Why is Northeastern (NEU) so popular with both parents and students these days?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that the hater troll is banned, here's a grand summary of why it's popular for those who are curious and interested.

- Great urban location, there are tons of kids who prefer good urban locations. Boson is one of the top destinations.

- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location.
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was the top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination. However if you like more of a traditional looking larger campus in a remote location, it's not for you.  Visit the schools before making a choice.

- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's #3 together with Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, etc. Of course there might be people complaining about this and that, but you can see it's simply amazing.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

- Graduation rate is also great, #29 among national universities
https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate6Year/

- Good balance. The school pays much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools

- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately the outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, UChicago, Rice, WashU, Emory, etc.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

- It's famous for COOP but don't get it wrong. It's a research university first and plenty of research opportunities.
There are only 39 R1 private universities in the US, and Northeastern is one of hem. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools. #25 including LACs Based on average SAT when scores were mandatory in 2018.  Student body is also very diverse.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10

- No football team and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has a very good D1 hockey team and has a little bit of everything for everyone.
https://youtu.be/-yT83Ns1cAo?si=CjYgJt-A0RA3ux2T&t=497

- etc.

Of course a school can't be for everyone and fit is important. If your school must have a football team or Greek Life dominant culture, it's not for you.  It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular, it's a combination of many good things put together.  

+1

Nice summary.

DD will likely apply this fall.

Thanks.

I grew up near Boston and can’t believe Northeastern is being talked about this way. I’m sure it’s changed but give me a break. It wasn’t that long ago it was a commuter school. Like an urban George Mason that has also grown. They must have someone in admissions on this blog. It’s not a bad school it’s just not even close to being in the realm of some of the schools being compared.

You need to go way back to talk about it being a commuter school. Same with Boston College.
I don’t know why people need to compare the schools. There are schools all over the country that used to be something else. Does it have a strong program that the student is interested in should matter. Who cares where they rank in retention rate or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know the updated acceptance rate? It seemed like it was on track to go below 3% this year, which is truly impressive.

You’re hurting Northeastern, not helping it. Stop posting.

PP could be a troll or has genuine interest.
Whatever the case stop clicking and stop posting if you are not interested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that the hater troll is banned, here's a grand summary of why it's popular for those who are curious and interested.

- Great urban location, there are tons of kids who prefer good urban locations. Boson is one of the top destinations.

- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location.
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was the top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination. However if you like more of a traditional looking larger campus in a remote location, it's not for you.  Visit the schools before making a choice.

- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's #3 together with Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, etc. Of course there might be people complaining about this and that, but you can see it's simply amazing.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

- Graduation rate is also great, #29 among national universities
https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate6Year/

- Good balance. The school pays much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools

- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately the outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, UChicago, Rice, WashU, Emory, etc.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

- It's famous for COOP but don't get it wrong. It's a research university first and plenty of research opportunities.
There are only 39 R1 private universities in the US, and Northeastern is one of hem. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools. #25 including LACs Based on average SAT when scores were mandatory in 2018.  Student body is also very diverse.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10

- No football team and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has a very good D1 hockey team and has a little bit of everything for everyone.
https://youtu.be/-yT83Ns1cAo?si=CjYgJt-A0RA3ux2T&t=497

- etc.

Of course a school can't be for everyone and fit is important. If your school must have a football team or Greek Life dominant culture, it's not for you.  It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular, it's a combination of many good things put together.  

+1

Nice summary.

DD will likely apply this fall.

Thanks.

I grew up near Boston and can’t believe Northeastern is being talked about this way. I’m sure it’s changed but give me a break. It wasn’t that long ago it was a commuter school. Like an urban George Mason that has also grown. They must have someone in admissions on this blog. It’s not a bad school it’s just not even close to being in the realm of some of the schools being compared.

You need to go way back to talk about it being a commuter school. Same with Boston College.
I don’t know why people need to compare the schools. There are schools all over the country that used to be something else. Does it have a strong program that the student is interested in should matter. Who cares where they rank in retention rate or whatever.

Boston college was never a commuter school. Never.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that the hater troll is banned, here's a grand summary of why it's popular for those who are curious and interested.

- Great urban location, there are tons of kids who prefer good urban locations. Boson is one of the top destinations.

- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location.
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was the top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination. However if you like more of a traditional looking larger campus in a remote location, it's not for you.  Visit the schools before making a choice.

- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's #3 together with Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, etc. Of course there might be people complaining about this and that, but you can see it's simply amazing.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

- Graduation rate is also great, #29 among national universities
https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate6Year/

- Good balance. The school pays much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools

- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately the outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, UChicago, Rice, WashU, Emory, etc.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

- It's famous for COOP but don't get it wrong. It's a research university first and plenty of research opportunities.
There are only 39 R1 private universities in the US, and Northeastern is one of hem. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools. #25 including LACs Based on average SAT when scores were mandatory in 2018.  Student body is also very diverse.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10

- No football team and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has a very good D1 hockey team and has a little bit of everything for everyone.
https://youtu.be/-yT83Ns1cAo?si=CjYgJt-A0RA3ux2T&t=497

- etc.

Of course a school can't be for everyone and fit is important. If your school must have a football team or Greek Life dominant culture, it's not for you.  It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular, it's a combination of many good things put together.  

+1

Nice summary.

DD will likely apply this fall.

Thanks.

I grew up near Boston and can’t believe Northeastern is being talked about this way. I’m sure it’s changed but give me a break. It wasn’t that long ago it was a commuter school. Like an urban George Mason that has also grown. They must have someone in admissions on this blog. It’s not a bad school it’s just not even close to being in the realm of some of the schools being compared.

You need to go way back to talk about it being a commuter school. Same with Boston College.
I don’t know why people need to compare the schools. There are schools all over the country that used to be something else. Does it have a strong program that the student is interested in should matter. Who cares where they rank in retention rate or whatever.

That's pretty much the only thing hater trolls can attack.
However, retention rate is one of the most important metrics.

School A: 1 student out of 10 students decide not to return, 90% retention
School B: 1 student out of 100 students decide not to return, 99% retention
What does it it tell you?
It's closely related to the student support/service and satisfaction level.
It's one of the important factors in making college decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that the hater troll is banned, here's a grand summary of why it's popular for those who are curious and interested.

- Great urban location, there are tons of kids who prefer good urban locations. Boson is one of the top destinations.

- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location.
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was the top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination. However if you like more of a traditional looking larger campus in a remote location, it's not for you.  Visit the schools before making a choice.

- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's #3 together with Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, etc. Of course there might be people complaining about this and that, but you can see it's simply amazing.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

- Graduation rate is also great, #29 among national universities
https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate6Year/

- Good balance. The school pays much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools

- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately the outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, UChicago, Rice, WashU, Emory, etc.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

- It's famous for COOP but don't get it wrong. It's a research university first and plenty of research opportunities.
There are only 39 R1 private universities in the US, and Northeastern is one of hem. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools. #25 including LACs Based on average SAT when scores were mandatory in 2018.  Student body is also very diverse.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10

- No football team and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has a very good D1 hockey team and has a little bit of everything for everyone.
https://youtu.be/-yT83Ns1cAo?si=CjYgJt-A0RA3ux2T&t=497

- etc.

Of course a school can't be for everyone and fit is important. If your school must have a football team or Greek Life dominant culture, it's not for you.  It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular, it's a combination of many good things put together.  

+1

Nice summary.

DD will likely apply this fall.

Thanks.

I grew up near Boston and can’t believe Northeastern is being talked about this way. I’m sure it’s changed but give me a break. It wasn’t that long ago it was a commuter school. Like an urban George Mason that has also grown. They must have someone in admissions on this blog. It’s not a bad school it’s just not even close to being in the realm of some of the schools being compared.

You need to go way back to talk about it being a commuter school. Same with Boston College.
I don’t know why people need to compare the schools. There are schools all over the country that used to be something else. Does it have a strong program that the student is interested in should matter. Who cares where they rank in retention rate or whatever.

Boston college was never a commuter school. Never.

Really?

From BC website

"Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to educate Boston’s predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community. It opened its doors on September 5, 1864, in a building on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, a “small streetcar college” for commuting students."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that the hater troll is banned, here's a grand summary of why it's popular for those who are curious and interested.

- Great urban location, there are tons of kids who prefer good urban locations. Boson is one of the top destinations.

- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location.
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was the top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination. However if you like more of a traditional looking larger campus in a remote location, it's not for you.  Visit the schools before making a choice.

- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's #3 together with Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, etc. Of course there might be people complaining about this and that, but you can see it's simply amazing.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

- Graduation rate is also great, #29 among national universities
https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate6Year/

- Good balance. The school pays much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools

- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately the outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, UChicago, Rice, WashU, Emory, etc.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

- It's famous for COOP but don't get it wrong. It's a research university first and plenty of research opportunities.
There are only 39 R1 private universities in the US, and Northeastern is one of hem. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools. #25 including LACs Based on average SAT when scores were mandatory in 2018.  Student body is also very diverse.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10

- No football team and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has a very good D1 hockey team and has a little bit of everything for everyone.
https://youtu.be/-yT83Ns1cAo?si=CjYgJt-A0RA3ux2T&t=497

- etc.

Of course a school can't be for everyone and fit is important. If your school must have a football team or Greek Life dominant culture, it's not for you.  It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular, it's a combination of many good things put together.  

+1

Nice summary.

DD will likely apply this fall.

Thanks.

I grew up near Boston and can’t believe Northeastern is being talked about this way. I’m sure it’s changed but give me a break. It wasn’t that long ago it was a commuter school. Like an urban George Mason that has also grown. They must have someone in admissions on this blog. It’s not a bad school it’s just not even close to being in the realm of some of the schools being compared.

You need to go way back to talk about it being a commuter school. Same with Boston College.
I don’t know why people need to compare the schools. There are schools all over the country that used to be something else. Does it have a strong program that the student is interested in should matter. Who cares where they rank in retention rate or whatever.

Boston college was never a commuter school. Never.

Really?

From BC website

"Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to educate Boston’s predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community. It opened its doors on September 5, 1864, in a building on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, a “small streetcar college” for commuting students."

Facts and citations > DCUM trolls

[Anonymous]

https://beacon.bc.edu/the-long-view/

When Patrick Stokes ’64 first stepped onto the Boston College campus as an undergraduate student in 1961, there were only a handful of residence halls on campus. McElroy Commons was the newest building. Carney Hall didn’t exist. Neither did Higgins Hall, nor Robsham Theater Arts Center, nor the Brighton campus. But by 1964, when he graduated, Pat had begun to see rapid change on the horizon with the opening of three residence halls—Roncalli, Williams, and Walsh—to accommodate the growing number of students who needed to live at the Heights.

“Boston College was considered a commuter school back then,” says Pat Stokes. “And now students come from across the country and all over the world,” he continues. “We have some of the top programs, and we are recognized throughout the United States.”

[Anonymous]

I don't think anyone disputes Northeastern's retention rate is top 10 in the country.

Part of the reason is pretty simple. Some schools, especially larger publics, have to weed out kids. It's the nature of the business.

Northeastern admits to the university, and not to a college and/or degree. They just try to get the smartest kids they can. Obviously the ones who show up are academically capable.

If you get into Northeastern, you will graduate from Northeastern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that the hater troll is banned, here's a grand summary of why it's popular for those who are curious and interested.

- Great urban location, there are tons of kids who prefer good urban locations. Boson is one of the top destinations.

- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location.
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was the top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination. However if you like more of a traditional looking larger campus in a remote location, it's not for you.  Visit the schools before making a choice.

- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's #3 together with Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, etc. Of course there might be people complaining about this and that, but you can see it's simply amazing.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

- Graduation rate is also great, #29 among national universities
https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate6Year/

- Good balance. The school pays much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools

- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately the outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, UChicago, Rice, WashU, Emory, etc.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

- It's famous for COOP but don't get it wrong. It's a research university first and plenty of research opportunities.
There are only 39 R1 private universities in the US, and Northeastern is one of hem. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools. #25 including LACs Based on average SAT when scores were mandatory in 2018.  Student body is also very diverse.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10

- No football team and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has a very good D1 hockey team and has a little bit of everything for everyone.
https://youtu.be/-yT83Ns1cAo?si=CjYgJt-A0RA3ux2T&t=497

- etc.

Of course a school can't be for everyone and fit is important. If your school must have a football team or Greek Life dominant culture, it's not for you.  It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular, it's a combination of many good things put together.  

+1

Nice summary.

DD will likely apply this fall.

Thanks.

I grew up near Boston and can’t believe Northeastern is being talked about this way. I’m sure it’s changed but give me a break. It wasn’t that long ago it was a commuter school. Like an urban George Mason that has also grown. They must have someone in admissions on this blog. It’s not a bad school it’s just not even close to being in the realm of some of the schools being compared.

You need to go way back to talk about it being a commuter school. Same with Boston College.
I don’t know why people need to compare the schools. There are schools all over the country that used to be something else. Does it have a strong program that the student is interested in should matter. Who cares where they rank in retention rate or whatever.

Boston college was never a commuter school. Never.

It was. It began as a school for local Irish Catholic men at a time when Irish immigrants were pouring into Boston and not exactly welcome.

They left Boston proper to expand in chestnut hill. They went coed in the 1970s and kept growing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that the hater troll is banned, here's a grand summary of why it's popular for those who are curious and interested.

- Great urban location, there are tons of kids who prefer good urban locations. Boson is one of the top destinations.

- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location.
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was the top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination. However if you like more of a traditional looking larger campus in a remote location, it's not for you.  Visit the schools before making a choice.

- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's #3 together with Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, etc. Of course there might be people complaining about this and that, but you can see it's simply amazing.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

- Graduation rate is also great, #29 among national universities
https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate6Year/

- Good balance. The school pays much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools

- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately the outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, UChicago, Rice, WashU, Emory, etc.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

- It's famous for COOP but don't get it wrong. It's a research university first and plenty of research opportunities.
There are only 39 R1 private universities in the US, and Northeastern is one of hem. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools. #25 including LACs Based on average SAT when scores were mandatory in 2018.  Student body is also very diverse.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10

- No football team and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has a very good D1 hockey team and has a little bit of everything for everyone.
https://youtu.be/-yT83Ns1cAo?si=CjYgJt-A0RA3ux2T&t=497

- etc.

Of course a school can't be for everyone and fit is important. If your school must have a football team or Greek Life dominant culture, it's not for you.  It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular, it's a combination of many good things put together.  

+1

Nice summary.

DD will likely apply this fall.

Thanks.

I grew up near Boston and can’t believe Northeastern is being talked about this way. I’m sure it’s changed but give me a break. It wasn’t that long ago it was a commuter school. Like an urban George Mason that has also grown. They must have someone in admissions on this blog. It’s not a bad school it’s just not even close to being in the realm of some of the schools being compared.

You need to go way back to talk about it being a commuter school. Same with Boston College.
I don’t know why people need to compare the schools. There are schools all over the country that used to be something else. Does it have a strong program that the student is interested in should matter. Who cares where they rank in retention rate or whatever.

Boston college was never a commuter school. Never.

Really?

From BC website

"Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to educate Boston’s predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community. It opened its doors on September 5, 1864, in a building on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, a “small streetcar college” for commuting students."

Facts and citations > DCUM trolls

Nope…real person sick of this thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that the hater troll is banned, here's a grand summary of why it's popular for those who are curious and interested.

- Great urban location, there are tons of kids who prefer good urban locations. Boson is one of the top destinations.

- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location.
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was the top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination. However if you like more of a traditional looking larger campus in a remote location, it's not for you.  Visit the schools before making a choice.

- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's #3 together with Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, etc. Of course there might be people complaining about this and that, but you can see it's simply amazing.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

- Graduation rate is also great, #29 among national universities
https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate6Year/

- Good balance. The school pays much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools

- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately the outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, UChicago, Rice, WashU, Emory, etc.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

- It's famous for COOP but don't get it wrong. It's a research university first and plenty of research opportunities.
There are only 39 R1 private universities in the US, and Northeastern is one of hem. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools. #25 including LACs Based on average SAT when scores were mandatory in 2018.  Student body is also very diverse.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10

- No football team and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has a very good D1 hockey team and has a little bit of everything for everyone.
https://youtu.be/-yT83Ns1cAo?si=CjYgJt-A0RA3ux2T&t=497

- etc.

Of course a school can't be for everyone and fit is important. If your school must have a football team or Greek Life dominant culture, it's not for you.  It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular, it's a combination of many good things put together.  

+1

Nice summary.

DD will likely apply this fall.

Thanks.

I grew up near Boston and can’t believe Northeastern is being talked about this way. I’m sure it’s changed but give me a break. It wasn’t that long ago it was a commuter school. Like an urban George Mason that has also grown. They must have someone in admissions on this blog. It’s not a bad school it’s just not even close to being in the realm of some of the schools being compared.

You need to go way back to talk about it being a commuter school. Same with Boston College.
I don’t know why people need to compare the schools. There are schools all over the country that used to be something else. Does it have a strong program that the student is interested in should matter. Who cares where they rank in retention rate or whatever.

Boston college was never a commuter school. Never.

Really?

From BC website

"Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to educate Boston’s predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community. It opened its doors on September 5, 1864, in a building on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, a “small streetcar college” for commuting students."

Facts and citations > DCUM trolls

Nope…real person sick of this thread

Stop clicking and posting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think anyone disputes Northeastern's retention rate is top 10 in the country.

Part of the reason is pretty simple. Some schools, especially larger publics, have to weed out kids. It's the nature of the business.

Northeastern admits to the university, and not to a college and/or degree. They just try to get the smartest kids they can. Obviously the ones who show up are academically capable.

If you get into Northeastern, you will graduate from Northeastern.

Unless they are cooking this metric too.

NEU tries to get the smartest kids they think will attend. Not the smartest kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Now that the hater troll is banned, here's a grand summary of why it's popular for those who are curious and interested.

- Great urban location, there are tons of kids who prefer good urban locations. Boson is one of the top destinations.

- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location.
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was the top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination. However if you like more of a traditional looking larger campus in a remote location, it's not for you.  Visit the schools before making a choice.

- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's #3 together with Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Rice, etc. Of course there might be people complaining about this and that, but you can see it's simply amazing.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

- Graduation rate is also great, #29 among national universities
https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate6Year/

- Good balance. The school pays much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools

- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately the outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools such as Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Brown, UChicago, Rice, WashU, Emory, etc.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

- It's famous for COOP but don't get it wrong. It's a research university first and plenty of research opportunities.
There are only 39 R1 private universities in the US, and Northeastern is one of hem. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools. #25 including LACs Based on average SAT when scores were mandatory in 2018.  Student body is also very diverse.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10

- No football team and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has a very good D1 hockey team and has a little bit of everything for everyone.
https://youtu.be/-yT83Ns1cAo?si=CjYgJt-A0RA3ux2T&t=497

- etc.

Of course a school can't be for everyone and fit is important. If your school must have a football team or Greek Life dominant culture, it's not for you.  It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular, it's a combination of many good things put together.  

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Nice summary.

DD will likely apply this fall.

Thanks.

I grew up near Boston and can’t believe Northeastern is being talked about this way. I’m sure it’s changed but give me a break. It wasn’t that long ago it was a commuter school. Like an urban George Mason that has also grown. They must have someone in admissions on this blog. It’s not a bad school it’s just not even close to being in the realm of some of the schools being compared.

You need to go way back to talk about it being a commuter school. Same with Boston College.
I don’t know why people need to compare the schools. There are schools all over the country that used to be something else. Does it have a strong program that the student is interested in should matter. Who cares where they rank in retention rate or whatever.

Boston college was never a commuter school. Never.

Really?

From BC website

"Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to educate Boston’s predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community. It opened its doors on September 5, 1864, in a building on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, a “small streetcar college” for commuting students."

Facts and citations > DCUM trolls

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think anyone disputes Northeastern's retention rate is top 10 in the country.

Part of the reason is pretty simple. Some schools, especially larger publics, have to weed out kids. It's the nature of the business.

Northeastern admits to the university, and not to a college and/or degree. They just try to get the smartest kids they can. Obviously the ones who show up are academically capable.

If you get into Northeastern, you will graduate from Northeastern.

Unless they are cooking this metric too.

NEU tries to get the smartest kids they think will attend. Not the smartest kids.

THIS.

[Anonymous]

Why does it matter if any college was a commuter college 40 or 50 years ago?