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Northeastern University Oakland

Northeastern University Oakland reports 464 undergraduates in Oakland, CA. Its federal reporting group is labeled Northeastern University. International students are a visible presence at Northeastern University Oakland — 15.1% of its 464 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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Northeastern University Oakland · Oakland, California · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 118888.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Northeastern University).

Shared outcomes cannot rank campuses. Reporting-group definitions.

Compare Oakland, CA with Boston, MA. Other profile: Northeastern University · Boston, MA (UNITID: 167358).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2020–21

family-income band

$14,854

family income
under $30k

$19,393

$30–48k

$18,187

$48–75k

$25,478

$75–110k

$32,406

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$25,1812023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Northeastern University Oakland has wandered from 2008 to 2020 — up to $27,423 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $22,037.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$23,493
2009	$24,260
2010	$24,990
2011	$27,423
2012	$25,539
2013	$25,161
2014	$25,097
2015	$24,848
2016	$24,558
2017	$22,774
2018	$22,202
2019	$24,949
2020	$22,037
2023	$25,181

IPEDS 14 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$85,4182024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Northeastern University Oakland has wandered from 2009 to 2021 — up to $63,047 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $47,187.

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$49,567
2010	$51,027
2011	$51,877
2012	$53,310
2013	$54,668
2014	$56,336
2015	$58,812
2016	$60,311
2017	$61,838
2018	$63,047
2019	$46,493
2020	$48,360
2021	$47,187
2024	$85,418

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$18,596
2001	$20,106
2002	$22,280
2003	$24,441
2004	$27,085
2005	$29,990
2006	$33,024
2007	$35,440
2008	$35,190
2013	$41,494
2014	$42,918
2015	$44,258
2016	$45,635
2017	$46,236
2018	$30,257
2019	$30,877
2020	$30,770
2021	$30,950
2023	$63,949

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Northeastern University Oakland reports published tuition of $67,778 in this record. Northeastern University Oakland's $67,778 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Northeastern University Oakland reports 464 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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64%entered Fall 2015Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Northeastern University Oakland has wandered from Fall 1995 to Fall 2015 entering cohorts — up to 73.6% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 64%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1995 cohort	60.6%
1996 cohort	59.7%
1997 cohort	62%
1998 cohort	65.3%
1999 cohort	67.8%
2000 cohort	68.1%
2001 cohort	57.1%
2002 cohort	61.3%
2003 cohort	62.3%
2004 cohort	61.5%
2005 cohort	57%
2006 cohort	63.1%
2007 cohort	61.4%
2008 cohort	71.8%
2009 cohort	65.4%
2010 cohort	66.5%
2011 cohort	69%
2012 cohort	73.6%
2013 cohort	56.7%
2014 cohort	65.2%
2015 cohort	64%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1995–2015

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Northeastern University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,523	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,844	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,259	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,032	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,750	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,785	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,406	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,382	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,000	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$8,941
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$10,077
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$11,515
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,376	$8,213
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,250	$8,068
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,500	$11,857
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,154	$13,907
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,716	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,500	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,481	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,936

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$60,855

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,530

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Northeastern University).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Northeastern University Oakland admitted 3,002 of 18,030 applicants in Fall 2024. The 16.7% rate describes that application pool.

16.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $63,949 tuition · 2023–24 464 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1420–15201600

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Admissions

Northeastern University Oakland reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Northeastern University Oakland’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 690–740 and Math was 730–780 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1420–1520 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	690	720	740
SAT Math	730	760	780
ACT Composite	32	32	33

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Northeastern University Oakland received 18,030 applications and admitted 3,002 (16.7%), with 446 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

16.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	73.9%
Fall 2002	73.3%
Fall 2003	73.2%
Fall 2004	82.9%
Fall 2005	77.3%
Fall 2006	74.5%
Fall 2007	64.4%
Fall 2008	54.8%
Fall 2009	56.8%
Fall 2010	57.3%
Fall 2011	57%
Fall 2012	62.6%
Fall 2013	68%
Fall 2014	76.1%
Fall 2015	71.6%
Fall 2016	84.4%
Fall 2017	87.1%
Fall 2018	85.5%
Fall 2019	75.8%
Fall 2020	91.1%
Fall 2021	79.8%
Fall 2023	16.5%
Fall 2024	16.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1420–1520Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1010	1270
Fall 2003	1010	1260
Fall 2004	1030	1280
Fall 2005	1010	1260
Fall 2006	970	1230
Fall 2007	1010	1250
Fall 2008	1010	1240
Fall 2009	1030	1250
Fall 2010	1010	1250
Fall 2011	1050	1280
Fall 2012	1040	1270
Fall 2013	1040	1250
Fall 2014	1020	1250
Fall 2015	1030	1290
Fall 2016	925	1233
Fall 2018	1008	1240
Fall 2019	1005	1290
Fall 2020	1055	1276
Fall 2021	1378	1413
Fall 2023	1390	1520
Fall 2024	1420	1520

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

32–33Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	27
Fall 2004	19	27
Fall 2005	21	27
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	21	27
Fall 2008	20	27
Fall 2009	22	27
Fall 2010	21	27
Fall 2011	24	29
Fall 2012	23	27
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	24	30
Fall 2016	23	29
Fall 2018	21	29
Fall 2019	19	29
Fall 2020	20	30
Fall 2021	30	31
Fall 2023	31	33
Fall 2024	32	33

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

464Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Northeastern University Oakland fell from 763 (Fall 2002) to 438 (Fall 2021).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	763
Fall 2003	735
Fall 2004	762
Fall 2005	881
Fall 2006	902
Fall 2007	931
Fall 2008	956
Fall 2009	914
Fall 2010	957
Fall 2011	924
Fall 2012	937
Fall 2013	974
Fall 2014	909
Fall 2015	852
Fall 2016	819
Fall 2017	757
Fall 2018	757
Fall 2019	699
Fall 2020	603
Fall 2021	438
Fall 2023	542
Fall 2024	464

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

0%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Northeastern University Oakland fell from 72% (Fall 2002) to 62% (Fall 2020).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	72%
Fall 2003 cohort	83%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	74%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	77%
Fall 2009 cohort	82%
Fall 2010 cohort	78%
Fall 2011 cohort	77%
Fall 2012 cohort	81%
Fall 2013 cohort	71%
Fall 2014 cohort	82%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	77%
Fall 2019 cohort	62%
Fall 2020 cohort	62%
Fall 2023 cohort	0%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Northeastern University Oakland

Faculty pay at Northeastern University Oakland averages $170,928 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Northeastern University Oakland as a primarily residential campus of 464 undergraduates — and 0.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Northeastern University Oakland's SAT section-percentile sums are 1420–1520 — their midpoint is above the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Northeastern University Oakland's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Northeastern University Oakland compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Northeastern University Oakland16.7%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Northeastern University Oakland$67,778

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Northeastern University Oakland's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Northeastern University).

Northeastern University reporting group (shared)$92,538

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

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Northeastern University Oakland, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Northeastern University Oakland	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	16.7%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$67,778	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$92,538Shared group value	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Northeastern University Oakland, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Northeastern University Oakland federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$163,708
Business/Commerce, General	$113,620
Economics	$101,423
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$80,233
Biology, General	$78,327

These 5 fields listed for Northeastern University Oakland measure earnings after completion. The $92,538 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Northeastern University).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Northeastern University Oakland report?

Northeastern University Oakland's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1420–1520 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Northeastern University Oakland's acceptance rate?

16.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,002 admitted from 18,030 applicants.

How much does Northeastern University Oakland cost?

At Northeastern University Oakland, tuition is $67,778. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Northeastern University Oakland report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $92,538. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

Hope International University — 33% admitted
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Pitzer College — 25.2% admitted
California Institute of the Arts — 32.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.