Join the Community!
Northeastern University
Website / Email
Overview
Address:
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Type: Private institution
Year founded: 1898
Religious affiliation: None
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergrad body: 12,080
Setting: Urban
Endowment: 558,257,000
Application deadline: January 15
Application fee: 65
Selectivity: More selective
Tuition: 30,309
Room board: 10,950
Extracurriculars
Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
Num organizations: 223
Honor societies: Academy of Arts and Sciences, Alpha Phi Sigma (Omega Epsilon) Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Pi Mu, Beta Alpha Psi, Chi Epsilon Honor Society; Eta Kappa Nu, Golden Key International Honor Society, Lambda Kappa Sigma, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Omega Chi Epsilon, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Sigma National Honors Biological Society, Pi Sigma Alpha, Rho Chi Society, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Tau Alpha Pi, Tau Beta Pi, Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Agape Christian Fellowship, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Christian Student Union, Evangelical Northeastern University Fellowship forum, Hillel, Hindu Student Council, Islamic Society of NU, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Lutheran Campus Ministry at Northeastern, Newman Club, Unitarian Universalists, Unity Gospel Ensemble;
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Student Organization, Arab Students Association, Armenian Students Association, Asian Student Union, Barkada, Black Student Association, Brazilian Organization, Cape Verdean Student Association, Caribbean Students Organization, Cultural Dance Organization, Haitian Student Unity, Hellenic, Hip Hop Culture Club, International Students Association, Korean Student Association, Latin American Student Organization, Persian, Proveccion Ibero American, Students for Israel at Northeastern, Turkish Student Association, UTSAV, Vietnamese Student Association;
Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Academy of Students of Pharmacy, American Medical Association, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Art Society, Athletic Training, Biology, English, Finance and Investment, Future Educators, History, Human Services Organization, Institute for Electronics and Electrical Engineers, Institute of Industrial Engineering, International Affairs Society, International Business, Interpreting Club, Marketing Association, Math, Medical Laboratory Science; Modern Languages, Music & Entertainment Industry Student Association, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Senior Class, Pre Law Society, Researchers of Neuroscience, Society of Health Systems Pharmacy, Society of Physics Students, Speech and Hearing, American Chemical Society, Student National Medical Association/Minority Association of PreMed Students, Student Nurse's Association, Terra Society, United Nations Association, Communication, Criminal Justice Student Advisory Council, Honors Student Council, Linguistics, Off Campus Student Association, Council For University Programs, Graduate and Professional Student Association, Inter Class Council, Resident Student Association, Student Government Association, American Red Cross, Circle K, Engineers Without Borders, Habitat for Humanity, Campus Girl Scouts, Strong Women Strong Girls, Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity-Sigma Kappa Psi Chapter, Alpha Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Beta Gamma Epsilon Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. - Chi Chapter, Kappa Sigma Fraternity- Xi Beta Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. - Beta Alpha Chapter, Phi Gamma Pi Fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity- Kappa Delta Chapter, Sigma Alpha Mu- Beta Tau Chapter, Sigma Phi Epsilon Faternity - Massachusetts Eta Chapter, Theta Delta Chi- Delta Triton Chapter, Greek Executive Council, Greek Week Committee, InterFraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Panhellenic Council, Alpha Epsilon Phi - Phi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc. - Iota Gamma Chapter, Delta Phi Epsilo - Phi Eta Chapter, Delta Zeta - Xi Upsilon Chapter, Kappa Phi Lambda , Sigma Delta Tau - Gamma Mu Chapter, Sigma Gamma Rho Inc. - Kappa Nu Chapter, Sigma Sigma Sigma - Epsilon Chi Chapter, Accidentals, Bassix, Choral Society, Concert Band, Dance Company, Distilled Harmony a Cappella, DownBeats, Great White Way, Nor'Easters Acapella, NU & Improv'd, NU Scene, Orchestra, Pep Band, Silver Masque, College Democrats of Northeastern University, College Republicans, Cauldron Yearbook, Northeastern University Television, NU News, Onyx Informer, Spectrum Magazine, Times New Roman, WRBB 104. 9 FM, Public Relations Society of America, American Institute of Architecture Students, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, Association of Computing Machinery, Association for Engineering Technology, Association of Latino Finance and Investment Club, Lambda Kappa Sigma (Women's Pharmacy, Mechanical Contractors Association of America, Phi Delta Chi, Beta Chi Chapter Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Society of Women Engineers, Student Society of Health Systems Pharmacy, Allied Student Coallition, Anime of NU, Ballroom Dance Team, Black Engineering Student Society, Black Media Association, Brothers About Change, Campus Against War and Racism, Class Councils, Downhillers Ski and Snowboard Club, Eating and Weight Concerns Project, Entrepreneur / Innovators Club, Females' Center of Excellence and Leadership-Xcel, Feminist Student Organization, Hammered, Huskiers and Outing Club, Mini Baja Team, NAACP Northeastern University Chapter, NU Production Club, NuBILAGA, NUBOTS, Philosophy Club, Progressive Student Alliance, Student Ambassadors of the Alumni Association, Students Fanzone, Students for Environmental Action, Teaching English Language and Literacy, Up 'til Dawn, Wireless Club, Women's Health and Fitness Club, Writers Rambling;
Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Northeastern News (weekly)
Num frats: 9
Frats chapter houses: N/A
Percent frat members: 4%
Num sororities: 9
Sororities chapter houses: N/A
Percent sorority members: 4%
Campus Life
Percent undergrad college owned: N/A
Percent fraternity: 4%
Percent sorority: 4%
Percent campus weekends: N/A
Offer housing: Yes
Percent students college housing: N/A
Campus housing: Yes
Off campus assistance: Yes
Types available: coed dorms, women's dorms, fraternity housing, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students, cooperative housing, other housing options
College owned singles: 2%
College owned doubles: 21%
College owned triples: 14%
College owned apartments: 63%
College owned other: 0%
Num college owned: 34
Sprinkler system: 88%
Fire alarms: 100%
High speed internet: 100%
Campus size: 67 acres
Percent weekends: N/A
Nearest airport: Boston (6)
Nearest train: Boston (1)
Nearest bus: Boston (3)
Public transport: Yes
Cars permitted: No
Percent cars: N/A
School employment: Yes
Percent undergrads employed: N/A
Average undergrad earnings: N/A
Freshmen discouraged working: No
Army rotc: Offered on campus
Navy rotc: Offered at cooperating institution (Boston University)
Airforce rotc: Offered at cooperating institution (Boston University)
Alcohol permitted: Yes
Additional policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Popular events: Homecoming, SpringFest, Mardi Gras, Midnight Madness, International Carnevale
Services
Basic: nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other
Career: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Job six months: N/A
Job one year: 93%
Job two years: N/A
Firms: Childrens Hospital, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Gillette, Fidelity, EMC, Beth Israel Deaconess, Brigham and Womens, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens Pharmacy, Deloitte & Touche, General Electric, Liberty Mutual, IBM, Lehman Brothers, Raytheon, MIT Lincoln Labs, Terad
Library: Yes
Library consortia: Yes
Num books: 987,658
Num subscriptions: 7,397
Num microforms: 2,307,956
Num audiovisual: 17,765
Num ebooks: 0
Library facilities: Marine Science Library; African American Studies Library; Burlington Campus Library; School of Law Library.
Museums: John D. OBryant African-American Institute, Egan Science/Engineering Research Center, Behrakis Heath Sciences Center, Marine Science Center at Nahant, Center for Subsurfacing Sensing and Imaging Systems (CenSSIS), Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Research Vessel MYSIS, Marino Recreation Center, Badger-Rosen Squashbusters Center
Computer course: No
Own computer: No
Computers available: 1,993
Email accounts: Yes
Internet access: Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Num wired library: 10
Num wired classrooms: 260
Num wired labs: 24
Num wired other: 350
Wireless network: Yes
Wireless areas: in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless capacity: 4,200
Recommended os: Other
Hosting units: 100%
Student webpages: Yes
Online registration: Yes
Campus safety: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
