Boston, United States
Northeastern University
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Northeastern University
Northeastern University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, best known for its cooperative education programme in which students alternate study terms with paid professional experience. It teaches engineering, computing, business, law, health sciences and the arts.
The main campus is in the Fenway area of Boston, and the co-op network connects students to employers across the United States and internationally. International students are a large share of both undergraduate and graduate enrolment.
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University at a glance
- Institution type
- Private
- City
- Boston
- Founded
- 1898
- Ranking
- US News rank 54 (as of September 2025)
- Indicative tuition
- USD 63,141 (as of August 2024)
- Indicative living costs
- USD 18,790
- Intakes
- January, September
- Tests accepted
- IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo
- Courses listed
- 234
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