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Northeastern University
USINFO | 2013-09-27 17:34
Northeastern University
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Northeastern University (NU), is a private, secular, coeducational research university in Boston, Massachusetts. Northeastern offers undergraduate degrees in 96 majors and master's, doctoral, and professional degrees in 158 programs from 9 colleges and schools.
Founded in 1898, the university is the home of more than 35 specialized research and education centers. Its main campus is located in the Fenway Cultural District of Boston. Northeastern is classified as a RU/H institution (high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Among Northeastern's past and present faculty are several Guggenheim Fellows and a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Award" winner, a former Democratic nominee for President of the United States, and a Pulitzer Prize winner.
