My list

What Northeastern costs

Boston, Massachusetts · Private · 17,326 undergrads

Northeastern's sticker price was $88,412 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $29,060 on average after grants.

What does Northeastern cost?

$29,060 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $88,412.

Tap your family income:

Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000Not reported
$30,000–$48,000Not reported
$48,000–$75,000$2,038
$75,000–$110,000$11,758
over $110,000$49,705

Own a business or have divorced parents? Run Northeastern's own calculator.

Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000Not reported
$30,000–$48,000Not reported
$48,000–$75,000$2,038
$75,000–$110,000$11,758
Over $110,000$49,705

Run Northeastern's own calculator

Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Northeastern's own calculator can.

Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Northeastern cost less than BU, Tufts and Boston College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Northeastern$2,038$29,060
BU$52,880$36,503
Tufts$16,897$38,797
Boston College$9,615$38,930

The sticker price

$69,289
Tuition, 2025-26
$88,412
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
16%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$50,421
average grant for students who got aid.
24%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$20,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Northeastern University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $2,038 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $88,412. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Northeastern's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Northeastern University cost for a family earning $90,000?
Families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid $11,758 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $88,412. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Northeastern's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Northeastern University cost for a family earning $150,000?
Families earning over $110,000 paid $49,705 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $88,412. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Northeastern's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers