2017-2018 | University Decision Support at Northeastern University

The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson's, and U.S. News & World Report. The combined goal of this collaboration is to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student's transition into higher education, as well as to reduce the reporting burden on data providers.

Northeastern 2017-2018

A. General Information

Address Information

Name of College/University:	Northeastern University
Mailing Address:	360 Huntington Avenue
City/State/Zip/Country:	Boston, MA 02115-5000
Street Address (if different):
City/State/Zip/Country:
Main Phone Number:	617-373-2000
WWW Home Page Address:	http://www.northeastern.edu
Admissions Phone Number:	617-373-2000, 617-373-3100 (TTY)
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:
Admissions Office Mailing Address:	Office of Undergraduate Admissions
	200 Kerr Hall
	Northeastern University
	360 Huntington Avenue
City/State/Zip/Country:	Boston, MA 02115-5000
Admissions Fax Number:	617-373-8780
Admissions E-mail Address:	admissions@northeastern.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:	http://northeastern.edu/admissions/application-information/
If you have a mailing address other than the above to which applications should be sent, please provide:

Source of institutional control (Check only one):

Public
Private (nonprofit)	×
Proprietary

Classify your undergraduate institution:

Coeducational college	×
Men’s college
Women’s college

Academic year calendar:

Semester	×
Quarter
Trimester
4-1-4
Continuous
Differs by program (describe):
Other (describe):

Degrees offered by your institution:

Certificate
Diploma
Associate
Transfer Associate
Terminal Associate
Bachelor’s	×
Postbachelor’s certificate
Master’s	×
Post-master’s certificate	×
Doctoral degree — research/scholarship	×
Doctoral degree — professional practice	×
Doctoral degree — other

B. Enrollment and Persistence

Institutional Enrollment – Men and Women Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2017. Note: Report students formerly designated as “first professional” in the graduate cells.
	FULL-TIME		PART-TIME
	Men	Women	Men	Women
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	1,501	1,607
Other first-year, degree-seeking
All other degree-seeking	7,379	7,622
Total degree-seeking	8,880	9,229	0	0
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	48	73	14	25
Total undergraduates	8,928	9,302	14	25
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time
All other degree-seeking
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	4,331	3,224	436	400
Total graduate	4,331	3,224	436	400
Total all undergraduates				18,269
Total all graduate				8,391
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS				26,660

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category. Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2017. Include international students only in the category “Nonresident aliens.” Complete the “Total Undergraduates” column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns. Report as your institution reports to IPEDS: persons who are Hispanic should be reported only on the Hispanic line, not under any race, and persons who are non-Hispanic multi-racial should be reported only under “Two or more races.”
	Degree-Seeking First-Time First Year	Degree-Seeking Undergraduates (include first-time first-year)	Total Undergraduates (both degree- and non-degree-seeking)
Nonresident aliens	420	3,325	3,459
Hispanic/Latino	266	1,404	1,404
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	107	660	660
White, non-Hispanic	1,405	8,487	8,493
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	0	9	9
Asian, non-Hispanic	455	2,385	2,386
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	2	2
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	142	764	767
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	313	1,073	1,089
TOTAL	3,108	18,109	18,269

Persistence

Number of degrees awarded from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor’s degrees	3,765
Postbachelor’s certificates
Master’s degrees	2,225
Post-Master’s certificates	20
Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship	228
Doctoral degrees – professional practice	367
Doctoral degrees – other

Graduation Rates

The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System’s Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS Forms and Instructions for the 2017-18 Survey.
For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Institutions In the following section for bachelor’s or equivalent programs, please disaggregate the Fall 2010 and Fall 2011 cohorts (formerly CDS B4-B11) into four groups: • Students who received a Federal Pell Grant* • Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant • Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan • Total (all students, regardless of Pell Grant or subsidized loan status) *Students who received both a Federal Pell Grant and a subsidized Stafford Loan should be reported in the “Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant” column. For each graduation rate grid below, the numbers in the first three columns for Questions A-G should sum to the cohort total in the fourth column (formerly CDS B4-B11).
Fall 2011 Cohort
	Recpients of a Federal Pell Grant	Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant	Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan	Total (sum of 3 columns to the left)
A- Initial 2011 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:	393	857	1,832	3,082
B- Of the initial 2011 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:	1	2	11	14
C- Final 2011 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:	392	855	1,821	3,068
D- Of the initial 2011 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2015):				0
E- Of the initial 2011 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2015 and by August 31, 2016):	322	729	1,504	2,555
F- Of the initial 2011 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2016 and by August 31, 2017):	21	31	66	118
G- Total graduating within six years (sum of lines D, E, and F):	343	760	1,570	2,673
H- Six-year graduation rate for 2011 cohort (G divided by C):	87.5%	88.9%	86.2%	87.1%
Fall 2010 Cohort
	Recpients of a Federal Pell Grant	Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant	Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan	Total (sum of 3 columns to the left)
A- Initial 2010 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:	375	866	1,595	2,836
B- Of the initial 2010 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:	2		7	9
C- Final 2010 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:	373	866	1,588	2,827
D- Of the initial 2010 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2014):				0
E- Of the initial 2010 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2014 and by August 31, 2015):	291	733	1,321	2,345
F- Of the initial 2010 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2015 and by August 31, 2016):	15	28	48	91
G- Total graduating within six years (sum of lines D, E, and F):	306	761	1,369	2,436
H- Six-year graduation rate for 2010 cohort (G divided by C):	82.0%	87.9%	86.2%	86.2%
For Two-Year Institutions Please provide data for the 2014 cohort if available. If 2014 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 2013 cohort.
2014 Cohort Initial 2014 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:
Of the initial 2014 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:
Final 2014 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions (Subtract question B13 from question B12):	0
Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):
Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time:
Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:
Total transfers to two-year institutions:
Total transfers to four-year institutions:
2013 Cohort Initial 2013 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:
Of the initial 2013 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:
Final 2013 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions (Subtract question B13 from question B12):	0
Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):
Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time:
Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:
Total transfers to two-year institutions:
Total transfers to four-year institutions:

Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in Fall 2016 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in Fall 2016 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in Fall 2017?

97%

C. First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission

Applications

First-time, first-year, (freshmen) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2017. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied	24,993
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied	29,216
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted	6,786
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted	8,090
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	1,501
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	1,607
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled

Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
	Yes	No
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?	×
If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2016 admissions:
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list
Number accepting a place on the waiting list
Number of wait-listed students admitted
Is your waiting list ranked?		×
If yes, do you release that information to students?
Do you release that information to school counselors?

Admission Requirements

High school completion requirement
High school diploma is required and GED is accepted	×
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
High school diploma or equivalent is not required
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
Require	×
Recommend
Neither require nor recommend

Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.
	Units Required	Units Recommended
Total academic units	17
English	4
Mathematics	3	4
Science	3	4
Of these, units that must be lab	2	2-4
Foreign language	2	3-4
Social studies	3	3-4
History	2
Academic electives
Computer Science
Visual/Performing Arts
Other (specify)

Basis for Selection

Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies:
Open admission policy as described above for all students
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but–
–selective admission for out-of-state students
–selective admission to some programs
other (explain):

Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Academic
Rigor of secondary school record	×
Class rank			×
Academic GPA	×
Standardized test scores	×
Application Essay	×
Recommendation(s)	×
Nonacademic
Interview
Extracurricular activities		×
Talent/ability		×
Character/personal qualities		×
First generation			×
Alumni/ae relation				×
Geographical residence			×
State residency				×
Religious affiliation/commitment				×
Racial/ethnic status			×
Volunteer work		×
Work experience		×
Level of applicant’s interest			×

SAT and ACT Policies

Entrance exams
	Yes	No
Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?	×

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall 2019.
	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Consider if Submitted	Not Used
SAT or ACT	×
ACT only
SAT only
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only

If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2018, please indicate which ONE of the following applies: (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):
ACT with writing required
ACT with writing recommended
ACT with or without writing accepted	×
If your institution will make use of the SAT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2019 please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the Essay score will be used in the admissions process:
SAT with Essay component required
SAT with Essay component recommended
SAT with or without Essay component accepted	×

Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply:
	SAT essay	ACT essay
For admission
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application essay
No college policy as of now
Not using essay component	×	×

In addition, does your institution use applicants’ test scores for academic advising?
	Yes	No
		×

Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission	Jan-1
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission

If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students):

For students whose native language is not English, a proof of English language proficiency is required. To satisfy this requirement, students should submit results to a TOEFL, IELTS, or Pearson Test of English. For students applying from secondary schools located outside the US, standardized tests (SAT/ACT) are not required and are not considered for admission.

Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
SAT
ACT
SAT Subject Tests
AP	×
CLEP
Institutional Exam	×
State Exam (specify):

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2017, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2017 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa. Do convert New SAT scores (2016) to Old SAT scores using the College Board’s concordance tools and tables (sat.org/concordance).

Percent submitting SAT scores

33%

Number submitting SAT scores

1,031

Percent submitting ACT scores

53%

Number submitting ACT scores

1,657

	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	680	750
SAT Math	680	770
SAT Essay
ACT Composite	32	34
ACT Math	30	34
ACT English	32	35
ACT Writing

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	SAT Math
700-800	65.47%	71.68%
600-699	27.16%	21.73%
500-599	6.30%	5.92%
400-499	1.07%	0.67%
300-399
200-299
Totals should = 100%	100.00%	100.00%
	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	94.03%
24-29	5.08%
18-23	0.89%
12-17
6-11
Below 6
Totals should = 100%	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class	75%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	93%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	99%	(Top half +
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	1%	bottom half = 100%)
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class	0%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank:	23%

Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.
Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
Percent who had GPA below 1.0
Totals should = 100%	0.00%

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:

Admission Policies

Application Fee
	Yes	No
Does your institution have an application fee?	×
Amount of application fee:	$75
	Yes	No
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?	×
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:
Same fee:	×
Free:
Reduced:
	Yes	No
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?	×
Application closing date
	Yes	No
Does your institution have an application closing date?	×
Application closing date (fall):	Jan-1
Priority date:
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?	×

Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
On a rolling basis beginning (date):
By (date):	Apr-1
Other:

Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
Must reply by (date):	May-1
No set date:
Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified thereafter
Other:
Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD):
Amount of housing deposit:
Refundable if student does not enroll?
Yes, in full
Yes, in part
No	×

Deferred Admission

	Yes	No
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?	×
If yes, maximum period of postponement:

Early admission of high school students
	Yes	No
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?		×

Common Application

Question removed from CDS. (Initiated during 2006-2007 cycle)

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

Early Decision
	Yes	No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?	×
If “yes,” please complete the following:
First or only early decision plan closing date	Nov-1
First or only early decision plan notification date	Dec-15
Other early decision plan closing date	Jan-1
Other early decision plan notification date	Feb-15
For the Fall 2016 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution	953
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan	361
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:

Early action
	Yes	No
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?	×
If “yes,” please complete the following:
Early action closing date	Nov-1
Early action notification date	Feb-1

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?
Yes	No
	×

D. Transfer Admission

Fall Applicants

	Yes	No
Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)	×
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?	×

Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in Fall 2017.
	Applicants	Admitted Applicants	Enrolled Applicants
Men	1,779	395	199
Women	1,740	525	213
Total	3,519	920	412

Application for Admission

Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:
Fall	×
Winter
Spring	×
Summer

	Yes	No
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?	×
If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?	12 semester hours

Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
	Required of All	Recommended of All	Recommended of Some	Required of Some	Not Required
High school transcript				×
College transcript(s)	×
Essay or personal statement	×
Interview					×
Standardized test scores				×
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)	×

If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
	Priority Date	Closing Date	Notification Date	Reply Date	Rolling Admission
Fall	Apr-1				×
Winter
Spring	Oct-1				×
Summer

	Yes	No
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?		×
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

Transfer Credit Policies

Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:

2.0 / C

	Number	Unit Type
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:	60	semester hours

	Number	Unit Type
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:	80	semester hours

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:	64

Describe other transfer credit policies:

E. Academic Offerings and Policies

Special Study Options

Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.
Accelerated program	×
Cooperative education program	×
Cross-registration	×
Distance learning	×
Double major	×
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)	×
Exchange student program (domestic)	×
External degree program
Honors Program	×
Independent study	×
Internships	×
Liberal arts/career combination	×
Student-designed major	×
Study abroad	×
Teacher certification program	×
Weekend college
Other (specify):

Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:
Arts/fine arts	×
Computer literacy
English (including composition)	×
Foreign languages
History
Humanities	×
Mathematics	×
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical)	×
Social science	×
Other (describe):

Library Collections

The CDS Publishers will collect library data again when a new Academic Libraries Survey is in place.

F. Student Life

Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students and degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2017 who fit the following categories:
	First-time, first-year (freshman) students	Undergraduates
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresident aliens from the numerator and denominator)	75%	73%
Percent of men who join fraternities	6%	10%
Percent of women who join sororities	11%	16%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing	99%	49%
Percent who live off campus or commute	1%	51%
Percent of students age 25 and older	0%	1%
Average age of full-time students	18	21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)	18	21

Activities Offered

Identify those programs available at your institution.
Campus Ministries
Choral groups	×
Concert band	×
Dance	×
Drama/theater	×
International Student Organization	×
Jazz band	×
Literary magazine	×
Marching band
Model UN	×
Music ensembles	×
Musical theater	×
Opera
Pep band	×
Radio station	×
Student government	×
Student newspaper	×
Student-run film society	×
Symphony orchestra	×
Television station	×
Yearbook	×

ROTC

(program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps)
	On Campus	At Cooperating Institution	Name of Cooperating Institution
Army ROTC is offered:	×
Naval ROTC is offered:		×	Boston Univ (nurses only)
Air Force ROTC is offered:		×	Boston University

Housing

Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.
Coed dorms	×
Men’s dorms
Women’s dorms
Apartments for married students
Apartments for single students	×
Special housing for disabled students
Special housing for international students
Fraternity/sorority housing
Cooperative housing
Theme housing	×
Wellness housing	×
Other housing options (specify):	×

G. Annual Expenses

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:	https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/northeastern
Provide 2018-2019 academic year costs of attendance for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.
Check here if your institution’s 2018-2019 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution’s final 2018-2019 academic year costs of attendance will be available:
Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2018-2019 academic year (30 semester or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits). A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).
	First-Year	Undergraduates
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS Tuition:	$50,450	$50,450
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Tuition: In-district
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS In-state (out-of-district):
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Out-of-state:
NONRESIDENT ALIENS Tuition:	$50,450	$50,450
REQUIRED FEES:	$937	$937
ROOM AND BOARD: (on-campus)	$16,880	$16,880
ROOM ONLY: (on-campus)	$8,940	$8,940
BOARD ONLY: (on-campus meal plan)	$7,940	$7,940
Comprehensive tuition and room and board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition and room and board fees):
Other:

	Minimum	Maximum
Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition	12	16



Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?		No


Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?		No

If yes, what percentage of full-time undergraduates pay more than the tuition and fees reported in G1?

Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:
	Residents	Commuters (living at home)	Commuters (not living at home)
Books and supplies	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
Room only	x	x	$8,940
Board only	x	$2,250	$7,940
Room and board total (if your college cannot provide separate room and board figures for commuters not living at home):	x	x
Transportation	$900	$900	$900
Other expenses	$900	$900	$900

Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges (tuition only)
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS In-district:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS In-state (out-of-district):
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Out-of-state:
NONRESIDENT ALIENS:

H. Financial Aid

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, “total degree-seeking” undergraduates) in the following categories. (Note: If the data being reported are final figures for the 2016-2017 academic year (see the next item below), use the 2016-2017 academic year’s CDS Question B1 cohort.) Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for “non-need-based scholarship or grant aid” on the last page of the definitions section.)
	2017-2018 estimated	2016-2017 final
Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:	×

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?
Federal methodology (FM)
Institutional methodology (IM)	×
Both FM and IM

	Need-based $ (Include non-need-based aid used to meet need.)	Non-need-based $ (Exclude non-need-based aid used to meet need.)
Scholarships/Grants
Federal	$12,365,867	$1,648,475
State (i.e., all states, not only the state in which your institution is located)	$1,443,862	$225,493
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).	$160,491,492	$90,495,914
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college	$3,980,902	$10,373,049
Total Scholarships/Grants	$178,282,123	$102,742,931
Self-Help
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)	$34,729,256	$41,913,750
Federal Work-Study	$8,229,485
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)	$0	$0
Total Self-Help	$42,958,741	$41,913,750
Other
Parent Loans	$1,932,830	$11,655,046
Tuition Waivers Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.	$1,364,217	$3,699,031
Athletic Awards	$1,837,870	$11,270,707

Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergraduate (Incl. Fresh.)	Less Than Full-time Undergraduate
a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2016 cohort)	3108	18109
b) Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid	2170	8757
c) Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need	1358	6216
d) Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid	1358	6184
e) Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid	1322	5898
f) Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid	1179	5495
g) Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	634	2555
h) Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)	1358	2624
i) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)	100.0%	85.6%
j) The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)	$39,377	$34,461
k) Average need-based scholarship or grant award of those in line e	$35,423	$30,469
l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f	$5,636	$6,078
m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan	$4,212	$4,586

Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad (Incl. Fresh.)	Less Than Full-time Undergrad
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)	870	4868
o) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n	$19,358	$15,221
p) Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant	69	303
q) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p	$40,696	$37,174

Provide the number of students in the 2016 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor’s degree between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. Exclude students who transferred into your institution
Number and percent of students in class (defined in H4 above) borrowing from federal, non-federal, and any loan sources, and the average (or mean) amount borrowed. NOTE: The “Average per-undergraduate-borrower cumulative principal borrowed,” is designed to provide better information about student borrowing from federal and nonfederal (institutional, state, commercial) sources. The numbers, percentages, and averages for each row should be based only on the loan source specified for the particular row. For example, the federal loans average (row b) should only be the cumulative average of federal loans and the private loans average (row e) should only be the cumulative average of private loans.
Source/Type of Loan	Number in the class (defined in H4 above) who borrowed from the types of loans specified in the first column	Percent of the class (defined above) who borrowed from the types of loans specified in the first column (nearest 1%)	Average per-undergraduate-borrower cumulative principal borrowed from the types of loans specified in the first column (nearest $1)
a) Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
b) Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
c) Institutional loan programs.
d) State loan programs.
e) Private alternative loans made by a bank or lender.

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens

Indicate your institution’s policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available	×
Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not available
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:	558
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:	$18,146
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:	$10,125,203

Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
Institution’s own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
International Student’s Financial Aid Application
International Student’s Certification of Finances	×
Other (specify):

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
FAFSA	×
Institution’s own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE	×
State aid form
Noncustodial PROFILE	×
Business/Farm Supplement
Other (specify):


Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:	2/15
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis):
Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students (answer a or b):
a) Students notified on or about (date):	4/1
	Yes	No
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:		×
If yes, starting date:
Indicate reply dates:
Students must reply by (date):	5/1
or within _______ weeks of notification.

Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:
Loans
FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans	×
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans	×
Direct PLUS Loans	×
Federal Perkins Loans	×
Federal Nursing Loans	×
State Loans	×
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (specify):
Scholarships and Grants
NEED-BASED:
Federal Pell	×
SEOG	×
State scholarships/grants	×
Private scholarships	×
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds	×
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify):

Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.
	Non-Need Based	Need-Based
Academics	×
Alumni affiliation
Art
Athletics	×
Job skills
ROTC	×
Leadership	×
Minority status
Music/drama
Religious affiliation
State/district residency		×

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details below:

I. Instructional Faculty and Class Size

Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2017. Include faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for IPEDS/AAUP.
The following definition of full-time instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey (the part time definitions are not used by AAUP). Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Use the chart below to determine inclusions and exclusions:
	Full-time	Part-time
(a) instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty who are not paid (e.g., those who donate their services or are in the military), or research-only faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows	Exclude	Include only if they teach one or more non-clinical credit courses
(b) administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar, coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and may have faculty status	Exclude	Include if they teach one or more non-clinical credit courses
(c) other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses even though they do not have faculty status	Exclude	Include
(d) undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses, but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like	Exclude	Exclude
(e) faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay	Include	Exclude
(f) faculty on leave without pay	Exclude	Exclude
(g) replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with pay	Exclude	Include
Full-time instructional faculty: faculty employed on a full-time basis for instruction (including those with released time for research) Part-time instructional faculty: Adjuncts and other instructors being paid solely for part-time classroom instruction. Also includes full-time faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Employees who are not considered full-time instructional faculty but who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses may be counted as part-time faculty. Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic. Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, and Doctor of Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering, business, and public administration. Also includes terminal degrees formerly designated as “first professional,” including dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), or law (JD). Terminal degree: the highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch (architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts).

	Full-Time	Part-Time	Total
a) Total number of instructional faculty	1,310	433	1,743
b) Total number who are members of minority groups	237	44	281
c) Total number who are women	553	205	758
d) Total number who are men	757	228	985
e) Total number who are nonresident aliens (international)	80	18	98
f) Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree	1,236	224	1,460
g) Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
h) Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
i) Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
j) Total number in stand-alone graduate/ professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students

Student to Faculty Ratio

Report the Fall 2017 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students. Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.
Fall 2017 Student to Faculty ratio	14	to 1	(based on	___	students
			and	___	faculty).

Undergraduate Class Size

In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and class sections offered in the Fall 2017 term.

Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class section should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross-listings.

Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory, recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above, exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross-listings.

Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of class sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2017. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the “100+” column in the class section column and 40 times under the “20-29” column of the class subsections table.

Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled
Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers)
CLASS SECTIONS	2-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	100+	Total
	343	1,695	223	278	262	139	54	2,994

CLASS SUB-SECTIONS	2-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	100+	Total
	11	45	7	2	15	0	0	80

J. Degrees Conferred

Degrees conferred between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017

For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor’s degrees awarded. To determine the percentage, use majors, not headcount (e.g., students with one degree but a double major will be represented twice). Calculate the percentage from your institution’s IPEDS Completions by using the sum of 1st and 2nd majors for each CIP code as the numerator and the sum of the Grand Total by 1st Majors and the Grand Total by 2nd major as the denominator. If you prefer, you can compute the percentages using 1st majors only.
Category	Diploma/Certificates	Associate	Bachelor’s	CIP 2010 Categories to Include
Agriculture				1
Natural resources and conservation			1.12%	3
Architecture			1.91%	4
Area, ethnic, and gender studies			0.03%	5
Communication/journalism			5.68%	9
Communication technologies			0.03%	10
Computer and information sciences			4.73%	11
Personal and culinary services				12
Education				13
Engineering			15.38%	14
Engineering technologies				15
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics			0.51%	16
Family and consumer sciences				19
Law/legal studies				22
English			0.74%	23
Liberal arts/general studies			0.05%	24
Library science				25
Biological/life sciences			8.10%	26
Mathematics and statistics			1.49%	27
Military science and military technologies				28 & 29
Interdisciplinary studies				30
Parks and recreation				31
Philosophy and religious studies			0.21%	38
Theology and religious vocations				39
Physical sciences			1.89%	40
Science technologies				41
Psychology			3.80%	42
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services			1.38%	43
Public administration and social services			0.93%	44
Social sciences			11.85%	45
Construction trades				46
Mechanic and repair technologies				47
Precision production				48
Transportation and materials moving				49
Visual and performing arts			3.35%	50
Health professions and related programs			11.58%	51
Business/marketing			24.78%	52
History			0.48%	54
Other
TOTAL (should = 100%)	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

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Address Information

Source of institutional control (Check only one):

Classify your undergraduate institution:

Academic year calendar:

Degrees offered by your institution:

Undergraduates

Graduate

Persistence

Graduation Rates

For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Institutions

Fall 2011 Cohort

Fall 2010 Cohort

For Two-Year Institutions

2014 Cohort

2013 Cohort

Retention Rates

Applications

Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Admission Requirements

Basis for Selection

SAT and ACT Policies

Entrance exams

Freshman Profile

Admission Policies

Application Fee

Application closing date

Deferred Admission

Early admission of high school students

Common Application

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

Early Decision

Early action

Fall Applicants

Application for Admission

Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

Transfer Credit Policies

Special Study Options

Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:

Library Collections

Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students and degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2017 who fit the following categories:

Activities Offered

Identify those programs available at your institution.

ROTC

(program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps)

Housing

Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges (tuition only)

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?

Scholarships/Grants

Self-Help

Other

Tuition Waivers

Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid

Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants

Source/Type of Loan

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens

Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students (answer a or b):

Indicate reply dates:

Types of Aid Available

Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)

Scholarships and Grants

NEED-BASED:

Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2017. Include faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for IPEDS/AAUP.

Student to Faculty Ratio

Undergraduate Class Size

Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled

Degrees conferred between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017