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Acceptance Rate 5.22%
Yield 53.75%
SAT Score 1,490
ACT Score 34
Applicants 98,425

Northeastern Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 5.22% at Northeastern University. Total 98,425 students applied and 5,133 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,490 and the average ACT score is 34.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate5.22%
Average Test Scores1,490 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 5.22%. A total of 98,425 students (42,678 men and 55,719 women) have applied to and 5,133 (2,058 men and 3,074 women) students admitted to Northeastern University.
Among them, 1,090 male and 1,668 female students have enrolled into Northeastern and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 53.75%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Northeastern
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants98,42542,67855,71900
Admitted5,1332,0583,07400
Enrolled2,7591,0901,66800
Acceptance Rate 5.22% 4.82% 5.52% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 53.75% 52.96% 54.26% - -
[Chart] Northeastern University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Northeastern, 653 applicants (24% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 203 applicants (7%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,490 at Northeastern. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,540 and 25th percentile score is 1,440.
The average ACT score is 34 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25th percentile score is 33.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Northeastern. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Northeastern with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Northeastern
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total144014901540
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing710730760
Math730760780
ACT Composite333435
Math303335
English333535
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Northeastern University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Northeastern
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Northeastern

The calendar system at Northeastern University is Semester. Northeastern University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences. Next table describes credits that Northeastern University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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