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7 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
Northeastern University is known to be among the most popular universities in the world. The comparative rankings of Northeastern and Arizona State University in the recent years is given in the table below:
University Name | THE UR 2024 | THE UR 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Northeastern University | 201 | 201 |
Arizona State University | 182 | 201 |
New answer posted
7 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
THE ranks universities based on Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry Standards, and International Outlook. The ranking criteria elements along with its weightage is given as follows:
Times Higher Education Ranking Criteria for Northeastern University | Weightage |
|---|---|
Teaching reputation | 15% |
Student staff ratio | 4.5% |
Doctorate Bachelor ratio | 2% |
Doctorate staff ratio | 5.5% |
Institutional income | 2.5% |
New answer posted
7 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
The Times Higher Education Rankings is known to be one the top ranking bodies for providing world and university level rankings for universities around the world. The university level rankings of Northeastern University according to THE are given as follows:
| Year | Times Higher Education Rank |
|---|---|
| 2023 | #168 |
| 2024 | #201 |
| 2025 | #201 |
New answer posted
7 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
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:
University Name | QS WUR 2025 | QS WUR 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Northeastern University | #396 | #384 |
Arizona State University | #200 | #173 |
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7 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
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:
| Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences | 301 | 251 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 201 | 201 |
| Engineering and Technology | 264 | 324 |
| Global MBA | 151 | 151 |
| Law and Legal Studies | 301 | NA |
New answer posted
7 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
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:
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Best Graduate Law Schools | 73 | 71 |
| Best Graduate Nursing Schools | 86 | 78 |
| Biomedical Engineering PG | 43 | 42 |
| Chemical Engineering PG | 47 | 42 |
| Civil Engineering PG | 29 | 31 |
New answer posted
7 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
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
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Computer Science | 101 | 92 | 100 |
| THE (Times Higher Education) - Engineering | 151 | 151 | 176 |
| THE (Times Higher Education) - Life Sciences | 201 | 201 | 176 |
| QS - Pharmacy and Pharmacology | 151 | 201 | 201 |
| QS - Biological Sciences | 301 | 301 | 251 |
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