Headcounts and Directory Information
Northeastern University (Northeastern) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Boston, MA. It has a total enrollment of 32,553 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 2,489 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Northeastern. The average faculty salary is $146,980 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 6,874 employees work at Northeastern. The average non-instructional staff salary is $97,947. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA |
| Phone Number | 617-373-2000 |
| Web | www.northeastern.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,766 Full-time / 723 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 6,121 Full-time / 753 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $146,980 |
| Staff Average Salary | $97,947 |
| Student Population | 32,553 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Northeastern University, there are 6,874 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 6,121 full-time and 753 part-time staffs work at Northeastern. By gender there are 3,145 male and 3,729 female employees.
Among them, 2,489 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 2,254 full-time and 731 part-time faculty. By gender there are 1,627 male and 1,358 female faculty teaching at Northeastern.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 6,874 | 3,145 | 3,729 | 6,121 | 2,774 | 3,347 | 753 | 371 | 382 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 2,985 | 1,627 | 1,358 | 2,254 | 1,264 | 990 | 731 | 363 | 368 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 488 | 150 | 338 | 482 | 150 | 332 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Management | 831 | 326 | 505 | 831 | 326 | 505 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 960 | 273 | 687 | 959 | 273 | 686 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 312 | 216 | 96 | 312 | 216 | 96 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 554 | 188 | 366 | 553 | 187 | 366 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 50 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 9 | 41 | - | - | - |
| Service | 208 | 164 | 44 | 206 | 162 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sales and related | 69 | 17 | 52 | 69 | 17 | 52 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 320 | 84 | 236 | 308 | 79 | 229 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 75 | 70 | 5 | 75 | 70 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 22 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | - | - | - |