Northeastern University received more than 75,000 undergraduate applications for the 2021-22 academic year—a record number that university officials attribute to a range of factors, including its leadership in experiential learning, a strengthening global brand, and a visibly successful reopening of the university during the pandemic.
Northeastern received 75,233 applications for fall 2021, a 17 percent jump from the previous year, when 64,428 students applied for the fall 2020 freshman class. Applications from students identifying as Black or African American increased by 29 percent; applications from students identifying as Hispanic or Latinx increased by 22 percent; and applications from students identifying as American Indian…
