Freshman Applicants

Application Materials

• Completed Common Application or Coalition Application
• Application fee of $75
• Guidance counselor and teacher recommendations
• Secondary school transcripts with final junior year grades. First-semester or first-trimester grades should be submitted when they are available; first-quarter grades are not required. If you have been out of high school for more than one year, you must send the most up to date version of your transcript. Transcripts should be evaluated by a recognized credentialing agency (For transfer applicants who have earned credits at an international institution, please visit The Center for Educational Documentation).
• Early Action and Early Decision candidates should send their first-term grades as soon as they are available.
• Testing: Please note, it is your responsibility to ensure that any test scores are submitted directly to Northeastern University by the testing service.
  • High Schools in the US: Official SAT or ACT results. Northeastern’s CEEB College Code is 3667 / ACT College Code is 1880. Test scores must be sent to Northeastern directly from the testing agency.
  • High Schools outside of the US: SAT or ACT scores are not required and will not be considered for admission if submitted. Applicants are encouraged to submit results from nationally accredited exams that signify completion of secondary education and are required for entry into universities in their home country.
• English Proficiency: All students, regardless of citizenship must demonstrate English language proficiency when applying to Northeastern. You can meet the requirement if:
  • English is your native language.
  • You have lived, and studied, at a high school for 4 consecutive academic years, in the United States or another majority native English speaking country.
  • You submit, along with your application, official test results directly from the testing agency for one of the following English language proficiency tests:
    • TOEFL iBT (CEEB Code: 3667)
    • IELTS Academic
    • PTE Academic
    • C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency
  • Please see the International Students page for more information.

Enrollment Checklist

Please view your Application Status Check to view your enrollment checklist and next steps/important dates to note in order to enroll at Northeastern.

Next Steps

You will receive a number of communications in the coming months, including information on financial planning, registering for spring admitted student events, registering for New Student Orientation, housing and roommate assignments, and moving in, among other items. Please be sure to contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions if your email address changes. In addition, make sure to check your Application Status Check and your MyNEU Admitted Student Portal for the most up-to-date information.

What to Expect, and When

Here’s what admitted students can expect, and when.

1. Offer of Financial Assistance: Available At Time Of Admission Decision
2. New Student Orientation Information: In April, After Deposit Is Received
3. Health Report Form: In April
4. Information On Financial Planning, Billing, And Loans: May–July
5. Housing Assignment: Beginning In Mid-June
6. Information About the Mandatory Office of Global Services Sessions Scheduled For International Students With F-1 Visa: Beginning In Mid-June
7. Move-In Instructions and Campus Information: 
Beginning In Mid-August
8. First Billing Statement: Four To Six Weeks Before Start of Term
9. Health Insurance and Waiver Information: Four To Six weeks before Start Of Term, along with First Billing Statement
10. Student Employment Registration Information: During Orientation