Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Northeastern requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 4504 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Northeastern. Among these students, 1,248 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 627 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1490
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 13829 admitted students 1248 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
28%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1430-1550. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 700 and 760, while 25% scored below 700 and another 25% scored above 760.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 730 and 790, while 25% scored below 730 and 25% achieved a score of 790. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1490 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Northeastern.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 4% nationally.
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Reading and Writing
700-760 -
Math
730-790
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
34
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 13829 admitted students 627 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
14%
Similar to the SAT, Northeastern requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 14% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 33 and 35, with 25% scoring above 35 and another 25% scoring below 33.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 52% of test takers nationally.
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English
34-35 -
Math
30-35 -
Composite
33-35
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$75
Undergraduate$75
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Northeastern during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Northeastern received a total of 75,244 applications. These applications included 32,535 male applicants and 42,709 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 75,244 applicants, Northeastern admitted 13,829 students. Among the admitted students, there were 5,351 males and 8,478 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 4,504 students chose to enroll at Northeastern. This means that 4,504 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,777 were male and 2,727 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Northeastern had an overall acceptance rate of 18% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 16% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 20%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Northeastern had an overall yield rate of 33% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 33%, and for female admitted students, it was 32%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Northeastern over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Northeastern University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Neither required nor recommended
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Northeastern University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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