Does anyone know this year's overall early decision admission rate? The link provided above just shows that early decision II had an admission rate of 20%? I'm wondering what the admission rate is for EDI?

Also, if you pick NU.in as your first choice, does that count in these ED rates? Since RD's rate is so low, it does take some strategizing to get into the Boston campus. Spending a semester in Italy or Ireland seems like a good way to get into Boston or am I missing something?

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Anonymous wrote:Northeastern's applications have gone from 91k in 2022, 96k 2023, to 98k 2024.

Those numbers are not fraudulent.

In 2020 it was 64k applications, 2019 62k, 2018 62k.

Yes the latest ones are fraudulent.

DP here. You and those like you seem to have so many claims in your posts, yet no citations. Fascinating.

It seems your time may be better spent on anything but colleges. Or facts.

You can easily Google those. The fraud is obvious.

Any chance you can point me to this google search that shows Northeastern is committing fraud? Thanks in advance.

"Are Northeastern Admission Stats Skewed?"
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/are-northeastern-admission-stats-skewed/2059788

"Northeastern’s acceptance rate plummets amidst new campus acquisitions and overcrowding concerns"
https://woof-mag.com/2023/05/04/northeasterns-acceptance-rate-plummets-amidst-new-campus-acquisitions-and-overcrowding-concerns/

"During the 2021-22 cycle Northeastern admitted almost 14,000 students, its highest population of students to date. Yet, this resulted in several issues, the most noticeable being overcrowding."

"To compensate for the number of students, the university implemented forced doubles, triples, and quads in residential buildings; rooms designed to fit one to two students can now house up to four. Despite modified, cramped accommodations students pay the same price."

"Northeastern’s facilities, like its three dining halls, became notoriously packed, with many students unable to find a place to sit and eat after using up a meal swipe. Marino Recreation Center, the primary student and faculty gym, became virtually impossible to find empty, with long lines frequently forming around popular equipment."

More evidence of fraud is that for Fall 2022 Northeastern is only reporting 6,191 acceptances in their own statistics ( https://facts.northeastern.edu/ ) despite reporting almost 14,000 acceptances elsewhere (above). The admission rate they are reporting is therefore less than half of the actual number.

The admission statistics coming out of Northeastern really are meaningless.

You can't be that obtuse. I have no dog in the hunt, but the admission statistics in the common data set are for Boston's campus. Everyone knows there are 1,000 NU.in students not counted in the CDS. Just like BU doesn't count their spring admits, or NYU their spring admits, or Hamilton. This isn't fraud. The only person who would use that word have a particular axe to grind.

+1 But to grind their axe repeatedly, and so often, reeks of mental illness. OP are you seriously perplexed why you were not admitted? Seriously?

Actual question.

Anonymous wrote:It's a combination of many good things put together.

- Great urban location, there are ton of kids who prefer good urban location. Boson is also one of the most popular.
- 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 top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination.

- Satisfaction based on retention rate. It's like top 5 among national universities.
- Good balance. The school pay 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 outcome is great.
- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25 schools.
- Sports and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has very good D1 hockey team and have little bit of everything for everyone.
- etc.

People choose for these reasons. That's the main thing.

If admission statistics were inflated a bit, that's a good news for the students.
That means it's little bit easier to get in than what we thought.
I hope that's true

The original question has been answered.

Not worth the back and forth with the hater who must have an alert to respond to this thread. I'm sorry for whatever you feel NEU did to you personally. It hurts when you (or your kid) gets rejected. But there is no need to spend so much time and energy hating. Move on.

If your kid is lucky enough to have gotten into NEU you will find there are lots of opinions. The only one that matters is what they think.

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Anonymous wrote:Northeastern's applications have gone from 91k in 2022, 96k 2023, to 98k 2024.

Those numbers are not fraudulent.

In 2020 it was 64k applications, 2019 62k, 2018 62k.

Yes the latest ones are fraudulent.

DP here. You and those like you seem to have so many claims in your posts, yet no citations. Fascinating.

It seems your time may be better spent on anything but colleges. Or facts.

You can easily Google those. The fraud is obvious.

Any chance you can point me to this google search that shows Northeastern is committing fraud? Thanks in advance.

"Are Northeastern Admission Stats Skewed?"
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/are-northeastern-admission-stats-skewed/2059788

"Northeastern’s acceptance rate plummets amidst new campus acquisitions and overcrowding concerns"
https://woof-mag.com/2023/05/04/northeasterns-acceptance-rate-plummets-amidst-new-campus-acquisitions-and-overcrowding-concerns/

"During the 2021-22 cycle Northeastern admitted almost 14,000 students, its highest population of students to date. Yet, this resulted in several issues, the most noticeable being overcrowding."

"To compensate for the number of students, the university implemented forced doubles, triples, and quads in residential buildings; rooms designed to fit one to two students can now house up to four. Despite modified, cramped accommodations students pay the same price."

"Northeastern’s facilities, like its three dining halls, became notoriously packed, with many students unable to find a place to sit and eat after using up a meal swipe. Marino Recreation Center, the primary student and faculty gym, became virtually impossible to find empty, with long lines frequently forming around popular equipment."

More evidence of fraud is that for Fall 2022 Northeastern is only reporting 6,191 acceptances in their own statistics ( https://facts.northeastern.edu/ ) despite reporting almost 14,000 acceptances elsewhere (above). The admission rate they are reporting is therefore less than half of the actual number.

The admission statistics coming out of Northeastern really are meaningless.

You can't be that obtuse. I have no dog in the hunt, but the admission statistics in the common data set are for Boston's campus. Everyone knows there are 1,000 NU.in students not counted in the CDS. Just like BU doesn't count their spring admits, or NYU their spring admits, or Hamilton. This isn't fraud. The only person who would use that word have a particular axe to grind.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern's applications have gone from 91k in 2022, 96k 2023, to 98k 2024.

Those numbers are not fraudulent.

In 2020 it was 64k applications, 2019 62k, 2018 62k.

Yes the latest ones are fraudulent.

DP here. You and those like you seem to have so many claims in your posts, yet no citations. Fascinating.

It seems your time may be better spent on anything but colleges. Or facts.

You can easily Google those. The fraud is obvious.

Any chance you can point me to this google search that shows Northeastern is committing fraud? Thanks in advance.

"Are Northeastern Admission Stats Skewed?"
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/are-northeastern-admission-stats-skewed/2059788

"Northeastern’s acceptance rate plummets amidst new campus acquisitions and overcrowding concerns"
https://woof-mag.com/2023/05/04/northeasterns-acceptance-rate-plummets-amidst-new-campus-acquisitions-and-overcrowding-concerns/

"During the 2021-22 cycle Northeastern admitted almost 14,000 students, its highest population of students to date. Yet, this resulted in several issues, the most noticeable being overcrowding."

"To compensate for the number of students, the university implemented forced doubles, triples, and quads in residential buildings; rooms designed to fit one to two students can now house up to four. Despite modified, cramped accommodations students pay the same price."

"Northeastern’s facilities, like its three dining halls, became notoriously packed, with many students unable to find a place to sit and eat after using up a meal swipe. Marino Recreation Center, the primary student and faculty gym, became virtually impossible to find empty, with long lines frequently forming around popular equipment."

More evidence of fraud is that for Fall 2022 Northeastern is only reporting 6,191 acceptances in their own statistics ( https://facts.northeastern.edu/ ) despite reporting almost 14,000 acceptances elsewhere (above). The admission rate they are reporting is therefore less than half of the actual number.

The admission statistics coming out of Northeastern really are meaningless.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern's applications have gone from 91k in 2022, 96k 2023, to 98k 2024.

Those numbers are not fraudulent.

In 2020 it was 64k applications, 2019 62k, 2018 62k.

Yes the latest ones are fraudulent.

DP here. You and those like you seem to have so many claims in your posts, yet no citations. Fascinating.

It seems your time may be better spent on anything but colleges. Or facts.

You can easily Google those. The fraud is obvious.

Any chance you can point me to this google search that shows Northeastern is committing fraud? Thanks in advance.

"Are Northeastern Admission Stats Skewed?"
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/are-northeastern-admission-stats-skewed/2059788

"Northeastern’s acceptance rate plummets amidst new campus acquisitions and overcrowding concerns"
https://woof-mag.com/2023/05/04/northeasterns-acceptance-rate-plummets-amidst-new-campus-acquisitions-and-overcrowding-concerns/

"During the 2021-22 cycle Northeastern admitted almost 14,000 students, its highest population of students to date. Yet, this resulted in several issues, the most noticeable being overcrowding."

"To compensate for the number of students, the university implemented forced doubles, triples, and quads in residential buildings; rooms designed to fit one to two students can now house up to four. Despite modified, cramped accommodations students pay the same price."

"Northeastern’s facilities, like its three dining halls, became notoriously packed, with many students unable to find a place to sit and eat after using up a meal swipe. Marino Recreation Center, the primary student and faculty gym, became virtually impossible to find empty, with long lines frequently forming around popular equipment."

No real mystery. NEU has a strategy of playing the enrollment management game well. For example, sending freshmen who can afford it away from Boston first semester. They don't count in Common Data Set because they're not actually martriculated in Boston. NEU doesn't set the CDS rule.

It's not cheating or overtly fraudulent, but it is a VERY rapid evolution to single digit acceptance rates and 70%+ yield rates.

NEU under Pres. Aoun took a build-the-ship-while-sailing approach to a global university. It's not trying to be MIT. Although I'm sure they love having acceptance and yield rates in the Cambridge-area range.

Bottom line-Don't hate the player, hate the game.

From NEU website

The Office of Enrollment Management is guided by three organizing principles that inform and direct our efforts on behalf of our students and communities.

The first is to nurture and sustain Northeastern University’s commitment to being an institution that serves students from every part of the world. Whether our learners live around the corner or in any corner of the globe, we seek to ensure our students feel welcomed, supported, and engaged with their chosen fields of study.

The second is to be a global leader in offering exceptional education to all students in the service of practical skills and knowledge. Whether they are focused on their first steps as an undergraduate or the next stage in the evolution of their careers, our extended community of learners will receive an education that provides them with the lifelong tools needed to better understand and address the challenges which face their communities.

The third is to be a highly efficient and ambitious customer-focused organization that strives to provide the best service for the thousands of learners who make up the Northeastern University community. Our mission is to ensure that their commitment to furthering their knowledge, skills, and understanding of the world is matched by our focus on world-class service for all who strive for a Northeastern University education.

https://enrollmentmanagement.sites.northeastern.edu/em-leadership/

Satyajit Dattagupta
Chief Enrollment Officer
Special Advisor to the President

Satya Dattagupta joined Northeastern as Chief Enrollment Officer and Senior Vice Chancellor in 2022. He also serves as Special Advisor the President and Senior Vice Chancellor. With a background in computer science and more than two decades in progressive enrollment management, he brings a focused data-driven enrollment and recruitment approach to lead the university’s growth.

Prior to joining Northeastern, Dattagupta was the Senior Vice President and Dean of Admissions for Enrollment Management and Graduate and Pre-College Strategy at Tulane University. He holds a Bachelor of Science and an MBA from Southwest Minnesota State University, where he was an international student, giving him a unique perspective on diverse global recruitment and enrollment efforts.

Dattagupta works closely with university colleagues, identifying strategies and opportunities to support the university’s long-term enrollment growth, innovation agenda, and sustainability. He oversees departments responsible for student recruitment, pricing and financial aid, admissions, and enrollment marketing and communications.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern's applications have gone from 91k in 2022, 96k 2023, to 98k 2024.

Those numbers are not fraudulent.

In 2020 it was 64k applications, 2019 62k, 2018 62k.

Yes the latest ones are fraudulent.

DP here. You and those like you seem to have so many claims in your posts, yet no citations. Fascinating.

It seems your time may be better spent on anything but colleges. Or facts.

You can easily Google those. The fraud is obvious.

Any chance you can point me to this google search that shows Northeastern is committing fraud? Thanks in advance.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern's applications have gone from 91k in 2022, 96k 2023, to 98k 2024.

Those numbers are not fraudulent.

In 2020 it was 64k applications, 2019 62k, 2018 62k.

Yes the latest ones are fraudulent.

DP here. You and those like you seem to have so many claims in your posts, yet no citations. Fascinating.

It seems your time may be better spent on anything but colleges. Or facts.

You can easily Google those. The fraud is obvious.

Show me the easy Google

This is really strange. Why would a poster come here and repeatedly claim that Northeastern's admission data is fraudulent? Did they pi** in you Wheaties? I mean the school gets nearly 100k applications. It is a very popular school that is hard as heck to get into. I don't know why that triggers certain posters.

Anonymous wrote:This is the strangest post I’ve seen in a while. I don’t get what the OP is getting out if this post and all if those arguments around NEU.

OP, if your child is doing well and happy at NEU, why do you care so much about cultivating public opinion about this school?

...in OP's dreams...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern's applications have gone from 91k in 2022, 96k 2023, to 98k 2024.

Those numbers are not fraudulent.

In 2020 it was 64k applications, 2019 62k, 2018 62k.

Yes the latest ones are fraudulent.

DP here. You and those like you seem to have so many claims in your posts, yet no citations. Fascinating.

It seems your time may be better spent on anything but colleges. Or facts.

You can easily Google those. The fraud is obvious.

Show me the easy Google

This is the strangest post I’ve seen in a while. I don’t get what the OP is getting out if this post and all if those arguments around NEU.

OP, if your child is doing well and happy at NEU, why do you care so much about cultivating public opinion about this school?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern's applications have gone from 91k in 2022, 96k 2023, to 98k 2024.

Those numbers are not fraudulent.

In 2020 it was 64k applications, 2019 62k, 2018 62k.

Yes the latest ones are fraudulent.

DP here. You and those like you seem to have so many claims in your posts, yet no citations. Fascinating.

It seems your time may be better spent on anything but colleges. Or facts.

You can easily Google those. The fraud is obvious.

Your mission is obvious and tired.

Just exposing obvious fraud.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern's applications have gone from 91k in 2022, 96k 2023, to 98k 2024.

Those numbers are not fraudulent.

In 2020 it was 64k applications, 2019 62k, 2018 62k.

Yes the latest ones are fraudulent.

DP here. You and those like you seem to have so many claims in your posts, yet no citations. Fascinating.

It seems your time may be better spent on anything but colleges. Or facts.

You can easily Google those. The fraud is obvious.

Your mission is obvious and tired.