The student population at Northeastern University is 32,553 (17,432 undergraduate and 15,121 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 12,613 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Northeastern is 53.55% which is increased by 3,735 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 8,878 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
1,730 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 739.81% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 25,044 where 32,553 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
53.55% of total students is undergraduate students and 46.45% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 3,735 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 8,878 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Northeastern.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northeastern University since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,963 where 17,432 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northeastern University since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,081 where 15,121 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northeastern University since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 30.74% and the percentage of black students is 3.71% at Northeastern University. 15.43% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 7.13% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 42.97% to 30.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 9.54% to 15.43%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.24% to 3.71%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.60% to 7.13%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8732 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8012 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northeastern University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,730 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 739.81% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northeastern University from 2015 to 2025.