Northeastern University

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.

For the year 2026, US News has ranked the Northeastern Civil Engineering PG courses at #31.

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:

Students can now apply for Summer and Fall Intake. the upcoming Northeastern Illinois University admission deadline for Spring intake 2026 is Nov 1, 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.

The students who are a part of the sports and athletics teams at Northeastern University are called to be the Huskies. They have competed in 13 varsity team sports in activities such as Hockey, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Soccer, and Cross Country.  

Northeastern University is known to be a part of the Division I athletic teams as well as their club and intramural sports. The university has more than 19 Division I athletic teams in the Boston campus. Other than this, Northeastern includes over 25 intramural and 60+ club teams for students in their Boston, Oakland and London campuses. Some of the sports offered at the university include Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Frisbee and Badminton, etc.  

Northeastern University has been recognised as a top tier R1 institution for research activities among top US colleges and universities by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The College of Engineering at Northeastern University has more than 240 tenured faculty members that have brought complementary areas of research expertise to address pressing global challenges. Northeastern's College of Engineering has over 20 multidisciplinary research center and institutes that offer funding from 8 federal agencies.