Northeastern University is known for being a extremely selective school. They receive roughly 105,000 applications each year. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be around 6 percent which equals about 5,900 students being accepted to the school. But when the semester commences, about 2,730 students would have picked Northeastern University as their future school. The ratio of the candidates who submitted their applications is 43% and 56% for males and females respectively. However, of the first-year students enrolled, 57% were typically women chose Northeastern University after receiving the letter of acceptance and 42% were men. Applicants are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Northeastern University when filling out the application. In most cases, accepted students have test scores in the range of 32 - 35 for ACT or 1,440 - 1,530 for SAT. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. Northeastern University’s undergraduate application fee is $75.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the
Applications
105,257
Male 46,252
Female 58,959

 

Acceptance
5,920
Male 2,458
Female 3,458

 

Enrollment Total
2,732
Male 1,171
Female 1,561


Acceptance Rate
5.6%
Male
5.3%
Female
5.9%

 

Yield
46.2%
Male
47.6%
Female
45.1%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$75


Graduate

$75



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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