<p>Hey guys I was accepted into Northeastern and I at first didn't really consider it (tbh I forgot I had even applied). However, I've fallen for their co-op program. Although this is kinda vain, what do you think Northeastern is going to be ranked for 2015? It's gained 20 ranks in the past 3 years and this year there's been some substantial improvements on the applicants' stats. The SAT scores have increased to 1421 from 1400 last year (2 score) and the GPA has increased from 4.0 to 4.1. Also the number of applicants reached almost 50,000, which is huge. I was wondering how many ranks it could jump this year. Because, although this is very vain, I need some motivation to take it over Chapel Hill, Brandeis, or Wake Forest. Pardon the grammar errors. I'm a senior. Deal with it. XD</p>
<p>Oh here’s the source:
<a href=“Student applications, academic profile at all-time high - Northeastern Global News”>http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2014/03/applications-fall-2014/</a></p>
<p>I mean no one can really predict what their rank will be. It definitely won’t go down. As you’ve said their stats have gone up a descent amount, but they’d have to overcome BU to move up at all in the rankings and I’m not sure I see that happening just quite yet. But like I said, who knows. However, I definitely think within the 4/5 years that you would be there they would definitely go up if not this year. </p>
<p>Yeah I think rankings will continue to rise but a more gentle rate- most all the schools above NEU in the rankings are very well established and it will be hard to maintain the current level of increase given the stiff competition. I do believe it will pass BU by our graduation in 2018/2019.</p>
<p>NEU will not beat BU because of how big and generally known BU is in comparison to NEU. BU has been gaining a great deal of attention the last few years. The acceptance rate of BU has been dropping every single, as well as the number of applicants through both early decision and regular decision has been higher. BU also has a higher percent yield of applicants.</p>
<p>I am not sure what you mean. To me it seems BU has been long known as a well established school, and NEU is the one that is rising quickly as of late. The acceptance rate decreases yearly at NEU as well. NEU has one of the highest number of applicants in the country, definitely more than BU, though I’m not sure of the yield at either.</p>
<p>Just today NEU’s D’Amore-McKim passed BU’s business school as far as undergraduate business programs, according to Bloomberg’s business week- NEU jumped 6 spots to 19 while BU dropped 2 to 25. So NEU has already begun to beat BU. </p>
<p>BU will likely remain dominant in communications and possibly the hard sciences (though NEU’s huge new science complex could sway future applicants) but NEU will probably remain on top for business and sectors like comp sci, engineering, etc. who like making lots of money and connections while in school.</p>
<p>BU has the edge currently, no contest, but it looks as though that will change relatively soon.</p>
<p>@theworriedone; Let me guess. You are a BU student.
No, BU and NU have the same yield rate.</p>
<p>Actually, you may need to check your sources. BU has actually a couple thousand applicants greater than NEU. 54,161 applicants for this year, while NEU has reached its all time high at a little bit under 50,000. The acceptance rate at NEU has actually gone down very insignificantly over the years. <a href=“Northeastern receives record number of applications - Northeastern Global News”>http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2012/02/applications/</a>
<a href=“Northeastern applicants show outstanding academic profile - Northeastern Global News”>http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2013/03/applications-fall-2013/</a>
<a href=“Student applications, academic profile at all-time high - Northeastern Global News”>http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2014/03/applications-fall-2014/</a>
The yearly increase for NEU has remained a couple thousand applicants for the past few years. Compare this to the increase seen in BU.
<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/introducing-the-class-of-2016/”>http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/introducing-the-class-of-2016/</a>
<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/today/2013/meet-the-class-of-2017/”>http://www.bu.edu/today/2013/meet-the-class-of-2017/</a>
That is a total of around 9,000 extra applicants from one year to the next. NEU has also kept consistent class sizes according to those same links I posted. BU has been decreasing their number of seats for incoming freshman ( see first BU link class of 2016 then compared to the number of seats BU has currently <a href=“http://www.bu.edu/admissions/admitted/get-to-know-bu2018/”>http://www.bu.edu/admissions/admitted/get-to-know-bu2018/</a> ) This shows a definite decrease in acceptance rate, while NEU’s can be assumed to be very close to stagnant.
BU has recently joined Association of American Universities as well, a research organization. This means that BU’s sciences are definitely up a notch. This and the communications school is very dominant as you said. I do admit defeat in the business section, but it is rather expected due to the co-op program provided at NEU, which I do believe is a big benefit to NEU students.
In the end, I by no means want to degrade NEU, but I feel uncomfortable when people start speaking of one as being “better” than another. I feel the two are definitely very comparable and perhaps even equal. I do believe BU has an edge still and will continue to do so due to the fact that is has been a long established school and would not be so easily beat. BU has received an insurgence of popularity that some people do not really acknowledge. This causes me to believe that BU will most likely remain ahead of NEU in ratings. It is all personal opinion and speculation though. </p>
<p>@TimeSrOfBoston No, I am actually a senior in high school at the moment, accepted into both schools along with a couple others. And I stand corrected. <a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2014/01/30/national-universities-where-accepted-students-usually-enroll”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2014/01/30/national-universities-where-accepted-students-usually-enroll</a> I was looking at another college, but yes they appear to have the same percent yield. You; however, must be a NEU student since you either completely ignored or didn’t seem to notice errors posted about NEU previously.</p>
<p>NEU’s yield is lower/has not significantly increased as of late because of the recent surge of average stats of NEU admitted classes means NEU is now competing for a higher quality of students. For example, this year a ton of kids at my school applied to NEU. The kids who applied as a safety to Ivies were generally admitted, some with Honors some without. The kids who applied as a match/reach school (couple AP’s, good grades, EC’s, etc.) were not accepted (all but one who was waitlisted). Just a few years ago, all of these kids would have been admitted…not the case now. BU meanwhile has been stagnant, or at least at my school (and stagnant in good standing).</p>
<p>Just something that piqued my interest, you say BU has had an insurgence of popularity but that people aren’t noticing…it must not be a very big surgd then, no? Yet NEU has jumped spots like crazy and is 3rd I think on the up and coming list… people are noticing NEU.</p>
<p>Just wondering if USNWR is a credible source. Has BU’s acceptance rate at 46% and NEU’s at 32%.</p>
<p>(As of 2012)</p>
<p>Some things happen without people noticing. Notice the links I posted. BU jumped up around 9,000 applicants from the class of 2016 to class of 2017, while in 3 years NEU didn’t go up even close to that number. BU has also been increasing ranks faster than NEU. I believe in the USNEWS 2013 rankings, the schools were 51 and 56 respectively, and now BU is 41 and NEU is 49. As I said before, I do not mean any disrespect and I do believe the schools have their own benefits. It’s just that many people are speaking of how great NEU while neglecting BU. NEU made the list of up and coming schools in 2012, but still failed to climb as much as BU in the last year without BU even being on the up and coming schools ranking. Now BU is on it and I believe BU will continue to gain popularity. </p>
<p>Those statistics are correct. You can find the 46% rate in the year 2012 for BU in one of the links I posted. Same for NEU, but NEU’s acceptance rate has been 32% for a while, while BU’s is currently 34%</p>
<p>@theworriedone: You are trying to rationalize your decision to choose BU. </p>
<p>I have to laugh at how a couple off hand posts drove you to deep research on the topic. </p>
<p>You are using very selective information here… NEU received 1 app for every 18 seats, BU one for every ~14. Also, BU is tied with I think 5 other schools at 41.</p>
<p>I understand your point in saying not all changes need to be noticed, but if NEU is the one getting all the attention, they’re the ones who are going to improve even if BU deserves attention too.</p>
<p>And yes, similar acceptance rate at NEU but notably higher quality of admitted applicants.</p>
<p>(In regards to past NEU admitted students)</p>
<p>I don’t think you can say one is objectively better than the other. I was admitted to both, and will be choosing NEU for CS. I think the major is a significant factor for anyone in this scenario.</p>
<p>The point here:
-Both schools are comparable in almost any aspect as a whole. The numbers games people are playing is relatively minute and mean little with regard to quality of the school.
-Anyone who thinks one will keep rank over the other must know something very special. USNEWS rankings have them only with one tier difference. They also have NEU as #3 on the Up and Coming rankings, where BU is 14th.
-Both schools have upward quality trends.</p>
<p>I also know someone at my school choosing BU over NEU for medical. That makes complete sense to me, and I would possibly do the same.</p>
<p>I see both being comparably ranked for a while, but there is no reason they couldn’t switch order at some point, and maybe even switch back. I find it funny some people feel so adamantly that one will always be ranked better or worse etc…</p>
<p>With respect to that 9,000 applicant jump, I believe that was due to BU eliminating the SAT II requirement that year.</p>