Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston, and a leader in inter-disciplinary research, urban engagement, and the integration of classroom learning with real-world experience.

Northeastern integrates rigorous classroom studies with experiential learning, anchored by the nation's largest, most innovative cooperative education program. They have been a worldwide leader in experience-based learning for nearly a century.

The university-wide co-op program provides students with up to 18 months of professional experience with more than 2,000 co-op employers in Boston and around the globe. Northeastern also combines classroom studies with outstanding opportunities for research and service learning, and provide a network of support and advising to help students succeed in the lives they choose.

Northeastern pursues applied research with an interdisciplinary focus. Faculty members make discoveries that translate into solutions. Today, with corporations, government, and communities all looking to higher education to address societal problems, its long-held emphasis on applied research is bringing the University distinction in emerging fields, including biotechnology, nanotechnology, subsurface sensing and imaging, and urban public policy.

Northeastern is a leader in engaging its urban community. The University has responded to changing societal needs by forging academic and community service partnerships designed to improve the quality of urban life and provide learning opportunities for our students. With its work on economic development, affordable housing, public education, and urban health care, Northeastern has demonstrated its influence as one of the nation's premier urban universities.