Boston campus
Established in 1898, one of Northeastern’s three residential campuses and the heart of our global research enterprise
At our founding campus, Boston and its dynamic neighborhoods and industries will enrich your experience
Choose from our widest range of majors, combined majors, and undergraduate, graduate, and PhD degrees. Collaborate with world-class universities, institutes, hospitals, and tech and life sciences sectors on research for global impact. And discover all the ways to create positive change through an extensive network of community relationships.
44,000
total students, our largest student population in our network, 21,000+ undergraduate, 18,000+ graduate (Fall 2022)
110,000+
alumni in greater Boston
400+
student clubs and organizations
Campus and city life
Join a dynamic, urban campus community seamlessly connected to all that Boston has to offer. Tour our public art, explore how to make your student life experience your own, and take in a packed Huskies DogHouse on game nights.
Opportunities at our other New England campuses
Burlington
A 14-acre Massachusetts hub for world-class national security and defense research, and a magnet for science-based startups and home to the Kostas Institute for Homeland Security.
Nahant
Home to our Coastal Sustainability Institute and the only year-round urban, coastal sustainability lab on the nation’s Atlantic coast with research opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students in Massachusetts.
Portland
An engine for economic impact in Maine and New England, featuring industry-aligned graduate education, applied research, and an expansive entrepreneurial ecosystem, and home to Northeastern’s Institute for Experiential AI and the Roux Institute.
Beyond New England
More opportunities for collaboration and to live, learn, and innovate at our campuses in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.