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Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · official site ↗

Private nonprofitMaster's, Medium ProgramsSmall
50
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vs. 113 peers in its group

Northeastern University Oakland is a private nonprofit institution in Oakland, CA, classified by Carnegie as “Master's, Medium Programs.”

It enrolls about 464 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 113 peer institutions (Master's, Medium Programs · Private nonprofit).

On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 50 out of 100 within that peer group, a transparent composite of endowment per undergraduate, net tuition revenue per student, and instructional spend per student.

Its strongest standing relative to peers is full-time faculty share (100%, 100th percentile).

Its weakest is instructional spend / fte ($200).

Ibex's cross-metric scan flags: Undergrad enrollment down 43% since 2016; First-year retention 0% (below 60%).

Peer group

Master's, Medium Programs · Private nonprofit

113 institutions

Undergrad enrollment down 43% since 2016
First-year retention 0% (below 60%)
Policy & demographic exposure

How exposed Northeastern University Oakland is to the structural shifts reshaping higher ed: a composite structural-risk index plus the 2025 federal budget law’s endowment excise tax and Grad PLUS elimination and the demographic enrollment cliff. Only signals that apply to this institution are shown.

Enrollment cliff (home state)Projected change in the institution's home-state high-school graduates from 2025 to 2041 (WICHE). The U.S. total falls about 13%; a directional feeder-market signal, not an enrollment forecast.
-27.7%
Severe decline

Indicative signals, not forecasts — see each metric’s definition and the methodology. Endowment-tax and Grad PLUS figures appear only where the institution is actually exposed; “nationally” compares against all schools that report each signal.

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Financial Health Index
4.1
on a −4 to 10 scale
Financial Health IndexStable

NACUBO Composite Financial Index — the balance-sheet health score accreditors and institutional boards use to gauge financial health; bond-rating agencies track similar ratios. reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University (excluded from rankings and peer percentiles).

Primary reserve 35%8.3 mo
Reserves vs. debt 35%1.04×
Return on net assets 20%7.8%
Operating result 10%7.9%

Composite of four ratios on a strength-factor scale (−4 weak → 10 strong): below 3 falls short of the threshold for financial health, below 1 signals acute stress, and above 6 is strong. Computed from IPEDS FY2022-23, the most recent finance release (it lags the current year by 2–3 years). Branch campuses that report finances at a parent/system level can show distorted ratios. For informational benchmarking, not a credit rating or financial advice.

Revenue composition
Where the money comes from $2.22B total revenue · IPEDS FY2022-23

Reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University.

Tuition & fees is the largest single source at 66% of revenue.

Tuition & fees65.7%
Government grants & contracts11.0%
Auxiliary enterprises8.6%
Investment return6.1%
Private gifts & grants4.3%
Other revenue4.3%

Where each dollar of revenue comes from, as a share of total positive revenue. Sources are standardized across public (GASB) and private (FASB) reporting; a net investment loss in a down market is shown as 0% and excluded from the mix.

Net price by income
Average net price by family income After grant & scholarship aid · Scorecard 2024-25
$0–30K$8,161
$30–48K$10,185
$48–75K$26,241
$75–110K$9,898
$110K+$38,398

Average annual net price (total cost minus grant and scholarship aid) paid by federal-aid recipients in each family-income band. Lower-income bands often pay less where need-based aid is strong.

Financial Health
Net tuition revenue / FTETuition revenue per full-time-equivalent student after institutional aid/discounts — what tuition actually nets.
Strong
$30,304
99th percentile in peer grouppeer median $14,430
Instructional spend / FTESpending on instruction per FTE student — how much of the budget reaches the classroom.
Below peers
$200
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $9,031
In-state tuition & feesPublished in-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$67,778
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median $36,620
Out-of-state tuition & feesPublished out-of-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$67,778
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median $36,620
Avg annual cost of attendanceAverage total annual cost — tuition, fees and living costs — before aid.
$85,418
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median $49,820
Avg monthly faculty salaryAverage monthly salary of full-time faculty (IPEDS) — a proxy for faculty investment.
Strong
$14,244
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,500
Average monthly salary of full-time faculty, as reported to IPEDS.
Average net priceAverage yearly price families actually pay after grants and scholarships.
Average
$25,181
67th percentile in peer grouppeer median $22,486
Operating marginNet surplus as a share of total revenue — whether the institution runs in the black.
Strong
11.9%
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
Tuition dependencyTuition's share of total revenue — how exposed the budget is to enrollment swings.
65.7%
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
Tuition discount rateInstitutional grant aid as a share of gross tuition (IPEDS, private nonprofits only) — the tuition-discount rate. The share of sticker tuition handed back as aid; a high rate (the national average is ~56%) signals heavy price competition for students.
Moderate
25.8%
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
State appropriations shareState appropriations' share of total revenue — material for public institutions, near zero for private.
0%
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
Administrative cost shareInstitutional support (central administration, governance, general administration, fundraising, and under FASB the operation & maintenance of plant) as a share of total expenses — private nonprofit (FASB) institutions only, where the figure is comparable. An informational gauge of administrative intensity, not a measure of waste.
15.8%
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
Months of operating cushionMonths of operating expenses covered by expendable reserves — the institution's cash cushion.
Strong
8.3 mo
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
Reserves vs. debtExpendable reserves divided by long-term debt — whether reserves could cover the debt.
Adequate
1.04×
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
Return on net assetsChange in net assets over the year — whether the institution grew wealthier.
Strong
7.8%
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Northeastern University. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
Enrollment & Pipeline
Undergraduate enrollmentNumber of degree-seeking undergraduates (IPEDS fall headcount). A size measure, not a quality signal.
464
7th percentile in peer grouppeer median 1,224
Admission rateShare of applicants offered admission. Lower means more selective; open-admission schools report none.
16.7%
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median 78.3%
First-year retentionShare of first-time, full-time freshmen who return for a second year — an early signal of student fit and support.
Below peers
0.2%
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median 74.4%
Pell recipient shareShare of undergraduates on a federal Pell Grant — a proxy for the share from lower-income families.
26.7%
25th percentile in peer grouppeer median 32.6%
Student-faculty ratioStudents per instructional faculty member — lower usually means smaller classes and more contact.
14:1
77th percentile in peer grouppeer median 12:1
Students per instructional faculty member (IPEDS, fall 2023). Lower generally means smaller classes and more faculty contact, though the measure mixes undergraduate and graduate teaching and is institution-reported.
Enrollment cliff (home state)Projected change in the institution's home-state high-school graduates from 2025 to 2041 (WICHE). The U.S. total falls about 13%; a directional feeder-market signal, not an enrollment forecast.
Severe decline
-27.7%
— percentile in peer group
Projected change in the number of high-school graduates in the institution's HOME STATE from the class of 2025 (the national peak) to 2041, per WICHE's Knocking at the College Door, 11th Edition (Dec 2024). The 'enrollment cliff' is the post-2008 birth decline reaching college age; the U.S. total is projected to fall about 13% over this window. A college recruits from many states, so its home-state projection is an indicative directional signal of feeder-market pressure, not a forecast of that institution's own enrollment.
Average SAT score
1,472
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 1,135
Average SAT score of enrolled students who submitted scores (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). A selectivity and incoming-class signal — not a measure of institutional quality — and reported by fewer than half of institutions in the test-optional era. Schools that are test-optional or open-admission show none.
Admission yield
Average
17.1%
35th percentile in peer grouppeer median 20.5%
Share of admitted students who enrolled (IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023): students who enrolled ÷ students admitted. A demand signal — how many accepted offers the institution converts to enrollment. Higher yield generally reflects stronger demand, though binding early-decision programs and price positioning can inflate it. Open-admission institutions do not report admissions and show none.
Student body
Undergraduate race & ethnicity IPEDS 2024-25
Asian39.7%
White22.4%
International15.1%
Black6.9%
Hispanic/Latino6.5%
Two or more races5.4%
Unknown4.1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race and ethnicity, as reported to IPEDS (College Scorecard). “International” denotes nonresident students; “Unknown” means race/ethnicity was not reported.

Student Outcomes & Risk
Median earnings (10 yr)Median earnings of former students ten years after first enrolling (working, federally-aided students).
Strong
$92,538
99th percentile in peer grouppeer median $53,501
Median debt at graduationMedian federal loan debt graduates carry at the point they complete.
Average
$24,250
37th percentile in peer grouppeer median $25,000
3-yr cohort default rateShare of borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment. Lower is better.
Strong
2.3%
8th percentile in peer grouppeer median 6.3%
Share of borrowers who defaulted within three years of entering repayment (U.S. Dept. of Education official cohort default rate). Shown for the FY2017 borrower cohort — the most recent cohort whose full three-year default window closed before the 2020-23 federal student-loan payment pause. More recent cohorts are reported by the College Scorecard at essentially 0%, but that reflects the payment pause (no payments were due, so almost no one could default), not borrower health, so the pre-pause cohort is the last meaningful reading. Lower is better.
Share taking federal loansShare of students taking out federal loans — a borrowing-reliance signal.
48%
31st percentile in peer grouppeer median 55.6%
Full-time faculty shareShare of faculty employed full-time — higher generally means more availability and continuity.
Strong
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 60%
Debt-to-earnings ratioMedian graduate debt divided by median earnings — how heavy the debt load is versus what graduates earn. Lower is better.
Strong
0.26×
3rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 0.46×
Return on credentialMedian 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (annual cost × 4) — a rough payback ratio for the degree.
Average
0.27×
43rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 0.28×
Median 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (average annual cost × 4). A rough payback ratio: 1.0× means a graduate's annual 10-year earnings roughly equal the full four-year sticker cost. Earnings reflect federally-aided students; cost of attendance is the published sticker price before aid, so this is conservative relative to what families net of aid pay.
Loan repayment rate (3-yr)
78.7%
92nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 61.6%
Share of student-loan borrowers who had repaid at least $1 of their loan principal within three years of entering repayment (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Read it as context, not a simple good/bad score: a low rate can mean borrowers are struggling, but it can also mean many graduates have postponed payments while enrolled in graduate or professional school, which is common at selective schools and pushes their rate down. Unlike the cohort default rate, it is not distorted by the 2020-23 federal payment pause. Reported only where enough borrowers exist.
Top fields of study (bachelor's)

Northeastern University Oakland’s largest fields by completions, with graduate earnings (4 years out) and debt benchmarked against the same field at its peer group. Sparklines show the 8-year completions trend.

FieldCompletions / yrMedian earnings, 4 yrs outMedian debtEarnings premiumRisk score
Biological & Biomedical Sciences—$78,327
94th pct · 35 peers
—Above benchmark +104%Low · 31
Business, Management & Marketing—$113,620
100th pct · 94 peers
—Above benchmark +196%Moderate · 50
Computer & Information Sciences—$163,708
100th pct · 14 peers
—Above benchmark +326%Moderate · 41
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences—$80,233
63th pct · 79 peers
—Above benchmark +109%Low · 0
Social Sciences—$101,423
100th pct · 18 peers
—Above benchmark +164%Moderate · 50

All 5 top fields shown clear the CA state earnings-premium benchmark (indicative).

Earnings-premium status is an indicative estimate: median graduate earnings four years out vs the CA state median earnings of a high-school graduate (undergraduate credentials) or a bachelor’s-degree holder (graduate credentials) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2022 ACS 5-year). The official U.S. Department of Education determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.

The risk score (0–100) is an indicative blend of earnings-premium margin and the five-year completions trend—higher means a field pays closer to (or below) the benchmark and is shrinking. A directional screen, not an official determination.

See the interactive dashboard for all fields and credential levels (associate through doctoral). Source: College Scorecard Field of Study.

Frequently asked
How financially healthy is Northeastern University Oakland?
Northeastern University Oakland does not file its own IPEDS finance survey — its finances are reported by its parent institution, Northeastern University, which scores 4.1 (Stable) on the NACUBO Composite Financial Index (the −4 to 10 balance-sheet score accreditors and boards use), computed from IPEDS FY2022-23 finances. This parent-level figure is informational benchmarking, not a credit rating.
How selective is Northeastern University Oakland?
Northeastern University Oakland admits about 17% of applicants, and roughly 0% of first-year students return for a second year.
What is Northeastern University Oakland's student-faculty ratio?
Northeastern University Oakland reports a student-faculty ratio of 14:1 (IPEDS, fall 2023) — that is, about 14 students for every instructional faculty member.
How much does Northeastern University Oakland cost?
The average published cost of attendance is $85,418 and the average net price after aid is $25,181 (College Scorecard).
How much do Northeastern University Oakland graduates earn?
Median earnings ten years after entry are $92,538 (College Scorecard), measured across students who received federal aid.
Are Northeastern University Oakland's programs at risk under the federal earnings-premium test?
Indicatively, at Northeastern University Oakland, all 5 of the largest fields with available earnings data clear the CA state earnings-premium benchmark used by the 2025 federal test (effective July 1, 2026) — median graduate earnings (four years out) exceed those of a typical worker without the credential. This is an estimate using College Scorecard earnings vs ACS medians; the official Department of Education determination may differ.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent releases), with the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment Projections, field-demand outlook) and WICHE (enrollment-cliff projections). Figures lag the current academic year by roughly two to three years. Percentiles and medians are computed within the institution's peer group. Financial Resilience is a transparent composite — see each component above. Compiled by Ibex Insights.