About Northeastern
A global research university, powered by experience
Experience is at the heart of everything
we do
Founded in 1898, we’re renowned for our experiential learning model, high-impact research, deep partnerships, and worldwide reach. From day one, we’ve pursued innovative ways of teaching and research that place a premium on experience and engagement with the world. Today, our signature approach erases traditional boundaries, empowering not only students, but faculty, alumni, partners, and innovators to solve problems and pursue impact.
Opportunity is always in motion
We’ve created a one-of-a-kind global university system of 13 campuses, 49 alumni communities, and 3,000+ employer partners that forms a dynamic, diverse, and inclusive community. We create new opportunities for richer educational experiences and deeper collaborations across industries and disciplines to bring the right expertise together to go from promise to reality.
Our campuses
Find unique opportunities for experience-powered learning and discovery.
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ArlingtonVirginia
Our hub for research and graduate education at the intersection of technology, security, and policy
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BostonMassachusetts
Established in 1898, our first campus is a comprehensive hub for learning, discovery, and urban engagement
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BurlingtonMassachusetts
Home to world-class national security and defense research and a magnet for science-based startups
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CharlotteNorth Carolina
An engine for professional education in the life and health sciences
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LondonEngland
Our hub in Europe, with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees—including a U.S./U.K. double degree—and world-leading network science research
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MiamiFlorida
Graduate education and entrepreneurship programming to support the rapidly transforming finance and tech economies
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NahantMassachusetts
A vibrant center for coastal sustainability research and innovation
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OaklandCalifornia
Our West Coast undergraduate campus offering unique entrepreneurship and social impact programming, and home to the Mills Institute
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PortlandMaine
An engine for economic development with graduate degrees and research in technology, and home to the Roux Institute
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SeattleWashington
Graduate degrees and research focused on the region’s booming tech industry, and undergraduate summer programs
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Silicon ValleyCalifornia
Graduate education for high-tech fields in the heart of California’s Big Tech region
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TorontoOntario
Preparing professionals to thrive in high-demand fields in North America’s third-largest tech market
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VancouverBritish Columbia
Professional education aligned with British Columbia’s rising startup and high-tech ecosystem
The leader in global experiential learning
Providing you with the world’s most dynamic, rich, and global undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education
Research for global impact
Building powerful interdisciplinary teams of faculty and partners to solve widespread, global problems
Meet our president
Joseph E. Aoun, an internationally renowned scholar in linguistics, is a leading authority on global and experiential learning and is at the forefront of driving innovation in higher education. He is the author of Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, a blueprint for the future of learning.
Big ideas, big results
93%
of graduates employed full time or enrolled in graduate school within nine months of graduation (multi-year average since 2006)
$450M
in financial aid grants for 2023–2024
$282.4M
in external research awards for 2022–2023, up 480% since 2006
2,400+
employer partners hire our undergraduate and graduate students for short-term projects that contribute to their organization
Initiatives with purpose
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Climate change and sustainability commitmentDriving the ideas, discoveries, and action to make communities everywhere more sustainable, resilient, and equitable
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Diversity, equity, and inclusionCreating a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive, succeed, and feel a strong sense of belonging
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Academic Plan, Experience Unleashed
Going beyond the traditional boundaries of campus, and creating opportunities to learn, experience, and innovate wherever possible
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Take Action
Today, a vanguard of donors is driving Northeastern’s historic $1.3 billion fundraising campaign. With initiatives that span the globe, accelerating outcomes, we’re creating a better world right now. Learn more about our mission