New York University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #21 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #17 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #16 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 221 | In New York State |
| #2 of 92 | In New York City |
| #3 of 1,000 | For Human Rights Law |
| Top10 | For 26 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 9%
- Undergraduates
- 29,060
- Graduates
- 27,772
- Male:Female Ratio
- 41:59
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.nyu.edu
New York University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
New York University has an acceptance rate of 9% and is among the top 2% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| Applicants | 110,807 | 45,074 | 65,681 |
| Admissions | 10,232 | 4,093 | 6,131 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,645 | 2,333 | 3,308 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 21 | 18 | 3 |
10,998 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
3,493 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,598 or 28%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1480
or below
75% of them
had 1560
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in New York University are 1480-1560 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
583 or 10%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 34
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in New York University are 34-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Nonresident Alien | 19202 (34%) |
|---|---|
| White | 13463 (24%) |
| Asian | 9934 (17%) |
| Hispanic | 6386 (11%) |
| Black or African American | 3451 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 2480 (4%) |
| Two or more races | 1812 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 25 (0%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 24 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend New York University is $30,325 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $16,977 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $14,017 |
| $48-75K | $16,862 |
| $75-110K | $32,766 |
| $110K+ | $66,876 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $62,796 | $40,374 |
| Tuition in-state | $62,796 | $40,374 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $62,796 | $40,374 |
| Fee in-district | $2,352 | |
| Fee in-state | $2,352 | |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,352 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 13,180 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $23,530 |
| Room charge | $17,080 |
| Meal charge | $6,450 |
New York University majors
New York University has granted 7,932 bachelor's degrees across 100 programs, 10,951 master's across 176 programs, and 1,666 doctorate degrees across 84 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at New York University.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Science | 794 | 1,134 | 1 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 521 | 372 | 25 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 16 | 634 | 41 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 548 | 108 | 26 | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 508 | 142 | 7 | |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 382 | 134 | 9 | |
| Law | 523 | |||
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 435 | 80 | 4 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 46 | 464 | ||
| Social Work | 59 | 419 | 23 | |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | 478 | 2 | ||
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 426 | 27 | 5 | |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 400 | 46 | 2 | |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 66 | 315 | ||
| Dentistry | 377 | |||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 333 | 10 | ||
| Data Science, General | 159 | 167 | 13 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 148 | 143 | 3 | |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 20 | 252 | 3 | |
| Real Estate | 70 | 199 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 181 | 72 | 12 | |
| Public Administration | 253 | 6 | ||
| Computer & Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 255 | |||
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 252 | |||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 232 | 2 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 56 | 174 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 95 | 130 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 168 | 38 | 9 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | 121 | 86 | ||
| Information Technology Project Management | 2 | 196 | ||
| Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 52 | 137 | ||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 182 | |||
| Mathematics, General | 109 | 40 | 11 | |
| Information Technology | 76 | 81 | ||
| Accounting | 156 | |||
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 134 | 4 | 2 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 82 | 49 | 8 | |
| Medicine | 134 | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 133 | |||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 36 | 61 | 34 | |
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth) | 92 | 32 | 6 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 126 | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 45 | 66 | 10 | |
| Music Performance, General | 66 | 47 | 2 | |
| Chemistry, General | 29 | 63 | 22 | |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 58 | 51 | ||
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | 107 | |||
| Biostatistics | 107 | |||
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 99 | |||
| History, General | 60 | 31 | 8 | |
| Social Sciences, Other | 89 | 5 | 5 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | 97 | |||
| Sociology, General | 67 | 15 | 13 | |
| Tax Law & Taxation | 94 | |||
| Acoustics | 43 | 45 | 4 | |
| Nutrition Sciences | 35 | 49 | 1 | |
| Computer Software and Media Applications, Other | 58 | 25 | ||
| Creative Writing | 82 | |||
| Civil Engineering, General | 46 | 26 | 9 | |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 81 | |||
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management | 81 | |||
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 69 | 11 | ||
| Informatics | 78 | |||
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 78 | |||
| International Law and Legal Studies | 72 | |||
| Dance, General | 48 | 23 | ||
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 71 | |||
| Neuroscience | 57 | 2 | 11 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 49 | 7 | 8 | |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | 63 | 1 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 15 | 49 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 22 | 42 | ||
| Construction Engineering | 63 | |||
| Dental Hygiene & Hygienist | 45 | 18 | ||
| Financial Mathematics | 55 | 8 | ||
| Philosophy | 51 | 5 | 5 | |
| Hotel & Motel Administration & Management | 29 | 30 | ||
| Physics, General | 29 | 9 | 18 | |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 55 | |||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 50 | 5 | ||
| Industrial Engineering | 54 | |||
| Business & Commerce, General | 13 | 39 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 51 | |||
| Photography | 50 | |||
| Business Analytics | 49 | |||
| Critical Care Nursing | 42 | 7 | ||
| Financial Planning and Services | 49 | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 38 | 11 | ||
| Music, Other | 49 | |||
| Anthropology, General | 30 | 8 | 10 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 8 | 39 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 12 | 34 | ||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 46 | |||
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 21 | 23 | ||
| Public Health, General | 43 | |||
| Publishing | 40 | |||
| Social Sciences, General | 40 | |||
| Bioinformatics | 39 | |||
| Ecology | 39 | |||
| Meeting and Event Planning | 39 | |||
| Statistics, General | 8 | 31 | ||
| Cyber & Electronic Operations and Warfare | 33 | |||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 32 | |||
| Biochemistry | 30 | 1 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 31 | |||
| Music Teacher Education | 12 | 18 | 1 | |
| Journalism | 30 | |||
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing | 28 | 2 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 3 | 20 | 7 | |
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 30 | |||
| Cognitive Science, General | 19 | 3 | 7 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 28 | |||
| Environmental Health | 19 | 8 | ||
| Museology & Museum Studies | 27 | |||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 26 | |||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 25 | 1 | ||
| Physiology, General | 9 | 17 | ||
| Adult Health Nurse & Nursing | 23 | 2 | ||
| Biotechnology | 25 | |||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 18 | 6 | ||
| French Studies | 21 | 2 | ||
| International and Comparative Education | 22 | 1 | ||
| Pharmacology | 9 | 13 | ||
| Economics, General | 21 | |||
| Pediatric Nurse & Nursing | 21 | |||
| Information Science & Studies | 18 | |||
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 13 | 5 | ||
| Art Therapy & Therapist | 17 | |||
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 9 | 8 | ||
| Education, General | 17 | |||
| Education, Other | 16 | 1 | ||
| Finance, General | 17 | |||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 | 14 | 2 | |
| Nursing Education | 17 | |||
| Social Psychology | 8 | 9 | ||
| Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology | 17 | |||
| Tourism and Travel Services Management | 17 | |||
| Comparative Literature | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| International Business, Trade, and Tax Law | 16 | |||
| Organizational Leadership | 16 | |||
| East Asian Studies | 9 | 6 | ||
| Hebrew Language and Literature | 14 | 1 | ||
| Voice and Opera | 15 | |||
| Environmental Studies | 14 | |||
| Music, General | 9 | 1 | 4 | |
| Transportation and Highway Engineering | 5 | 9 | ||
| Language Interpretation and Translation | 13 | |||
| Art Teacher Education | 12 | |||
| Computational Science | 12 | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | 1 | 11 | ||
| Experimental Psychology | 8 | 3 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 11 | |||
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 10 | |||
| French Language and Literature | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 5 | 4 | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 5 | 4 | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 9 | |||
| European Studies & Civilization | 1 | 8 | ||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Ancient Studies & Civilization | 5 | 3 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Construction Management, General | 8 | |||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 8 | |||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 1 | 7 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 8 | |||
| Microbiology, General | 5 | 3 | ||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 7 | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 7 | |||
| Nurse Midwife & Nursing Midwifery | 6 | 1 | ||
| Physical and Biological Anthropology | 7 | |||
| Russian Studies | 7 | |||
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | 6 | |||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 3 | 3 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 2 | 4 | ||
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | 5 | |||
| Epidemiology | 5 | |||
| Irish Studies | 5 | |||
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 5 | |||
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | 4 | 1 | ||
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 5 | |||
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | 4 | |||
| Counseling Psychology | 3 | 1 | ||
| Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law | 4 | |||
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nursing Administration | 4 | |||
| Nursing Science | 4 | |||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 1 | 3 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 1 | 2 | ||
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 3 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | 3 | |||
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 3 | |||
| Western European Studies | 2 | 1 | ||
| Archeology | 2 | |||
| Asian-American Studies | 2 | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 1 | 1 | ||
| Chinese Language and Literature | 2 | |||
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 2 | |||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 2 | |||
| Food Science | 2 | |||
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 2 | |||
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | 2 | |||
| Structural Engineering | 2 | |||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 2 | |||
| Ethnic Studies | 1 | |||
| International Public Health & International Health | 1 | |||
| Latin American Studies | 1 | |||
| Operations Research | 1 | |||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | |||
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | |||
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 83 | 7,932 | 10,951 | 1,666 |
New York University has a graduation rate of 88%, which is among the 6% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 88% | 87% | 88% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
New York University is a world-class research university with 257,685 scientific papers published and 11,464,535 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Chemistry, Psychology, Engineering, Physics, Genetics, and Environmental Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2080 | 45131 |
| 1994 | 2266 | 50912 |
| 1995 | 2189 | 53784 |
| 1996 | 2467 | 59288 |
| 1997 | 2563 | 64522 |
| 1998 | 2605 | 69690 |
| 1999 | 2796 | 77366 |
| 2000 | 3058 | 88581 |
| 2001 | 3222 | 96701 |
| 2002 | 3947 | 118746 |
| 2003 | 3994 | 132066 |
| 2004 | 4170 | 145368 |
| 2005 | 4742 | 167389 |
| 2006 | 4877 | 188235 |
| 2007 | 5189 | 210305 |
| 2008 | 5755 | 238169 |
| 2009 | 6028 | 262573 |
| 2010 | 6557 | 295021 |
| 2011 | 6935 | 327390 |
| 2012 | 7405 | 364687 |
| 2013 | 7713 | 396146 |
| 2014 | 7875 | 426752 |
| 2015 | 8447 | 450721 |
| 2016 | 8447 | 466477 |
| 2017 | 8991 | 501648 |
| 2018 | 9641 | 541843 |
| 2019 | 10743 | 614986 |
| 2020 | 12786 | 723748 |
| 2021 | 11679 | 784699 |
| 2022 | 11050 | 726733 |
| 2023 | 11688 | 758086 |
| 2024 | 10608 | 730285 |
| 2025 | 9103 | 640606 |
New York University alumni
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Lady Gaga
- Enrolled in New York University
- Studied music
- Occupations
- singersongwriter
- Biography
-
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influential figure in popular music. With estimated sales of 124 million records, she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Publications such as Billboard and Rolling Stone have ranked her among the greatest artists in history.
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Angelina Jolie
- Enrolled in New York University
- Studied art
- Occupations
- actorphilanthropistmodel
- Biography
-
Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards. Films in which she has appeared have grossed over $6.9 billion worldwide. She has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times.
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Timothée Chalamet
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
-
Timothée Hal Chalamet is an American and French actor. Known for his work in a diverse range of blockbusters and independent films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Critics' Choice Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards, six British Academy Film Awards, and a Grammy Award. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $2.3 billion worldwide.
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Anne Hathaway
- Enrolled in New York University
- Studied in 1995-1998
- Occupations
- singerstage actortelevision actorvoice actorfilm actor
- Biography
-
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Her films have grossed over $6.8 billion worldwide, and she appeared on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2009. She was among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2015.
General info
| Alternative names | NYU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1831 |
| Motto | Perstare et praestare |
| Colors | violet, white |
| Academic calendar | September to May (September - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (June-August) |
| Total FTE staff | 22,649 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 70 Washington Sq South New York, New York, 10012-1091 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 8,804,000 |
| Phone | 2129981212 |