	Northeastern University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Northeastern University (NU formerly NEU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1898. It is categorized as R1 (Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to doctoral degrees on its main campus in the Fenway-Kenmore, Roxbury, South End, and Back Bay neighborhoods, as well as advanced degrees at graduate campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina, Seattle, Washington, and Silicon Valley, California. Also, Northeastern will soon be opening its first international graduate campus in Toronto, Canada. The University has roughly 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 7,000 graduate students. Northeastern features a cooperative education program that integrates classroom study with professional experience on seven continents and a comprehensive study abroad program. In 2011, the university opened the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security. Also, in 2016, the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex will open. Northeastern is a large, highly residential university. Most students choose to live on campus but upperclassmen and upperclasswomen may live off campus in many of the city's tree lined residential neighborhoods. More than 75% of Northeastern students receive some form of financial aid. In 2015-16, the university will offer $239 million in grant and scholarship assistance. The university's sports teams, the Northeastern Huskies, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 18 varsity sports. The men's and women's hockey teams compete in Hockey East, while the men's and women's rowing teams compete in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) and Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC), respectively. Men's lacrosse competes in the PCLL. In 2013, men's basketball won its first CAA regular season championship, men's soccer won the CAA title for the first time, and women's ice hockey won a record 16th Beanpot championship. History The Evening Institute for Younger Men, located at the Huntington Avenue YMCA, held its first class on October 3, 1898, starting what would transform into Northeastern University over the course of four decades. The School of Law was formally established that year with the assistance of an Advisory Committee, consisting of Dean James Barr Ames of the Harvard University School of Law, Dean Samuel Bennett of the Boston University School of Law, and Judge James R. Dunbar. In 1903, the first Automobile Engineering School in the country was established followed by the School of Commerce and Finance in 1907. Day classes began in 1909. In 1916, a bill was introduced into the Massachusetts Legislature to incorporate the institute as Northeastern College. After considerable debate and investigation it was passed in March 1916. On March 30, 1917, Frank Palmer Speare was inaugurated as the new College's first President. Five years later the school changed its name to Northeastern University to better reflect the increasing depth of its instruction. In March 1923, the University secured general degree granting power from the Legislature, with the exception of the A.B., the S.B., and the medical degrees. The College of Liberal Arts was added in 1935. Two years later the Northeastern University Corporation was established, with a board of trustees composed of 31 University members and 8 from the YMCA. In 1948 Northeastern separated itself completely from the YMCA. Following World War II Northeastern began admitting women. In the postwar educational boom the University created the College of Education (1953), University College (now called the College of Professional Studies) (1960), ... [more on wikipedia]

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Northeastern University Details

Northeastern University Details
detail	value
state	Massachusetts
conference	Colonial Athletic Association
public	Private
scores	2070/1380/31
level	Elite
rank	[40
overall ROI rank	[109
size	medium
undergrads	13510
grads	6288
price	60290
drop	22
stem	32
research	92
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Northeastern University?

1. number 40 for Academics.

2. number 109 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Northeastern University?

1. Cornell University

2. University of Pennsylvania

3. University of Miami

4. University of Virginia

5. Harvard University

6. University of Southern California

7. Northwestern University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Northeastern University National Academic Rankings

Northeastern University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	40	37	47	24	29	103	120	181	109
All	39	37	46	24	29	72	71	85	65
All Nonivy	31	29	39	16	22	69	67	83	60
Private	28	36	41	21	21	42	36	79	48
Stem Low	29	23	38	16	22	61	67	90	66
Colonial Athletic Association	1	1	1	1	1	4	7	9	3
New England Region	17	23	25	12	13	42	42	57	35
State of Massachusetts	4	8	8	4	4	10	7	10	5
Top Ten Top250	40	37	47	24	29	103	120	181	109
Top Ten Colonial Athletic Association	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	9	3
Top Ten State of Massachusetts	4	6	7	4	4	8	6	7	5

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Northeastern University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Northeastern University

Northeastern University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Northeastern University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.97	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
85.70	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
85.51	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
85.46	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
85.10	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
84.81	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
84.46	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
83.65	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
83.38	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
83.27	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
82.55	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
79.95	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
77.50	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
77.33	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
76.80	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
76.47	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
76.43	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
75.99	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
75.83	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
75.27	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
74.35	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
74.09	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
72.97	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
72.80	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
72.50	Cleveland State University	Ohio	Horizon League	Public	Average	440	299
72.26	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
71.53	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
70.18	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
70.00	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
69.84	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
69.71	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
69.60	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
69.40	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
69.40	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
69.29	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
68.43	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
68.16	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
67.90	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
67.77	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
67.69	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
67.68	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
67.58	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
67.52	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
67.41	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
67.34	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
67.26	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Northeastern University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Northeastern University

Northeastern University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Northeastern University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.09	New York University	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	35	101
96.85	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
95.41	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
94.63	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
94.57	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
94.27	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
93.82	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
92.93	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
91.77	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
91.29	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
91.15	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
89.89	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
88.95	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
88.94	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
88.82	Pacific - 12 Conference (Average)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	32
87.88	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
86.83	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
86.11	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
85.94	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
81.70	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66

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