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New York University Overview

New York University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in New York, New York. New York is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is New York University Known For?

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$63,282 Avg Cost After Aid
13% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at NYU may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
  • Students at NYU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at NYU.
  • In <nil>, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from NYU with a bachelor's degree make about $79,812 a year. That's 96% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • The average NYU student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is New York University?

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Contact details for NYU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 70 Washington Sq South, New York, NY 10012-1091
Phone: 212-998-1212
Website: www.nyu.edu

How Do I Get Into NYU?

You can apply to NYU online at: https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply.html

Admission Requirements for NYU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NYU?

13% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
23% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at NYU is 13%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 13%, and the acceptance rate for women is 13%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to NYU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 700 and 770. Math scores were between 750 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for New York University  ( 700 to 770 )
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SAT Math Scores for New York University  ( 750 to 800 )
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800
NYU received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 32 and 35.

ACT Composite Scores for New York University  ( 32 to 35 )
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Can I Afford New York University?

$63,282 Net Price
26% Take Out Loans
0.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of NYU is $63,282. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NYU, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $9,321 a year. That adds up to $37,284 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NYU is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

New York University Undergraduate Student Diversity

27,642 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 28,772 undergraduate students at NYU, with 27,642 being full-time and 1,130 being part-time.

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There are also 29,454 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 27,642 full-time undergraduates at NYU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New York University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5,381
Black or African American 2,315
Hispanic or Latino 4,804
White 6,075
International Students 6,791
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,276

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at New York University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 148 countries are represented at NYU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at New York University

4,757 Took All Classes Online
26,371 Took At Least One Class Online
217.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 57 master’s degree programs available online at NYU. In 2020-2021, 26,371 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NYU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NYU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at New York University was 217.7%. This is the #263 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NYU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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