NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY D-12

360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115-5096
Tel: (617)373-2000
Admissions: (617)373-2200
Fax: (617)373-8780
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.northeastern.edu

Description:

Independent, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1898. Setting: 67-acre urban campus. Endowment: $512.1 million. Total enrollment: 18,979. Faculty: 1,174 (839 full-time, 335 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 24,436 applied, 42% were admitted. 36% from top 10% of their high school class, 67% from top quarter, 93% from top half. Full-time: 2,778 students, 52% women, 48% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 123 other countries, 65% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 6% black, 7% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 4% 25 or older, 23% transferred in. Retention: 88% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; engineering/engineering technologies; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at New England Conservatory of Music, Hebrew College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 2/1. Notification: continuous until 4/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. Comprehensive fee: $37,260 includes full-time tuition ($26,750), mandatory fees ($330), and college room and board ($10,180). College room only: $5440. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 200 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities; 4% of eligible men and 4% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, NU Hus-kiers and Outing Club, International Student Association, Council for University Programs, Resident Student Association. Major annual events: Homecoming Week, Springfest, International Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 7,244 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Snell Library plus 4 others with 965,833 books, 2.3 million microform titles, 7,636 serials, 17,215 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 1,993 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Students at Northeastern University have access to the full range of cultural, educational, historical, and recreational offerings of Boston, the higher education capital of the world. The cultural opportunities include the Museum of Fine Arts, Symphony Hall, and the Boston Public Library. The University is adjacent to the Fenway, a spacious park that includes a beautiful rose garden and paths.