Massachusetts students paid $51,522 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $2,025 more than the $49,497 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 77 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,254 students received grants or scholarships totaling $75.9 million and 1,339 students took out student loans totaling more than $9.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (21,627), 8,807 students used grants or scholarships totaling $248.3 million, and 5,032 students took out $29.8 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~4,109 | $45,530 | $47,653 | $49,497 | $51,522 | 13.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Northeastern University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 399 | 13% | $3,195,589 | $8,009 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 154 | 5% | $390,381 | $2,535 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 2,243 | 72% | $72,288,220 | $32,228 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 2,254 | 73% | $75,874,190 | $33,662 |
| Federal student loans | 1,336 | 43% | $8,005,298 | $5,992 |
| Other student loans | 56 | 2% | $1,089,083 | $19,448 |
| Student loan aid | 1,339 | 43% | $9,094,381 | $6,792 |
| Total student aid | 2,405 | 77% | - | - |
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