Founded in 1898, Northeastern University emphasizes experiential learning, integrating classroom studies with real-world experience through its cooperative education program. The university has a global presence with campuses across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
| Nickname | Huskies |
| Motto / Slogan | Lux, Veritas, Virtus |
| Colour | Red, Black, and White |
| Mascot | Paws the Husky |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Address | Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States |
The Northeastern University College of Science embraces the “Good Power of Science” to forge excellence in research and education, with key contributions to our Northeastern Global University. We will innovate in high impact, cross-disciplinary, fundamental, and translational research toward solving crucial global challenges, for a healthy, equitable, and sustainable future. We will implement empowering Science education at every level, for everyone, everywhere. Through creative, research-linked, hands-in learning, College of Science students will emerge as confident, entrepreneurial, ethical problem-solvers who love to learn, with flexible skills for a vast set of careers. Essential for promoting excellence in all spheres, we will expand our diverse, inclusive, collaborative community, where each person is valued and belongs.
One of Northeastern’s biggest distinguishing features is its experiential learning model, which blends classroom instruction with real-world work experience. This is built into many degrees — not just optional!
Because experiential learning is integral — not optional — many Northeastern students secure job offers before graduation. Employer partners range from local startups to global companies. The co-op model helps you build practical, in-field expertise employers want. Students often graduate with less debt while gaining experience that boosts employability
Northeastern is a global research university with campuses in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., plus a growing global employer network. This means you can:
Work with organizations in different countries.
Tap into international co-ops and research opportunities.
Northeastern provides support structures that help students transition into professional life, like career design services, mentorship programs, and inclusive community networks for diverse student populations.
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Your Official High School Transcript must be submitted to Northeastern by your counselor or another school official. Transcripts should include any final grades from grades 9, 10, and 11; first-trimester or first-semester grades should be sent when they become available.
School Report
Counselor Recommendation and Teacher Recommendation
English Language Proficiency
International application requirements
View requirements on the admission page for international students.
Northeastern graduate program applications require the following items:
Some programs also require:
Application deadlines and additional requirements vary by program or college. Visit the college websites listed below for more details and to apply.
International Students:
Non-U.S. citizens and non-U.S. permanent residents may have additional application requirements, such as proof of English proficiency, a Foreign Credit Evaluation, and an I-20 request form. Visit our Applying as an International Student page for more detailed information.
Step One
Create your application through The Common Application or the Coalition Application (we accept both). Once you have created your application, please select Northeastern University to directly submit your application to us.
Apply via the Common Application Apply via the Coalition Application
Step Two
Make sure that you have submitted all required materials. Even if your application has been submitted, we cannot begin reviewing your file until all of your required materials have been received.
Step Three
To ensure all of the necessary documents have been submitted, and for updates or information about your application, visit your application status check.
POSTGRADUATE:
Email: [email protected]
Phone : 617.373.2200
New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
An internationally respected voice on the value of higher education, President Aoun has led the global expansion of Northeastern’s signature co-op program, bringing experiential learning opportunities to more than 140 countries. During his t... read more
He is the author of numerous articles and books, including Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (MIT Press, revised and updated 2024). In it, he expands on his initial blueprint for colleges and universities to meet the challenges and opportunities associated with the transformative effects of artificial intelligence. The book outlines three primary strategies through an updated lens: the importance of a new curriculum for the A.I. age called “humanics”; the case for experiential learning, the ideal delivery system for this new curriculum; and a call for higher education to place lifelong learning at the heart of the educational enterprise.
President Aoun came to Northeastern from the University of Southern California’s College of Letters, Arts & Sciences where he was the inaugural holder of the Anna H. Bing Dean’s Chair. He received his Ph.D. in linguistics and philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and advanced degrees from the University of Paris VIII (France) and Saint Joseph University (Beirut, Lebanon).
He was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques by the French government, and is a recipient of the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Academic Leadership Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a past Chair of the American Council on Education. Most recently, he received the Peter J. Tanous Founder’s award from the American Task Force on Lebanon for his exceptional achievements in education.
Winkelstein joined Northeastern from the University of Pennsylvania, where she served as Deputy Provost and the Eduardo D. Glandt President’s Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering and Neurosurgery. Over more than 20 years at Penn, she held several senior leadership positions, including Interim Provost, Vice Provost for Education, and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
At Penn, Winkelstein launched Penn First Plus, a program supporting first-generation and low-income students with financial aid, academic resources, and community. She co-led a $750 million initiative to recruit faculty in strategic academic fields and led efforts to strengthen teaching and expand faculty diversity.
Before joining Northeastern, Strother served as first assistant attorney general of the commonwealth of Massachusetts. In that role, she oversaw investigations and enforcement in areas such as public protection, healthcare and fair competition, energy and environmental enforcement, and criminal prosecutions. She also played a key role within the attorney general’s organizational development and inclusion office, establishing its employee well-being initiative.
Strother began her career as a clerk in San Francisco’s U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. She then spent two decades at the global law firm WilmerHale, including seven years as the firm’s deputy general counsel.
Referring to Northeastern as a “knowledge brand,” Armini has placed particular emphasis on promoting the university’s research enterprise and the thought leadership of its faculty. Armini also plays a central role in crisis management and serves as an advisor to the president on a range of internal and external issues.
Prior to joining Northeastern in October 2008, Armini spent 10 years in senior positions at Harvard University, most notably as associate dean for communications at Harvard Law School. In that role, he worked closely with then-dean Elena Kagan, now an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
The School of Law was also formally established in 1898 with the assistance of an advisory committee, consisting of James Barr Ames, dean of the Harvard Law School; Samuel Bennett, dean of the Boston University School of Law; and Judge James R. Dunbar. In 1903, the first Automobile Engineering School in the country was established, followed by a Polytechnic School in 1904 and a School of Commerce and Finance in 1907. Day classes began in 1909. In 1916, a bill was introduced into the Massachusetts Legislature to incorporate the institute as Northeastern College. After considerable debate and investigation, it was passed in March 1916.