As a note, Northeastern has a good portion of people graduate in Fall due to the co-op program so the spring local start program actually fills a good deal of spots that most schools don’t have open. As a result it’s also one of the larger programs.
One pattern I’ve noticed personally is that high GPA but low SAT/ACT kids tend to be more common in the NU.in cohort. I think we can all agree this is advantageous for rankings reporting, but it’s worth noting that it doesn’t mean they are less desirable from an educational/success metric, only from a ranking perspective.