Northeastern University has led the way in experience-based education since its founding in 1898. Every day, our students reinforce their knowledge and see how they can make an impact in the world through a combination of industry-focused classroom instruction and real-world learning.
Our 80,000-square-foot campus stretches across three buildings in the South Lake Union neighborhood, a thriving hub of innovation in Seattle’s downtown. It’s surrounded by the headquarters of tech giants and industry leaders, allowing you to easily connect with the best of the best in your field.
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“Northeastern’s Seattle campus offers access to a variety of amenities, including opportunities to socialize and network with tech professionals. Courses involve practical learning through lab sessions, assignments, and code reviews. The student population is diverse, which aids in building up a fun, lively, and collaborative environment.” —Aleesha Reez, Master of Science in Information Systems ’21
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,500 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.