Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Northeastern University was established in 1898 and is categorized as an R1 institution. Earlier, the university was Evening Institute for Younger Men for almost four decades. The institution believes in integrating academic course studies with professional work, community service and research opportunities at a global scale of 128 countries. The university has different campuses spread across the US and Canada including, San Jose Toronto Charlotte Seattle California Canada North Carolina In 1916, a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature was introduced to help incorporate Northeastern University. The university has a wide network of alumni, business leaders as well as students extending to thousands of organisations in more than 150 different countries. The university believes in 5 basic principles which include: Diversity Contribution Engagement in both teaching and learning Integrity Opportunity Northeastern University was ranked at the 39th position amongst the best universities in the US by the US News and World Reports Best Colleges and it has also been ranked as one of the most innovative national universities in the US. The Seattle campus of Northeastern University is home to the titans of the corporate industry like Boeing, Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, etc.