Northeastern University
College or university · Boston, Massachusetts
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
- 12,146
- Share of all students
- 39.0%
- Undergraduate / graduate
- 2,421 / 9,725
- Change since fall 2015
- +104.1%
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International students, fall by fall
Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").
U.S. nonresident students
Data table
| 2015 | 5,950 |
| 2016 | 6,506 |
| 2017 | 7,059 |
| 2018 | 7,035 |
| 2019 | 7,199 |
| 2020 | 6,687 |
| 2021 | 9,589 |
| 2022 | 10,807 |
| 2023 | 12,146 |
| Fall | All students | U.S. nonresident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31,159 | 12,146 | 39.0% |
| 2022 | 30,013 | 10,807 | 36.0% |
| 2021 | 28,167 | 9,589 | 34.0% |
| 2020 | 22,905 | 6,687 | 29.2% |
| 2019 | 22,207 | 7,199 | 32.4% |
| 2018 | 21,627 | 7,035 | 32.5% |
| 2017 | 21,489 | 7,059 | 32.8% |
| 2016 | 20,381 | 6,506 | 31.9% |
| 2015 | 19,940 | 5,950 | 29.8% |
Undergraduate and graduate
Fall 2023.
- Undergraduate2,421
- Graduate9,725
- Rank in Massachusetts by international students
- 1 of 92
- Share of Massachusetts's international students
- 17.4%
- Share of all U.S. international students
- 1.19%
Certified to enrol F-1 and M-1 students
Campuses on the SEVP certified school list.
| Campus | City | F-1 | M-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University | BOSTON | Yes | No |
| Northeastern University - Burlington | BOSTON | Yes | No |
| Northeastern University - Marine Science | BOSTON | Yes | No |
| Northeastern University-Charlotte | BOSTON | Yes | No |
How this school compares
Northeastern University reports 12,146 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 39.0% of its enrolment, against 15.2% across Massachusetts's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.
- Share of students from abroad, this school
- 39.0%
- Share across Massachusetts
- 15.2%
- Share across the United States
- 5.7%
- Change since fall 2015, this school
- +104.1%
- Change since fall 2015, Massachusetts
- +28.4%
- Boston University10,468
- Northeastern University Professional Programs3,644
- Berklee College of Music2,591
- University of Massachusetts-Boston1,732
- Suffolk University938
- MCPHS University935
- Emerson College796
- Bunker Hill Community College543
Sponsored jobs in Boston
Employers in Boston filed 34,155 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 10,335 job titles, at a median offered wage of $114,088.
- Applications since FY2022
- 34,155
- Employers filing
- 3,585
- Median offered wage
- $114,088
- Research Fellow1,731
- Software Engineer580
- Senior Software Engineer579
- Assistant Professor558
- Clinical Fellow469
- Software Developer378
- Software Engineer II376
- Resident375
- Associate357
- Software Development Engineer II348
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