Northeastern University World Ranking - US News

Established in 1898, the Northeastern University (NU) is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. It also houses satellite campuses in North Carolina, Toronto, Washington and California. It is categorized as an R1 institution means Doctoral Universities with highest research activity  by the Carnegie Classification of Higher Education.

The university follows a semester based academic calendar. It comprises of numerous schools and colleges: School of Business; College of Arts, Media and Design; College of Computer and Information Science; College of Engineering; College of Health Sciences; School of Law; College of Professional Studies; College of Science and College of Social Sciences and Humanities. The most popular majors at Northeastern University include: Health Professions and Related Programs, Engineering, Social Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences and Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services.