has no supplemental essay, so your Common App essay and activities carry the writing load. The CDS rates the essay only Considered, below grades, rigor, tests and recommendations. That's not permission to coast; it means your transcript and your one teacher letter have to do most of the work.
• Read the Early Decision fine print before you click. ED binds you only to your first-choice program (or any program, if you pick “open to all”), and the admit you get may be London, NYC or N.U.in instead of Boston. Rank programs you'd actually attend.
• The CDS lists level of interest as Considered. Show yours in ways that cost you nothing: attend an information session in person or online, and keep your Application Status Check current. Early Decision also brings a fee waiver and an early aid estimate.

Sources

1. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Deadlines and decisions
2. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, First-year applicants
3. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Required materials
4. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, How to apply
5. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Early Decision benefits
6. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Frequently asked admissions questions
7. Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions, Merit scholarships
8. Northeastern University Decision Support, Common Data Set 2024-25