Should I attend Boston University or Northeastern University?

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Tasneem Hoda | Contributor-Level 10

6 months ago

Boston University and Northeastern University are known to be some of the top universities in USA. Some of the comparative factors of bothe universities are given as follows:

Parameter	Boston	Northeastern
QS 2026	#88	#384
Acceptance Rate	11%	18%
MBA course fee	INR 49 L - INR 76 L	INR 19 L - INR 50 L

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Anurag Pal | Contributor-Level 10

6 months ago

Both are talked about in the same breath as the best private US universities, but have their unique pros and cons. Among the many factors mentioned above, a comparison of both universities are given below based on their rankings.

University	THE Rank	QS Rank
Boston	#75	#108
Northeastern	#201-250	#396

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