Northeastern University, USA

Northeastern University is a private research university founded in 1898 and located in Boston, MA, near Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The university has strengths in software development and international trade. The university has a total undergraduate enrollment of 15,891 (Fall 2023) on a 73-acre campus in the city. The university operates on a semester-based academic calendar. Northeastern University is ranked 54th among national universities in the 2025 edition of Best Colleges. Tuition and fees are $66,162.

At Northeastern, students gain significant work experience before earning their diploma. More than 90% of Northeastern undergraduates complete at least one professional co-op internship while in college, working for one of more than 2,000 employers around the world, such as ESPN and MTV Students can choose to complete their degree in four years with the possibility of two co-op internships, or they can choose to complete their degree in five years with time for three co-op internships. Beyond the classroom and workplace, there are more than 400 student clubs and organizations, including more than 30 fraternities and sororities. The Northeastern University Huskies compete in Division I of the NCAA Colonial Athletic Conference. More than 3,000 students participate in club and intramural sports. Freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus. The Northeastern University campus is located on 73 acres in the venerable college town of Boston. Northeastern has its own stop on the Boston subway system, commonly known as the T line. The city is home to numerous colleges with a rich American history and a wide variety of student activities.

The school receives large research grants each year from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Departments of Homeland Security, Energy, and Defense. Both undergraduates and graduates can participate in research, and many present their projects at the annual Research, Innovation and Scholarship Expo. Notable alumni include talk show host Wendy Williams and former astronaut and professor Albert Sacco.Napster founder Shawn Fanning attended Northeastern but did not graduate.