Northeastern's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Northeastern University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Northeastern University students is 90.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 91.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 89.5%.

90.6%

asian 93.2% 387 students
African American 90.2% 129 students
white 91.0% 1,161 students
unknown 90.5% 134 students
hispanic 89.9% 196 students
International Students 87.1% 406 students
Mixed Race 91.7% 110 students

Drop Out

Northeastern University has an overall drop-out rate of 5.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 6.6% and 3.5% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

5.1%

asian 2.9% 12 students
African American 5.6% 8 students
white 5.2% 67 students
unknown 2.0% 3 students
hispanic 4.6% 10 students
International Students 8.2% 38 students
Mixed Race 2.5% 3 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Northeastern University at a rate of 3.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 4.4%, and male students' 3.1%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

3.8%

asian 3.6% 15 students
African American 2.1% 3 students
white 3.3% 42 students
unknown 7.4% 11 students
hispanic 4.1% 9 students
International Students 3.9% 18 students
Mixed Race 5.8% 7 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.6%

African American 2.1% 3 students
white 0.5% 6 students
hispanic 1.4% 3 students
International Students 0.9% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$95,288	$89,413	$108,000
Computer Engineering	$88,529	$89,564	$99,566
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$77,708	$76,773	$87,184
Mechanical Engineering	$69,867	$72,771	$83,125
International Business	$61,027	$65,517	$82,648
Industrial Engineering	$69,499	$66,541	$80,099
Chemical Engineering	$69,307	$72,022	$79,602
Business/Commerce, General	$65,358	$63,111	$78,684
Mathematics	$69,773	$64,196	$75,963
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$69,253	$70,200	$74,604
Economics	$56,668	$60,046	$73,998
Civil Engineering	$69,279	$66,318	$73,375
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$68,843	$55,512	$72,612
Chemistry	$54,138	$45,808	$66,456
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$48,487	$44,933	$63,608
Finance and Financial Management Services	$52,540	$53,358	$61,750
Architecture	NA	$49,840	$60,965
Design and Applied Arts	$45,115	$59,124	$60,016
Communication and Media Studies	$48,567	$49,868	$59,225
Biology, General	$43,916	$38,108	$59,210
Political Science and Government	$45,238	$49,744	$52,748
Research and Experimental Psychology	$35,413	$38,018	$50,111
International Relations and National Security Studies	$42,014	$44,021	$49,664
Journalism	$38,872	$41,565	$49,358
Psychology, General	NA	$38,433	$47,634
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$44,672	$42,363	$47,437
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$42,990	$37,208	$45,596
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$33,969	$37,568	$45,181
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$41,623	$38,289	$44,781
English Language and Literature, General	$39,443	$34,704	$44,234
Music	$29,347	$35,416	$41,183
Sociology	$25,380	$35,954	$40,616
Human Services, General	$39,653	$31,839	$40,586
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$35,330	$39,224
History	$35,067	$42,682	$37,923
Physics	NA	$74,200	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$54,109	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Taxation	$103,863	$100,518	$122,957
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$113,631	$110,878	$121,357
Business/Commerce, General	$105,065	$101,072	$110,392
Information Science/Studies	NA	$86,867	$104,196
Finance and Financial Management Services	$100,801	$89,415	$103,529
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$98,777	$86,867	$102,904
Biotechnology	$79,825	$80,556	$98,428
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$93,339	$92,124	$97,859
Mechanical Engineering	$85,450	$86,550	$94,925
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$80,886	$91,744	$94,172
Chemistry	NA	$75,706	$91,409
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$75,179	$87,604	$90,790
Civil Engineering	$77,720	$75,518	$84,573
Accounting and Related Services	$70,005	$67,609	$82,230
International/Global Studies	$53,297	$46,478	$70,389
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,451	$61,516	$68,784
Communication and Media Studies	$63,842	$58,402	$67,966
Public Policy Analysis	NA	$63,005	$61,742
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$59,233	$54,622	$60,953
Public Administration	$55,914	$61,516	$60,428
Education, General	$59,064	$48,901	$55,961
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$63,827	$48,935	$54,112
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,500	$46,869	$51,334
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$51,959	$48,432	$49,106
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$47,231	$44,835	$47,172
Journalism	$37,996	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,791	$36,941	NA
Engineering, General	NA	$94,408	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$109,425	$97,071	NA
History	NA	$33,993	NA
Law	$47,842	$25,194	NA
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	$63,942	$63,005	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$31,381	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$47,803	$36,141	NA
Public Health	$56,788	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$77,383	NA	NA
Homeland Security	$58,941	$57,318	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$77,157	$102,123	$124,358
Education, General	$93,357	$89,092	$92,825
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$69,715	$70,515	$73,446
Law	$59,434	$59,909	$70,310
Architecture	$57,227	$55,102	$62,408
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$132,179	$133,543	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$72,428	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$60,040	$53,017	$55,663
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$51,273	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$96,737	$88,195	NA

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