Northeastern University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Northeastern University is a private research university in Boston, MA (city setting), with 15,891 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 6% of 96,631 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1460–1550 on the SAT and 33–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $84,731 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $34,770 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 90% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 0.58 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Northeastern University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,141
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 39 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Northeastern University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Northeastern University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 33 | 5 over | 3 | $1.5M | $44,945 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Coastal Athletic Association | 43 | 9 over | 8 | $2.3M | $52,995 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 13 | room 2 | 5 | $3.7M | $284,724 | 986 | |
| Women's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 17 | 2 over | 1 | $3M | $177,600 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 5 | — | — | 987 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 6 | — | — | 988 | |
| Field Hockey | Coastal Athletic Association | 31 | 4 over | 3 | $1.7M | $54,042 | 992 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Men's) | 28 | 2 over | 5 | $4M | $141,433 | 994 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Women's) | 29 | 3 over | 5 | $3.1M | $107,454 | 997 | |
| Men's Rowing | Independent | 54 | — | 2 | $2.7M | $49,974 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Coastal Athletic Association | 62 | room 6 | 3 | $2.4M | $39,024 | 996 | |
| Men's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 33 | 5 over | 4 | $1.4M | $42,641 | 985 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Coastal Athletic Association | 35 | 5 over | 3 | $1.2M | $35,497 | 991 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 129 | 84 over | 1 | $1.4M | $10,649 | 995 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 141 | 96 over | 6 | $1.6M | $11,581 | 995 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Coastal Athletic Association | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1.5M | $79,895 | 996 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.