College Quick Facts

The College of Engineering at a Glance

The College of Engineering at Northeastern University is a leader in experiential education and interdisciplinary research, focused on solving global challenges and meeting societal needs through innovation. Our distinctive model of experiential learning, anchored by our signature cooperative education program, combined with our focus on use-inspired interdisciplinary research, has made us one of the top engineering schools in the world.

Undergraduate Enrollment - Fall 2024

3755

Undergraduate Students

4.3

Avg. GPA

42%

New First Year Are Women

Graduate Enrollment - Fall 2024

6282

Graduate Students

5432

MS Students, up 68% vs. 2020

843

PhD Students, up 23% vs. 2020

Academics (AY2024-25)

246

Tenured/TT Faculty

Teaching Faculty

Engineering Departments, ABET Accredited

over 110

BS, MS, PhD, minors, certificates

Research At-A-Glance

$104M

External Research Funding (FY2024) (plus more awards from KRI); up 35% from 2020

Research Centers and Institutes, funding by 8 federal agencies

141

Young Investigator Awards (as of Aug. 2024)

163

Patents (2018-Aug. 2024)

Experiential Learning

3274

Co-op Hires (AY2024)

2420

Co-op Employer Partners (AY2022-24)

Countries With Co-op Hires (AY2022-24)

States With Co-op Hires (AY2022-24)

Full-Time Job Offer From Co-op Employer (Class of 2022)

54%

Undergraduate

52%

Master's

Student Outcomes After Graduation (Class of 2023)

95%

Undergraduates are employed or in graduate school within 9 months after graduation

92%

Graduate students are employed or in graduate school within 9 months of graduation

Alumni Community

nearly 56000

Engineering Alumni Globally

Rankings

1st

Co-op/Internships 2025 (Northeastern University), USNWR

34th

Graduate Engineering Schools 2025, USNWR

35th

Undergraduate Engineering Schools 2025, USNWR