From India · 2026–27
Applying to Northeastern University from India
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What's specific to students from India
Your school system
Northeastern requires your Indian Standard X board exam results, sent by your school, and highly recommends sending Standard XII board results, or predicted grades if they come after decisions. Every enrolling student sends final results; if they fall outside an acceptable range of your predictions, Northeastern can rescind the offer.
Official source · read on September 25, 2026
For every international applicant
English test
Northeastern waives the English test if, right before enrolling, you'll have completed four consecutive full-time years at schools where native English was the language of instruction for all courses except foreign languages. Ask for the waiver in your Application Status Check.
Official source · read on September 25, 2026
Financial aid
International students aren't eligible for financial aid at Northeastern, neither need-based grants nor federal aid. Every complete application is considered for merit scholarships.
Official source · read on September 25, 2026
The basics for 2026–27
- Application fee
- $75 (international applicants)
- Common App fee waiver
- Accepted
- SAT / ACT
- Optional
- English proficiency tests accepted
- Listed on the university's site
Your essays
Leave the board-exam essay behind
Board exams reward a thesis, a plan and a conclusion. A personal statement starts in a moment and lets the reader follow you through it. Watch for Indian-English phrasing such as “do the needful”, “prepone” or “I am having”, and explain things like JEE coaching in half a sentence: your reader may never have heard of it.
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