# Boston campus

**Source**: https://www.northeastern.edu/campuses/boston/
**Parent**: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/

Established in 1898, one of Northeastern’s three residential campuses and the heart of our global research enterprise

## At our founding campus, Boston and its dynamic neighborhoods and industries will enrich your experience

Choose from our widest range of majors, combined majors, and [undergraduate](https://admissions.northeastern.edu/), [graduate](https://graduate.northeastern.edu/), and [PhD](https://phd.northeastern.edu/) degrees. Collaborate with world-class universities, institutes, hospitals, and tech and life sciences sectors on research for global impact. And discover all the ways to create positive change through an extensive network of community relationships.

44,000

total students, our largest student population in our network, **21,000+** undergraduate, **18,000+** graduate (Fall 2022)

110,000+

alumni in greater Boston

400+

student clubs and organizations

## Campus and city life

Join a dynamic, urban campus community seamlessly connected to all that Boston has to offer. Tour our [public art](https://publicart.northeastern.edu/), explore how to make your [student life](https://studentlife.northeastern.edu/) experience your own, and take in a packed [Huskies](https://nuhuskies.com/) DogHouse on game nights.

[Plan your visit](https://admissions.northeastern.edu/visit/visit-campus/)

## Resources

- Snell Library

  A newly renovated space with best-in-class technologies, tools, and resources for collaborative work.

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- Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex

  Our 220,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility built to promote high-impact collaborations across science, technology, and engineering.

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- Marino Recreation Center

  Voted one of the top 10 recreational facilities in the country, Marino offers state-of-the-art recreation and fitness amenities.

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- Matthews Arena

  Northeastern—and Boston’s—historic sports arena and the home to Huskies hockey and basketball.

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## Opportunities at our other New England campuses

## Burlington

A 14-acre Massachusetts hub for world-class national security and defense research, and a magnet for science-based startups and home to the Kostas Institute for Homeland Security.

[Explore Burlington](https://www.burlington.northeastern.edu/)

## Nahant

Home to our Coastal Sustainability Institute and the only year-round urban, coastal sustainability lab on the nation’s Atlantic coast with research opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students in Massachusetts.

[Explore Nahant](https://csi.northeastern.edu/)

## Portland

An engine for economic impact in Maine and New England, featuring industry-aligned graduate education, applied research, and an expansive entrepreneurial ecosystem, and home to Northeastern’s Institute for Experiential AI and the Roux Institute.

[Explore Portland](https://roux.northeastern.edu/)

## Beyond New England

More opportunities for collaboration and to live, learn, and innovate at our campuses in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.

- Arlington

  Virginia

  Our hub for research and graduate education at the intersection of technology, security, and policy

  Explore Arlington
- Boston

  Massachusetts

  Established in 1898, our first campus is a comprehensive hub for learning, discovery, and urban engagement

  Explore Boston
- Charlotte

  North Carolina

  An engine for professional education in the life and health sciences

  Explore Charlotte
- London

  England

  Our hub in Europe, with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees—including a U.S./U.K. double degree—and world-leading network science research

  Explore London
- Miami

  Florida

  Graduate education and entrepreneurship programming to support the rapidly transforming finance and tech economies

  Explore Miami
- Oakland

  California

  Our West Coast undergraduate campus offering unique entrepreneurship and social impact programming, and home to the Mills Institute

  Explore Oakland
- Seattle

  Washington

  Graduate degrees and research focused on the region’s booming tech industry, and undergraduate summer programs

  Explore Seattle
- Silicon Valley

  California

  Graduate education for high-tech fields in the heart of California’s Big Tech region

  Explore Silicon Valley
- Toronto

  Canada

  Preparing professionals to thrive in high-demand fields in North America’s third-largest tech market

  Explore Toronto
- Vancouver

  Canada

  Professional education aligned with British Columbia’s rising startup and high-tech ecosystem

  Explore Vancouver

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