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Northeastern University

Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Official telephone: (617) 373-2000
Website: www.northeastern.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 17,990
Full-time undergraduates: 17,913
Part-time undergraduates: 77
Total graduate students: 6,954
Full-time graduate students: 6,049
Part-time graduate students: 905
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 70%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
14.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.8% Hispanic/Latino
45.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
16.8% Nonresident Alien
5.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
11.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
48.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
18.9% Nonresident Alien
6.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 73 acres
City or town school is located in: Boston
Population of city/town: 667,137
Online campus map: https://
www.northeastern.edu/
admissions/connect/visit

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: no
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Theme and gender-neutral housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Students required to live on campus: First- and second-year students must live on campus.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1993
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Law, Marine science, and African-American Institute libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
'Gallery 360,' state-of-the-art homeland security research facility; complex network research, drug recovery, high-rate non-manufacturing, subsurface sensing and imaging systems, and urban and regional policy centers; chemical and biological analysis, information assurance, urban health research, African-American, race and justice, and global innovation institutes.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills, Discipline-specific counseling.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, ; other counseling services provided on an individual basis.
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, ; other services provided on an individual basis.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, advocacy.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 18
Number of social sororities on campus: 11
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Huntington News
Number of honor societies: 16
Total number of registered organizations: 400
Campus-based religious organizations:
Agape Christian Fellowship, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Hillel, InterVarsity Multiethnic Christian Fellowship, Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry, Sojourn Christian Collegiate Ministry, Islamic Society
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Association, Multicultural Organization
International student organizations:
Asian Student Union, Haitian Student Unity, Italian Culture Society, Japanese Cultural Club, EurAsia Organization, Barkada, Lebanese Society, Russian-Speaking Club, Gulf Cooperation Council, International Coop Ambassadors, Student Organization for Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion, Venezuelan Student Unity; African, Caribbean, Latin American, Saudi Arabian, and South Asian Student Organizations; Armenian, Chinese, German American, Hellenic, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean American, Portuguese Brazilian, Somali, Taiwanese, Turkish, and Vietnamese Student Associations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Peter Roby,
Athletic Director
School colors: red and black
School mascot: Paws
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA, Colonial Athletic Association, Eastern Association of Rowing, Eastern Association of Women's Rowing, Hockey East

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Men's crewyesEastern Association of Rowing, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockeyyesHockey East, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)yesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Women's crewyesEastern Association of Women's Rowi, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockeyyesHockey East, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesColonial Athletic, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesColonial Athletic Association, NCAA Div. I
Athletic facilities:
athletic center, court, fields, natatorium, hockey rink, baseball diamond
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball (5-on-5), broomball, extreme dodgeball, flag football, 4v4 volleyball, co-rec floor hockey, open roller hockey, ice hockey, indoor soccer, Kan Jam, racquetball, squash
Club sports for men:
Alpine skiing, basketball, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, sailing, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for women:
Alpine skiing, basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse, powerlifting, rugby, sailing, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Boston
Nearest passenger train service: Boston
Nearest passenger bus service: Boston

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital, Deloitte & Touche, EMC Corp., Ernst & Young, Massachusetts General Hospital, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Roger Marino, co-founder of EMC and former owner of the Pittsburgh Pen (NHL), Sy Sternberg, Chairman and former CEO, New York Life Insurance
  • James F. Jeffrey, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq.

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