by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Northeastern University Oakland, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The cost of attendance at Northeastern University Oakland is about $90,158.00 annually.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $67,778.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $22,380.00 |
| Total cost | $90,158.00 |
| That is 175% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $90,158.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$60,237.00 |
| Net price | $29,921.00 |
| That is 9% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $90,158.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$77,257.00 |
| Net price | $12,901.00 |
| That is 61% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
The tables below project a full degree at the current published cost.
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $25,181.00 |
Use Northeastern University Oakland Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Northeastern University Oakland comes to $22,000.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Moderate ($20-30k) debt-burden bucket.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,757.00 |
| 25th | $14,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $22,000.00 |
| 75th | $31,000.00 |
| 90th | $34,500.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt detail.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $21,950.00 |
| Middle income | $22,601.00 |
| High income | $21,500.00 |
On average, low-income graduates leave with $450.00 in extra median debt compared with high-income peers.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $21,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $22,249.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Northeastern University Oakland is $1,667.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Northeastern University Oakland is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.9% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Northeastern University Oakland come to $1,471,703,811.00 spread across 58,566 recipients.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 1 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $17,040.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veteran aid breakdown.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Northeastern University Oakland, think through the questions below:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.