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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?

6,877 Undergraduate Awards
$63,282 Avg Cost After Aid
21% 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.
  • The 2% student loan default rate at NYU is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at NYU.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from NYU with a bachelor's degree make about $76,040 a year. That's 86% 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.

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New York University Rankings

NYU is ranked #126 out of 2,018 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 128 colleges in New York, it is ranked at #12.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

NYU has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#26 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#58 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#68 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#142 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NYU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Other Visual Art Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best History Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#30 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards NYU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#3 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#3 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools College Factual
#8 Best Education Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#19 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual
#26 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search

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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nyu
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nyuniversity

How Do I Get Into NYU?

You can apply to NYU online at: 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 neither required nor recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NYU?

21% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
64% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at NYU is 21%, 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 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 22%, and the acceptance rate for women is 20%.

Average Test Scores

About 64% 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 670 and 740. Math scores were between 700 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for New York University  ( 670 to 740 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for New York University  ( 700 to 800 )
200
800
NYU received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 31 and 34.

ACT Composite Scores for New York University  ( 31 to 34 )
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36

Can I Afford New York University?

$63,282 Net Price
28% Take Out Loans
1.7% 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 28% of students took out student loans averaging $8,524 a year. That adds up to $34,096 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NYU is 1.7%. 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

25,854 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 27,444 undergraduate students at NYU, with 25,854 being full-time and 1,590 being part-time.

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There are also 25,331 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 25,854 full-time undergraduates at NYU, 43% are male and 57% 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 5,072
Black or African American 2,222
Hispanic or Latino 4,309
White 5,722
International Students 6,293
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,236

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

16,756 Took All Classes Online
47,026 Took At Least One Class Online
217.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 47,026 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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of NYU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at New York University was $54,880 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how NYU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) #1 #1
Communication & Journalism (Other) #7 #7
Real Estate #10 #10
Linguistics & Comparative Literature #10 #10
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics #10 #10
Other Computer & Information Sciences #13 #13
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences #16 #16
Intelligence & Command Control Operations #16 #16
Legal Professions (Other) #16 #16
General Social Sciences #19 #19
Hospitality Management #20 #20
Manufacturing Engineering #22 #22
Legal Research #25 #25
Other Business, Management & Marketing #28 #28
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #31 #31
Journalism #37 #37
Legal Professions #40 #40
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #49 #49
Communication Sciences #52 #52
General Business/Commerce #58 #58
General Biology #61 #61
Industrial Engineering #69 #69
Computer Engineering #70 #70

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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NYU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 5%
Computer Engineering 49%
Engineering 20%
Engineering Technologies 36%
Engineering-Related Fields 36%
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 1%
General Business/Commerce 1%
Health Professions 5%
Human Resource Management 19%
Industrial Engineering 10%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies 1%
Other Computer & Information Sciences 14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NYU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NYU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) #1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics #1
General Biology #1
Industrial Engineering #1
Intelligence & Command Control Operations #1
Manufacturing Engineering #1
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences #1
Legal Professions (Other) #1
Real Estate #1
Electrical Engineering #1
Journalism #4
Linguistics & Comparative Literature #4
Communication Sciences #4
Hospitality Management #4
Other Computer & Information Sciences #4
General Social Sciences #4
Computer Engineering #4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #5
Information Technology #7
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #7
Human Resource Management #8
Public Health #10
Computer Information Systems #10
Engineering #10
Social Work #10
Legal Research #13
General Business/Commerce #15
Legal Professions #16
Computer & Information Sciences #22
Communication & Journalism #22
Social Sciences #24
Public Administration & Social Service #28
Teacher Education Grade Specific #32
Liberal Arts General Studies #37
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #37
Education #88
Business, Management & Marketing #145
Health Professions #151

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%.

New York University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Information Systems 0 0 464 0 549 27 1,040
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 224 0 744 1 969
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 22 595 0 73 0 690
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 391 0 262 22 675
Nursing 0 0 455 13 180 17 665
Social Work 0 0 36 0 501 18 555
Economics 0 0 437 0 87 24 548
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 368 0 158 4 530
Law 0 0 0 0 0 466 466
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 343 0 108 2 453
General Business/Commerce 0 16 402 1 13 0 432
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 431 0 431
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 372 0 54 0 426
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 0 1 420 1 422
Dentistry 0 0 0 0 0 397 397
General Biology 0 0 89 2 274 18 383
Computer Engineering 0 0 41 0 329 0 370
Real Estate 0 0 77 0 274 0 351
Business Administration & Management 0 0 0 0 322 3 325
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 56 0 210 0 266
Applied Mathematics 0 0 21 0 230 5 256
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 116 1 130 0 247
Political Science & Government 0 0 194 0 46 4 244
Other Visual Art 0 0 92 1 111 2 206
Music 0 0 47 14 129 7 197
Public Administration 0 0 0 5 184 2 191
Mathematics 0 0 124 0 51 13 188
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 45 0 142 0 187
International Relations & National Security 0 0 49 0 133 0 182
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 181 0 181
Communication Sciences 0 0 23 0 156 1 180
Statistics 0 0 10 0 168 2 180
Legal Research 0 0 0 0 179 0 179
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 87 0 61 12 160
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 46 0 111 0 157
Electrical Engineering 0 0 33 0 87 25 145
Accounting 0 0 0 0 143 0 143
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 3 70 70 143
History 0 0 79 1 50 11 141
Literature 0 0 87 0 40 9 136
Public Health 0 0 87 25 16 6 134
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 85 0 39 6 130
Physics 0 0 56 2 55 17 130
Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 121 121
Area Studies 0 0 48 0 62 7 117
Romance Languages 0 0 77 0 22 6 105
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 99 0 99
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 1 96 0 97
Other Statistics 0 0 92 0 2 2 96
Nutrition Science 0 0 41 0 48 1 90
Hospitality Management 0 0 57 0 31 0 88
Other Social Sciences 0 0 79 0 8 1 88
Chemistry 0 0 38 0 27 20 85
Philosophy 0 0 71 0 7 5 83
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 26 12 43 1 82
Civil Engineering 0 0 40 0 35 7 82
Dental Support Services 0 69 11 0 0 0 80
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 78 0 78
Sociology 0 0 54 0 13 11 78
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 1 62 1 64
General Social Sciences 0 0 61 0 0 0 61
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 43 0 7 9 59
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 55 0 0 0 55
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 55 0 0 0 55
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 55 0 55
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 0 55 0 0 55
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 0 52 0 52
Dance 0 0 22 1 29 0 52
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 32 19 51
Chemical Engineering 0 0 43 0 6 2 51
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 1 45 0 46
Construction Engineering 0 0 5 2 39 0 46
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 23 3 20 0 46
Anthropology 0 0 24 0 14 7 45
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0 44 0 44
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 4 0 38 1 43
Industrial Engineering 0 0 0 0 42 0 42
Other Health Professions 17 1 0 1 21 1 41
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 16 23 39
International Education 0 0 0 0 36 1 37
Information Science 0 0 0 0 36 0 36
Robotics Engineering 0 0 0 0 36 0 36
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 16 17 33
Urban Studies 0 0 33 0 0 0 33
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 32 0 32
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 31 0 31
Museum Studies 0 0 0 1 30 0 31
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 30 0 30
Publishing 0 0 0 0 29 0 29
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 0 0 28 0 28
General Education 0 0 19 0 0 0 19
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 0 19 0 19
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 19 0 0 19
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 8 0 9 1 18
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 7 10 17
Construction Management 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
Cognitive Science 0 0 13 0 0 3 16
Journalism 0 0 0 0 14 0 14
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 1 13 0 0 0 14
Sustainability Science 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0 14 0 14
General English Literature 0 0 11 0 1 1 13
Other Public Administration 0 0 5 0 7 0 12
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0 7 4 11
Religious Studies 0 0 5 0 2 4 11
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ethnic Studies 0 0 7 0 2 0 9
Engineering Physics 0 0 5 0 3 0 8
Graphic Communications 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Germanic Languages 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 2 5 7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 0 5 1 6
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 0 4 2 6
Other Education 0 0 0 1 4 0 5
General Psychology 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Architecture (Other) 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Computational Science 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Archeology 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Medical Science 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Special Education 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Operations Research 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 17 109 6,751 172 9,057 1,489 17,595

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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