Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, California · Private · 464 undergraduates · oakland.northeastern.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
17%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1420 to 1520
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$101,410Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Northeastern University Oakland
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
17% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$101,410
a year in 2027-28, from a $101,410 sticker price
What to do with your 1470
Send your score
About 76% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1390, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: Apply - Northeastern University Oakland · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan1Early Decision II · January 1, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan1Regular Decision · January 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
17%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1420 to 1520
Reading and Writing 690 to 740
Math 730 to 780
ACT composite 32 to 33
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$101,410
a year
- Tuition$76,240
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000Not reported
- $30,001 to $48,000$1,351
- $48,001 to $75,000$1,022
- $75,001 to $110,000$5,820
- Over $110,000$56,132
Financial aidEstimate
67%
of freshmen receive grants
$57,948
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,620Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Come back for a second year
0.2%
Typical earnings
$99,371
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Northeastern University Oakland$123,077
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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