Private nonprofit · Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · City · Large (17,326 undergrads)Website Net price calculator

The total cost of attendance at Northeastern University was $84,641 for 2024–25, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $30,915, and $2,264 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 368 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $24,539.

Admit rate (2024–25)

SAT / ACT middle 50%

1440–1540 · 33–35

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Highly selective (admit rate 5%) — a reach for every applicant

Cost of attendance (2024–25)

$84,641

Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)

Net price (average)

$30,915

Federal-aid recipients; not for international students

Graduation rate

91%

Median earnings, 10 yrs

$92,538

Median debt

$24,250

Your real cost

Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay

1
Published cost of attendance: $84,641 per year (2024-25)
Tuition & fees
$63,141
Housing & food (on campus)
$18,790
Books & supplies
$1,000
Other expenses
$1,800
Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.
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U.S. students: average net price by family income
$0–30,000
$2,264
$30,001–48,000
$2,436
$48,001–75,000
$5,301
$75,001–110,000
$16,241
$110,001+
$47,696
Average for all aided students: $30,915. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).
Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.
3
International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals
Cost for a non-resident: $84,731. In 2024-25, 368 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $24,539.
For those aided students, that leaves about $60,192 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.
Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF, 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF
International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.

How students pay here

Need-based aid

We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).

Merit (non-need) aid

No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.

All first-year aid (federal data)

Got any financial aid: 80%
Got a grant from the school: 72%; Average $44,353 (need + merit)
Got a Pell Grant: 16%; Average $6,546
Got a state grant: 6%; Average $3,527
Took a federal student loan: 38%; Average $4,399

International students

See “Your real cost” above for this school's reported aid to internationals.

Forms & deadlines

FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.

Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).

Living here

Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Cost of living 8% above the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $2,210 · transit commute share 22.4%

Est. monthly student budget

$1,758

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.