Northeastern earned 159 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 14 in the top 1%, 59 in the top 5%, 52 in the top 10% and 34 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 373 in Most Popular for Computer Engineering, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 159 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 14 / 59
Highest placement: #1 of 373, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 22
Placements this edition: 437
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Northeastern University Earned?
Northeastern University holds 159 ranking badges across 22 fields of study, 73 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
14
Top 5%
59
Top 10%
52
Top 15%
34
Total
159
What Is Northeastern University Known For?
Northeastern University is best known for Engineering: 23 of its 147 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Computer Engineering, Other Engineering and Computer Information Systems.
How Does Northeastern University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Northeastern University earned 12 badges across 9 sports, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #6 of 820 in Baseball.
How Does Northeastern University Rank for Online Students?
Northeastern University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #60 of 61 in Most Popular Online for Natural Resources Conservation.
How Does Northeastern University Rank for Veterans?
Northeastern University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,572 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 32%).
College Factual’s rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Northeastern University appears in 437 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team