Student Population at Northeastern
Total Enrollment
30,013
Undergraduate
16,302
Graduate
13,711
Online Enrollment
1,058
Men Students
14,266
Women Students
15,747
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 30,013 students have enrolled at Northeastern University - 16,302 undergraduate and 13,711 graduate.
By gender, 14,266 male and 15,747 female students are attending Northeastern University. By attendance status, there are 28,848 full-time students and 1,165 part-time students.
The number of students at Northeastern University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Princeton University and University of Chicago, its population is very large (average population is 16,646).
Northeastern University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,058 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Northeastern University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 14,266 male and 15,747 female students attending Northeastern. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.91 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Northeastern.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 16,302 | 16,278 | 24 |
Men | 7,153 | 7,138 | 15 |
Women | 9,149 | 9,140 | 9 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 13,711 | 12,570 | 1,141 |
Men | 7,113 | 6,566 | 547 |
Women | 6,598 | 6,004 | 594 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 9,865 White students (32.87%) and 4,092 Asian students (13.63%) at Northeastern University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northeastern University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Asian | 3,139 | 1,278 | 1,861 |
Black or African American | 896 | 268 | 628 |
Hispanic | 1,843 | 728 | 1,115 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 2 |
White | 6,843 | 3,097 | 3,746 |
Two or More Races | 1,049 | 427 | 622 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 218 | 104 | 114 |
Total | 16,302 | 7,153 | 9,149 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Asian | 953 | 409 | 544 |
Black or African American | 362 | 122 | 240 |
Hispanic | 453 | 185 | 268 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 0 |
White | 3,022 | 1,328 | 1,694 |
Two or More Races | 234 | 98 | 136 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 178 | 92 | 86 |
Total | 13,711 | 7,113 | 6,598 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 22,941 students whose age under twenty five and 1,911 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northeastern University.
Especially, 180 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northeastern University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 16,302 | 7,153 | 9,149 |
Under 18 | 180 | 60 | 120 |
18-19 | 8,676 | 3,367 | 5,309 |
20-21 | 5,320 | 2,578 | 2,742 |
22-24 | 2,036 | 1,083 | 953 |
25-29 | 74 | 55 | 19 |
30-34 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
35-39 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 16,302 | 7,153 | 9,149 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 13,711 | 7,113 | 6,598 |
18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20-21 | 497 | 261 | 236 |
22-24 | 6,231 | 3,268 | 2,963 |
25-29 | 5,087 | 2,671 | 2,416 |
30-34 | 1,238 | 594 | 644 |
35-39 | 372 | 179 | 193 |
40-49 | 224 | 113 | 111 |
50-64 | 56 | 25 | 31 |
65 and over | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 13,711 | 7,113 | 6,598 |
Online Student Population
At Northeastern University, 7,527 students (25.08% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,058 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 437 students live in Massachusetts where Northeastern University is located in and 552 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 30,013 | 16,302 | 13,711 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,058 | 46 | 1,012 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 6,469 | 3,973 | 2,496 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 22,486 | 12,283 | 10,203 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,058 | 46 | 1,012 |
Massachusetts Residents | 437 | 12 | 425 |
Other State in U.S. | 552 | 26 | 526 |
Outside of U.S. | 69 | 8 | 61 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |