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Northeastern total enrollment is approximately 39,740 students. 23,184 are undergraduates and 16,556 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Northeastern undergraduate population is made up of 56.1% women, and 43.9% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Northeastern Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 9,625 | 41.5% |
| Asian | 4,985 | 21.5% |
| International | 3,191 | 13.8% |
| Hispanic | 2,482 | 10.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1,535 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 1,113 | 4.8% |
| Unknown | 228 | 1.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 46.4% of full-time grad students are women, and 53.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Northeastern Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 11,529 | 69.6% |
| White | 2,705 | 16.3% |
| Asian | 1,037 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic | 443 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 291 | 1.8% |
| Unknown | 280 | 1.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 267 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 14,720 | 37.1% |
| White | 12,330 | 31.0% |
| Asian | 6,022 | 15.2% |
| Hispanic | 2,925 | 7.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1,802 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 1,404 | 3.5% |
| Unknown | 508 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 0.0% |
Northeastern University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 49.0% |
| International | 22.6% |
| Asian | 9.8% |
| Unknown | 9.5% |
| Hispanic | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 3.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 20,681 female students and 19,059 male students at Northeastern.
Northeastern University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 20.8% of Northeastern students come from within the state, and 79.2% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 45 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 752 | 30.6% |
| New York | 355 | 14.4% |
| New Jersey | 274 | 11.1% |
| Connecticut | 165 | 6.7% |
| California | 146 | 5.9% |
Northeastern hosts approximately 37.0% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the multicultural environment of the campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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