<p>Here are some coop statistics fron the NU website:
[Experiential</a> Education > Quick Facts](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/experiential-learning/coop/quickfacts/index.html]Experiential”>http://www.northeastern.edu/experiential-learning/coop/quickfacts/index.html)</p>
<p>There are a lot of coop jobs in the New York and DC areas. As Wilparkmom suggests, many students from outside New England come to like Boston a lot, have new friends etc. and end up preferring to coop in the Boston area, despite their orignal intentions. </p>
<p>Northeastern is definitely pushing international coop and attempting to expand it considerably. </p>
<p>While some coop employers, in engineering and accounting among other areas, specify a minimum GPA, it is usually 3.0. Remember that the best coop jobs go to the best applicants. The 3.9 student who does not come across well in an interview will likely lose out to the 3.3 student who knows how to present and sell himself.</p>