Northeastern University - Rankings

Rankings

Northeastern is one of the fastest rising schools in the U.S. News rankings. Since 2001, Northeastern has moved up 94 spots in the rankings. In the 2013 edition, US News and World Report rated Northeastern 56th in the Top National Universities category, ranking the university as a Tier 1 National Research University.

Additional Northeastern rankings include:

• 1st for Best Co-ops/Internships (US News and World Report) (2003, only time this characteristic was ranked)
  • Also in 2003, Northeastern's career services department was awarded top honors by Kaplan Newsweek's "Unofficial Insiders Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges and Universities."
• 1st for "Best Internships/Career Services" (Princeton Review) (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013)
• 2nd on the list of "Up-and-coming National Universities" US News and World Report (2010 and 2011)
• 4th by the Boston Business Journal in terms of the number of graduates who are current CEOs of Massachusetts Companies behind Harvard, MIT, and Boston College (Boston Business Journal Book of Lists 2010)
• 4th as one of "America's Most Entrepreneurial Campuses" (Forbes)
• Northeastern is also listed among 25 “Cutting-Edge Schools” in the 2008 edition of “You Are Here,” a college guide by Kaplan Publishing.
• 12th in Criminology (graduate) US News (2009)
• 12th on the list of "Top Entrepreneurial Programs" by the Princeton Review (2011)
• 13th on the list of "Best Graduate Schools 2009" for Computer Science, Programming Languages specialty (US News) (2008)
• 13th on the list of "Great College Towns" by the Princeton Review (2011)
• 14th in Architecture by the Key Institute (2009)
• 19th on the list of the "Most Desirable Large Schools" by Newsweek (2011)
• 39th in Pharmacy by (US News and World Report)(2012) .
• 47th by guidance counselors in the Top National Universities category (US News and World Report) (2010) .
• 61st on the list of "Best Computer Science Graduate Schools" (US News and World Report) (2009)
• Northeastern University College of Computer and Information Science - named as one of the top 10 innovative "IT Schools to Watch" by Computerworld magazine (2008)

Northeastern University College of Engineering

• 56th on the list of "Best Engineering Undergraduate Schools" (US News and World Report)(2010)
• 64th on the list of "Best Engineering Graduate Schools" (US News and World Report) (2011)

D’Amore-McKim School of Business (undergraduate program)

• 1st in internships according to (Business Week) (2007)
• 13th for international business (US News) (2007)
• 4th in the U.S. in entrepreneurship (Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review) (2009)
• 2nd in the nation (Business Week)(2010)
• In addition, Northeastern CBA students have dominated case competitions against other Boston area business schools winning 10 of the last 13 Business School Beanpot competitions.

''''Graduate School of Business Administration

• 56th on the list of "Best Business Graduate Schools" (US News and World Report) (2013)
• 56th on the list of "Best Business Graduate Schools" (US News and World Report) (2012)
• 86th on "Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2012"
• 56th in Full Time MBA, Top (2nd) Tier B-School, (Business Week) (2011)
• 62nd on the list of "Best Business Graduate Schools" (US News and World Report) (2011)

• Executive MBA program ranked in the top 50 in the nation by the Financial Times
• 1st in High Technology (MBA program) -"Top Techno MBA Survey" released by ComputerWorld Magazine.

School of Law

• 1st in public interest law by the American Bar Association. The law school was also ranked first in the same category by the National Jurist and preLaw Magazine .
• 71st - Top Graduate School of Law (US News and World Report) (2011)