Northeastern Comparisons

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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Northeastern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$48,390 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$54,354 lower in-state tuition	83% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$54,242 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$49,196 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$50,550 lower in-state tuition	86% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$50,254 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$54,376 lower in-state tuition	83% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Northeastern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$4,486 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$1,940 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$4,540 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$3,766 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$4,542 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$9,106 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$9,010 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$4,318 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$5,162 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$1,918 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,398 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$1,014 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$7,295 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$19,288 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$984 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$236 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$856 higher in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$1,662 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$2,202 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$25,632 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gordon College Wenham, MA	$35,462 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Northeastern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$49,352 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$55,231 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$55,595 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$48,233 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$58,780 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$45,118 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$47,104 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$46,188 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$58,822 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$58,698 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$66,162 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$57,209 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$66,162 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$57,537 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Northeastern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$3,366 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$3,474 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$2,524 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$1,088 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$1,614 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$3,152 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$634 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$5,250 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$5,683 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$1,247 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$3,750 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,106 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$1,650 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$3,474 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$4,144 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$1,182 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$918 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$3,726 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$4,868 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$764 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$668 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$2,081 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$8,502 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$12,992 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$2,612 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$6,888 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$4,180 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$1,128 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$12,762 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$4,526 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$7,812 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$3,357 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$3,438 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$4,317 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$7,468 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$1,438 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$12,622 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$2,798 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$2,700 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$19,582 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$12,902 lower in-state tuition	84% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$6,764 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$23,730 lower in-state tuition	81% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$512 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$274 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$4,608 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$1,670 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$4,632 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$700 higher in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Northeastern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$252 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$5,935 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$3,546 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$2,596 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$932 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$4,500 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$1,855 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$2,160 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$1,882 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$84 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$1,548 higher in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$372 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=167358.

Last updated: August 2026