Northeastern University Healthcare Programs

Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Boston, Massachusetts. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Northeastern University?

Contact details for Northeastern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5005
Phone:	617-373-2000
Website:	www.northeastern.edu

How Do I Get Into Northeastern?

You can apply to Northeastern online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Northeastern

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northeastern?

With an acceptance rate of 7%, Northeastern is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 6%, and the acceptance rate for women is 8%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to Northeastern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 700 and 760. Math scores were between 740 and 790.

Northeastern received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 35. Math scores were between 30 and 0. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

Can I Afford Northeastern University?

The overall average net price of Northeastern is $57,809. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Northeastern, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $8,278 a year. That adds up to $33,112 over four years for those students.

Northeastern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 15,156 undergraduate students at Northeastern, with 15,131 being full-time and 25 being part-time.

There are also 7,749 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,131 full-time undergraduates at Northeastern, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northeastern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,629
Black or African American	621
Hispanic or Latino	1,375
White	6,796
International Students	2,426
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,284

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Northeastern University. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 146 countries are represented at Northeastern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Taiwan.

Northeastern University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	112	6	50	11	179
Pharmacy	57	0	0	85	142
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	132	0	0	0	132
Physical Therapy/Therapist	47	0	0	62	109
Speech Pathology & Audiology	6	0	82	0	88
Physician Assistant	0	0	48	0	48
General Public Health	0	0	45	0	45
Medical Informatics	0	0	35	0	35
Nurse Anesthetist	0	0	0	23	23
Pharmaceutical Sciences	6	0	8	6	20
Other Public Health	0	0	1	5	6
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	0	0	3	2	5
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	1	0	0	0	1
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	0	0	0	0
Audiology/Audiologist	0	0	0	0	0
Health Care Management	0	0	0	0	0
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing Science	0	0	0	0	0
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	0	0	0	0	0
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	361	6	272	194	833

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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