<p>I haven't visited the campus yet, but I was just curious about whether or not there was a real "campus." I know that it's definitely a city school, but is there a defined campus to speak of? With common areas and all that stuff.</p>
<p>Yes and no. It’s not like NYU where you’re just in the middle of the city. It’s more like the Norhteastern campus isn’t gated off from the rest of the city. The city streets run right through the campus, but it is essentially a campus. When I went to visit, I almost forgot it wasn’t separated from the city. It has the campus feel. It’s the best of both worlds I’d say.</p>
<p>I agree it is the best of both worlds. There are deinitely areas where you feel llike you are just on a college Campus: West Village, the area near the Student Center, Blackman Hall, and the “quad area”. But then you have a major thoroughfare Huntingon Ave, cutting right through the “campus”. Also you have Ruggles Station right at the edge of the quad. Not at all like BU or NYU. You can get a visual if you view the map on the NEU website but it is much better if you visit in person.</p>
<p>One thing about Northeastern’s campus is that it has a modern look and feel to it. As others have said, there is a campus but it’s mixed into the rest of the city. I highly suggest you try a campus tour.</p>
<p>For a city school, it does have a nice campus feel (except from crossing that wide street). It feels a little odd to haver Ruggles station there - but oh so convenient! </p>
<p>We were told that Northeastern was once more of a commuter school. so they’ve been able to expand into former parking lot areas.</p>
<p>^It’s even weirder having to walk through Ruggles multiple times a day to get anywhere from International Village, haha. But I think I may have gotten used to it :)</p>
<p>We’re thinking that Ruggles station would be a real plus for getting to co-ops. (You can live on campus during co-op sessions.) It seems to be a hub for trains and buses. </p>
<p>There are many other aspects of the campus that feel very college-like.</p>
<p>Ruggles is awesome… so much more convenient then walking to the green line stop (for us lazy folk). Sure, it can be sketchy at certain points in the day but you learn to deal with it pretty quickly.</p>
<p>I’m probably biased because I go to NEU but I think we have the best campus in Boston (outside of Harvard obviously). You can’t beat the access to public transit (orange and green line stops on campus, numerous bus routes, and Ruggles has commuter rail access) that we have and like a few other people have said, it has the campus feel but you still have all the benefits of being in the city. When I visited BU, I was really turned off by how massive the campus was and the lack of “green space.” At NEU, there are plenty of areas that are secluded enough from Huntington Avenue that you can escape the busy city and relax. I think the campus was one of the major reasons that I even decided to come here in the first place and I can’t say that I regret that.</p>
<p>to rye890, which commuter rail can you pick up at Ruggles?</p>
<p>The Needham, Franklin and Providence lines all run through Ruggles.</p>
<p>[MBTA.com</a> > Official Website for Greater Boston’s Public Transportation System](<a href=“http://www.mbta.com%5DMBTA.com”>http://www.mbta.com) will tell you more than you want to know about the T and other transit for Boston</p>