Colleges Like Northeastern University

If Northeastern University in Boston, MA is on your list, these 20 colleges are similar in ranking, selectivity, cost, and campus feel — a great way to find strong alternatives and schools you might not have considered, like Johns Hopkins University, Brown University and Vanderbilt University.

Northeastern University — Boston, MA · #40 · 5.2% acceptance · $66,162 · SAT 1,497

20 similar colleges

1. Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, MD · #43 · 6.4% acceptance · $65,230 · SAT 1,553
2. Brown University — Providence, RI · #29 · 5.4% acceptance · $71,412 · SAT 1,546
3. Vanderbilt University — Nashville, TN · #37 · 5.9% acceptance · $67,498 · SAT 1,549
4. Northwestern University — Evanston, IL · #33 · 7.7% acceptance · $68,322 · SAT 1,533
5. Rice University — Houston, TX · #35 · 8% acceptance · $64,144 · SAT 1,553
6. Williams College — Williamstown, MA · #38 · 8.3% acceptance · $68,560 · SAT 1,533
7. College of the Holy Cross — Worcester, MA · #50 · 17.6% acceptance · $64,500 · SAT 1,353
8. Duke University — Durham, NC · #23 · 5.7% acceptance · $68,758 · SAT 1,548
9. Boston University — Boston, MA · #69 · 11.1% acceptance · $68,102 · SAT 1,480
10. Amherst College — Amherst, MA · #72 · 9% acceptance · $70,480 · SAT 1,533
11. Tufts University — Medford, MA · #57 · 11.5% acceptance · $70,704 · SAT 1,513
12. Harvard University — Cambridge, MA · #13 · 3.7% acceptance · $61,676 · SAT 1,553
13. Dartmouth College — Hanover, NH · #25 · 5.4% acceptance · $68,268 · SAT 1,534
14. Princeton University — Princeton, NJ · #10 · 4.6% acceptance · $62,688 · SAT 1,553
15. Bowdoin College — Brunswick, ME · #52 · 7.1% acceptance · $67,832 · SAT 1,520
16. Barnard College — New York, NY · #63 · 8.8% acceptance · $69,888 · SAT 1,520
17. University of Chicago — Chicago, IL · #31 · 4.5% acceptance · $70,662 · SAT 1,554
18. University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA · #36 · 9.8% acceptance · $72,097 · SAT 1,495
19. Wellesley College — Wellesley, MA · #56 · 14.1% acceptance · $67,176 · SAT 1,520
20. Yale University — New Haven, CT · #17 · 3.9% acceptance · $67,250 · SAT 1,534

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