Northeastern University

Most of the similarly ranked universities in USA have shown a slight improvement in their world ranks based on the Quacquarelli Symonds World Rankings. If we compare Northeastern University and Arizona State University, their QS world rankings are given in the table below:

Based on recent data some of the popular programs at Northeastern University are Global MBA, Business Analytics, Medicine and Performing Arts. The QS World Rankings for some of the top programs at the university are given as follows:

According to the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, Northeastern University has been ranked in the top 400 universities in the world. Some of the yearly world rankings of the university are given as follows:

Northeastern University is known to be one of the most popular universities in the world based on the US News Rankings. The comparative rankings of Northeastern University and Arizona State University is given in the table below:

Based on the Shiksha Popularity Rankings, the courses offered at Northeastern University such as MS, MBA and Law related are ranked at #48, #67 and #28 respectively. The US News and World Report course rankings of the university are given as follows:

According to the US News National Universities Rankings 2026, Northeastern University has received a national rank of #46. 

And as per the Global University rankings (US News), this university ranks at #220 in 2025. The global rankings of the university are given in the table below -

Other than the main university and world rankings, Northeastern University has also covered the rankings of different courses such as MS and MBA. The MS related course rankings according to various ranking bodies are given as follows

Northeastern University is one of the top ranked universities. The university is ranked at #384 in 2026 and #396 in 2025 according to QS.

This means that Northeastern University rankings are improving.

It is known for research and global opportunities which is offered to international students. The change in rankings for Northeastern throughout the years is given in the graph below:

For the year 2026, the students can now apply for Summer and Fall Intake, the upcoming Northeastern Illinois University admission deadline is Jun 15, 2026 and for Fall intake 2026, the student application can be made by Aug 1, 2026.

Below mentioned are the Northeastern Illinois University UG application deadlines 2026:

According to the Fall 2024 data, NU has a range of Faculty members, Staff members and research scientists on campus. Check the table mentioned below.