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The acceptance rate of Northeastern University is 6.8%. Total 91,000 students have applied to and 6,191 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 2,519 students enrolled in Northeastern University (Admission Yield: 40.7%). The average SAT score is 1,500 and the average ACT score is 34. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $75 and graduate school application fee is $75 at Northeastern University.
  • Acceptance Rate: 6.8%
  • Yield: 40.7%
  • SAT Score: 1,500

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 91,000 students have applied to Northeastern University. By gender, 39,035 male and 51,965 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 6,191 (2,259 male and 3,932 female) students have accepted and 2,519(903 male and 1,616 female) have enrolled into Northeastern University for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Northeastern University.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Northeastern University
TotalMenWomen
Applicants91,00039,03551,965
Admitted6,1912,2593,932
Enrolled2,5199031,616
Acceptance Rate 6.80% 5.79% 7.57%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 40.69% 39.97% 41.10%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Northeastern University, 827 applicants (33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 282 applicants (11%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,550 and 25th percentile score is 1,440. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 105 and 25th percentile score is 97. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Northeastern University. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Northeastern University.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Northeastern University
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing700760
SAT Math740790
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3035
ACT English3435

Offered Degrees at Northeastern

Northeastern University offers 6 degree/certificate programs - Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Doctorate (Other). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Northeastern University.
Offered Degrees at Northeastern University
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Northeastern

Northeastern University accepts Dual Credit, Credit for life experiences, Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Northeastern University.
Accepted Credits at Northeastern University
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Northeastern University, 4 items are required to submit. High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Northeastern. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Northeastern.

High School GPA

Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Recommendations

Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

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