Completed Common Application and required NU Supplement (simultaneous submission required)

Application fee: $75

Secondary school transcripts including senior-year first quarter and midterm grades when available. If you have been out of high school for more than one year, you must send a current version up to date.

Official SAT or ACT(with writing) results (Northeastern's CEEB College Code is 3667 / ACT College Code is 1880) November test scores will be considered for early action candidates if received by December 1; January test scores for regular decision candidates if received by February 15.

For applicants applying from outside the United States, SAT or ACT scores are optional, but recommended. Applicants who attend a high school in the U.S., or student athletes who must meet NCAA eligibility requirements, are required to submit their official SAT or ACT results.

Guidance counselor and teacher recommendations (available through Common Application Web site)

Transcripts from any college-level course work

Portfolio

Portfolio: recommended for art and graphic design and required for music technology and studio art applicants

For more specific details regarding the portfolio requirement for studio art, click here.

For more specific details regrading the portfolio requirement for Music Technology, click here.  

Early Action candidates should send their first-term grades as soon as they are available.

General Equivalency Diploma (GED) recipients should provide their official GED score reports and their most complete high school transcript.

Home schooled applicants should submit the Home School Supplement located on the Common Application website, an academic portfolio/transcript consistent with their state guidelines, and a list of all textbooks used. They must also provide proof that they will have met by the end of May of the year of graduation all requirements for an official high school diploma and submit an official final transcript, a GED, or a certificate of completion from your local school district or state board of education by the end of July of the year of matriculation.  Home-schooled students must submit the ACT with Writing exam or the SAT with Writing. In addition, they must submit two SATII Subject Tests, one test in Mathematics and an additional Subject Test of their choice. Students who are applying for science-based majors should take a Science Subject Test as their second exam. Applicants into the College of Engineering must take the Physics Subject Test as their second exam.

Non-traditional Grading Policy. Students who attend schools where narrative evaluations are used instead of traditional letter grades are required to submit the narratives to complete their applications. In the case of which do not provide traditional letter grades or narrative evaluations, applicants must submit SAT/ACT exam scores (with the Writing section) and two SAT II subject tests, including mathematics and an additional subject test of their choice. Students who are applying for science-based majors should take a science subject test. Applicants to the College of Engineering must take the physics subject test.

Northeastern seeks to enroll the most talented and academically qualified students, so even if your proficiency falls below our recommendations we have the expertise and necessary academic infrastructure to support students who need to improve their English skills. Our support system includes many on-campus resources and a dedicated pre-matriculation program called American Classroom.

Our strongly recommended scores for English proficiency are a 92 on the internet-based TOEFL exam (Reading sub score 22, Listening sub score 22, Speaking sub score 24 and Writing sub score 22), 6.5 on the IELTS exam and a 62 on the PTE exam.

Only students with these scores and above will be eligible for merit scholarship considerations.

It is your responsibility to ensure that any test scores are submitted directly to Northeastern University by the testing service.

Download a copy of the Freshman application checklist for a comprehensive list of required information.

Access the transfer equivalencies database here.

Completed Transfer Common Application and required NU Supplement (simultaneous submission required)

College Official Report available on the Common Application website

Application fee $75

Official College transcripts for all institutions of higher education you have attended 

Recommendation letter from an academic advisor, professor, or employer, on official letterhead and submitted in sealed envelopes. 

Portfolio recommended for art and graphic design majors and required for music technology and studio art applicants.

For more specific details regarding the portfolio requirement for Music Technology, click here. 

Additional Materials

If you have fewer than 24 semester hours of college-level academic work:

Official high school transcript or GED score report and SAT/ACT scores are required. If you have been out of high school for more than five years, these requirements are waived.

If you have completed at least one full semester of academic work:

Mid-term grades for the current term can be substituted for the high school transcript and SAT requirement. Download the mid-term grade report (PDF) from the Common App website.

Download a copy of the transfer application checklist for a comprehensive list of required information.

For  Pre-requisite coursework information, please see  the second page of transfer application checklist.

Download the transfer credit information here.

Access the transfer equivalencies database here.

International High School Students will need all of the High School required materials plus:

National Exam results as applicable. This can include GCE/GCSE exams (O-Level and AS-level), India Secondary School Examinations, Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Exams , and CAPE I, etc.

International Supplement to the Secondary School Report (this optional form is available through Common Application Web site)

The Declaration and Certification of Finances Form, indicating availability of funds equal to the amount required for attending Northeastern and paying for living expenses for a full year. The form for Fall 2013 - Spring 2014 is available here.

Transfer-in Verification form for F-1 and J-1 Visa Holders For International applicants currently studying in the United States and intending to enroll at Northeastern. Download the form here.

Proof of English Language proficiency: Northeastern seeks to enroll the most talented and academically qualified students, so even if your proficiency falls below our recommendations we have the expertise and necessary academic infrastructure to support students who need to improve their English skills. Our support system includes many on-campus resources and a dedicated pre-matriculation program called American Classroom.

Our strongly recommended scores for English proficiency are a 92 on the internet-based TOEFL exam (Reading sub score 22, Listening sub score 22, Speaking sub score 24 and Writing sub score 22), 6.5 on the IELTS exam and a 62 on the PTE exam.

Only students with these scores and above will be eligible for merit scholarship considerations

International Transfer Students will need all of the Transfer student required materials plus:

Transcripts evaluated by one of the recognized credentialing agencies (For transfer applicants who have earned credits at an international institution):

• World Educational Services
• Center for Educational Documentation
• Educational Credential Evaluators

Course descriptions and syllabi for all University courses

Access the transfer equivalencies database here.