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About Northeastern

About Northeastern

• The Northeastern Advantage

• Student & Faculty Stories

• Finding Your Fit

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• Required Materials

• Deadlines & Decisions

• First-Year Applicants

• International Applicants

• Early Decision Benefits

• Prospective Student Resources

• Transfer Applicants

• Transferring Credit

• Frequently Asked Questions

Apply Now Begin your journey to Northeastern here. Learn about our process, required documents, deadlines, and more. Academics

Academics

• Areas of Study

• Experiential Learning

• Enrollment Opportunities

• Specialized Entry Programs

• Honors & Scholars Programs

• Faculty & Research

• Academic Resources

• Pre-Professional and Graduate Programs

Apply Now Begin your journey to Northeastern here. Learn about our process, required documents, deadlines, and more. Cost & Financial Aid

Cost & Financial Aid

• Applying for Financial Aid

• Financial Aid for Admitted Students

• Merit Scholarships

Apply Now Begin your journey to Northeastern here. Learn about our process, required documents, deadlines, and more. Student Life

Student Life

• Dining on Campus

• Belonging at Northeastern

• Health and Safety

• Housing & Residential Life

• Student Clubs and Organizations

• Student Orientation

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Application Information Deadlines & Decisions

Familiarize yourself with the timeline for each application type so you never miss a beat.

• Early Decision I and Early Decision II

  If Northeastern is your number one college choice, and you are committed to attending if admitted, Early Decision is the admissions program that is right for you. Early Decision is ideal for students who are confident that we are the right fit—academically, socially, and financially. Early Decision (ED) applicants will be bound to their top preference if admitted into that program. This policy is true for any of our five first-year enrollment opportunities and if students select open to all opportunities. ED applicants will not be bound to an enrollment program if admitted into a program that was not their first-choice preference—a non-binding decision would be issued. All applicants are asked for their program preferences in the institution specific section of the application. Additional information regarding our enrollment opportunities may be found here. Please note, if you receive a binding admission, you are committed to attending and required to withdraw all applications from other institutions. 

  Learn more about our Early Decision Benefits. 

  You will have two opportunities to apply for Early Decision consideration: by November 1 for Early Decision I or by January 1 for Early Decision II. Early Decision II allows students who realize that Northeastern is their first choice later in the application process to demonstrate that interest.

  Early Decision I Application Deadline: November 1   Early Decision I Decision Notification: By January 1  

  Early Decision II Application Deadline: January 1   Early Decision II Decision Notification: By March 1

• Early Action

  Choose Early Action if Northeastern is a top choice—and you feel you can put your best foot forward at this earlier date since the Admissions Committee will not see your senior year grades or late fall standardized testing. Early Action is non-binding.  

  Application Deadline: November 1 Decision Notification: By February 15 

• Regular Decision

  Choose Regular Decision if you would like to have additional time to put the finishing touches on your application and for the Admissions Committee to review information from the first semester of your senior year in your application. Regular Decision is non-binding.

  Application Deadline: January 1 Decision Notification: By April 1

• Transfer

  To ensure that your application is reviewed for admission, all required documents should be received by the application deadline.

  Fall Application Deadline: April 1

  Fall Decision Notification: Decisions are released on a rolling basis; the latest notification date is June 30.

  Spring Application Deadline: October 15

  Spring Decision Notification: Decisions are released on a rolling basis; the latest notification date is December 15.

• FAFSA and CSS Profile

  Our financial aid deadline for the FAFSA is aligned with the CSS Profile deadline, allowing us to deliver more complete award notifications to admitted students at the time of their decision release.

  For additional information regarding aid, please see our Applying for Financial Aid page or contact Student Financial Services directly.

  FAFSA/CSS Submission Deadlines Early Decision I: November 15 Early Action: December 1 Early Decision II: January 15 Regular Decision: February 15 Fall Transfer: April 15 Spring Transfer: October 15

First-Year Application Decision Types

For first-year applicants, once you submit your application, you will receive one of the following admissions decisions:

• Starting at Northeastern’s Boston campus  
• Starting at Northeastern’s Oakland campus  
• Admission to The N.U.in Program: first semester at a global partner institution
• Admission to London Scholars: first year at Northeastern's London campus
• Admission to New York City Scholars: first year at the Marymount Manhattan College campus 
• Admission to NU Immerse: a yearlong program for English language acquisition
• Admission to Foundation Year: a yearlong program for selected students from the City of Boston
• Defer
• Waitlist 
• Deny

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