Enrollment Trends at Northeastern University Professional Programs

The student population at Northeastern University Professional Programs is 8,264 (3,224 undergraduate and 5,040 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 215 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Northeastern University Professional Programs is 39.01% which is decreased by 295 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 80 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.54 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,037 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -40.28% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,456 where 8,264 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

39.01% of total students is undergraduate students and 60.99% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 295 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 80 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.54 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Northeastern University Professional Programs than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northeastern University Professional Programs since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,479	3,519	1,685	1,834	4,960	1,919	3,041
2014-15	10,102 1,623	3,689 170	1,687 2	2,002 168	6,413 1,453	2,662 743	3,751 710
2015-16	10,479 377	3,491 -198	1,521 -166	1,970 -32	6,988 575	2,934 272	4,054 303
2016-17	10,148 -331	3,221 -270	1,399 -122	1,822 -148	6,927 -61	2,862 -72	4,065 11
2017-18	11,104 956	3,769 548	1,794 395	1,975 153	7,335 408	3,082 220	4,253 188
2018-19	11,900 796	3,994 225	1,859 65	2,135 160	7,906 571	3,406 324	4,500 247
2019-20	11,857 -43	3,588 -406	1,606 -253	1,982 -153	8,269 363	3,528 122	4,741 241
2020-21	11,310 -547	3,238 -350	1,430 -176	1,808 -174	8,072 -197	3,294 -234	4,778 37
2021-22	10,918 -392	4,795 1,557	2,064 634	2,731 923	6,123 -1,949	2,627 -667	3,496 -1,282
2022-23	8,264 -2,654	3,224 -1,571	1,231 -833	1,993 -738	5,040 -1,083	2,018 -609	3,022 -474
Average	10,456	3,653	1,628	2,025	6,803	2,833	3,970

Northeastern University Professional Programs Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,653 where 3,224 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northeastern University Professional Programs since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,519	1,072	571	501	2,447	1,114	1,333
2014-15	3,689	1,467	702	765	2,222	985	1,237
2015-16	3,491	1,416	582	834	2,075	939	1,136
2016-17	3,221	1,603	665	938	1,618	734	884
2017-18	3,769	2,127	987	1,140	1,642	807	835
2018-19	3,994	2,177	977	1,200	1,817	882	935
2019-20	3,588	1,929	800	1,129	1,659	806	853
2020-21	3,238	1,528	603	925	1,710	827	883
2021-22	4,795	3,218	1,331	1,887	1,577	733	844
2022-23	3,224	1,808	604	1,204	1,416	627	789
Average	3,653	3,653	782	1,052	3,653	845	973

Northeastern University Professional Programs Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,803 where 5,040 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northeastern University Professional Programs since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,960	655	262	393	4,305	1,657	2,648
2014-15	6,413	802	338	464	5,611	2,324	3,287
2015-16	6,988	877	402	475	6,111	2,532	3,579
2016-17	6,927	898	441	457	6,029	2,421	3,608
2017-18	7,335	1,066	519	547	6,269	2,563	3,706
2018-19	7,906	1,386	599	787	6,520	2,807	3,713
2019-20	8,269	1,642	703	939	6,627	2,825	3,802
2020-21	8,072	1,971	747	1,224	6,101	2,547	3,554
2021-22	6,123	140	40	100	5,983	2,587	3,396
2022-23	5,040	228	62	166	4,812	1,956	2,856
Average	6,803	6,803	411	555	6,803	2,422	3,415

Northeastern University Professional Programs Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 29.26% and the percentage of black students is 6.44% at Northeastern University Professional Programs. 8.02% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northeastern University Professional Programs over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	12	422	845	467	4	3,666	132
2014-15	18	515	927	541	4	4,011	174
2015-16	18	507	888	584	4	4,047	206
2016-17	15	477	795	572	6	3,924	178
2017-18	16	590	817	565	5	3,872	194
2018-19	13	697	776	554	6	4,016	217
2019-20	9	726	715	627	4	3,832	199
2020-21	8	860	764	681	6	3,714	245
2021-22	5	984	672	691	4	3,779	337
2022-23	5	663	532	513	2	2,418	200
Average	12	644	773	580	5	3,728	208

Northeastern University Professional Programs Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,037 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 37% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -40.28% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northeastern University Professional Programs from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,102	5,085	1,552	3,465
2015-16	10,479	5,069	1,896	3,514
2016-17	10,148	4,673	2,677	2,798
2017-18	11,104	4,660	2,362	4,082
2018-19	11,900	4,491	2,337	5,072
2019-20	11,857	4,131	2,045	5,681
2020-21	11,310	5,060	2,932	3,318
2021-22	10,918	4,014	3,160	3,744
2022-23	8,264	3,037	1,583	3,644
Average	10,676	4,469	2,283	3,924

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