Far WestUrbanPrivate4-year+ Reach

Northeastern University Oakland

A reach for almost every applicant, including very strong ones.

Oakland, CA542 students
Acceptance Rate
17%
highly selective
Median SAT
1,472
Middle 50%: 1390–1520
Net Price After Aid
Sticker $63.9k
Graduation Rate
6-year, full-time

Northeastern University Oakland is a private institution in Oakland, CA with an acceptance rate of 17% and 542 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1390–1520 on the SAT.

About Northeastern University Oakland

A private 4-year urban university in Oakland, CA.

Northeastern University Oakland is a college in Oakland, CA. It enrolls roughly 542 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 17%. Admitted students typically score between 1390 and 1520 on the SAT.

Far WestUrbanPrivate4-year
Acceptance Rate
17%
Highly Selective
Total Enrollment
542
Small
Retention
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
17%
17 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA

Northeastern University Oakland is a reach school for the average admitted student profile. A reach for almost every applicant, including very strong ones. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Aim for an SAT of 1390+
    Hitting the 25th percentile puts you in the competitive range for admitted students.
  2. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  3. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Northeastern University Oakland. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,3901,520
1,472
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
3133
31
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Northeastern University Oakland after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $63,949
Average net price after aid
After grants and scholarships
Pell Grant Recipients
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
Avg loan $22,000 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Northeastern University Oakland concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Retention
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Northeastern University Oakland. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White29%
  • Asian43%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Black6%
  • International7%

Gender

  • Female54%
  • Male46%
International
6%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
542

Outcomes after graduation

What Northeastern University Oakland graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$92.5k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
6-year, full-time

What this means

$93k is well above the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark.

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