After Northeastern: graduation, pay and debt
Boston, Massachusetts · Private · 17,326 undergrads
90% of Northeastern students finish within six years, the typical student earns $99,371 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$99.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
90%
finish within six years.
97%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20k
median federal debt at graduation.
79%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
90%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
97%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
88%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
93%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,108
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
91%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3,402
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
3.4%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$86,147
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$99,371
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
85%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$22,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$23,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,333
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
79%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
83%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
86%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: admissions.northeastern.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: admissions.northeastern.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers