@airway1 BU and BC were commuter schools too. They transitioned to residential a generation before Northeastern did. The total enrolment of 41,000 was back in the 1960’s and included about 25,000 part time undergraduate students in University College, the predecessor of the College of Professional Studies. It was a time when Northaestern was the only college in the Boston area that offered a broad range of part time evening programs both in Boston and many locations in the suburbs. . There was no UMass Boston or community colleges back then. Northeastern filled the void. The academic world has evolved.