Northeastern University is a private university in MA, founded in 1898 and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 19,004, and the graduate enrollment is 8,598. Northeastern University is a highly selective school, receiving 64,459 applications and accepting 20.5% of applicants. Northeastern University’s athletics teams compete at the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, Northeastern University employs 1,424 full-time instructional staff (94% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 14:1 student to faculty ratio.