New York University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #22 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #18 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #17 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 221 | In New York State |
| #2 of 92 | In New York City |
| #3 of 1,021 | For Human Rights Law |
| Top10 | For 24 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 9%
- Undergraduates
- 29,760
- Graduates
- 27,575
- 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 | 113,578 | 45,117 | 68,457 |
| Admissions | 10,693 | 4,256 | 6,433 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,802 | 2,442 | 3,356 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 16 | 10 | 6 |
12,017 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
3,462 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,579 or 27%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1480
or below
75% of them
had 1570
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in New York University are 1480-1570 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
690 or 12%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 33
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in New York University are 33-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| TOEFL | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Nonresident Alien | 19373 (34%) |
|---|---|
| White | 13664 (24%) |
| Asian | 9512 (17%) |
| Hispanic | 6858 (12%) |
| Black or African American | 3652 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 2420 (4%) |
| Two or more races | 1740 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 32 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend New York University is $30,730 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 | $16,816 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $15,898 |
| $48-75K | $18,555 |
| $75-110K | $33,913 |
| $110K+ | $59,931 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $60,438 | $38,826 |
| Tuition in-state | $60,438 | $38,826 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $60,438 | $38,826 |
| Fee in-district | $2,298 | |
| Fee in-state | $2,298 | |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,298 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 12,577 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $22,786 |
| Room charge | $16,500 |
| Meal charge | $6,286 |
New York University majors
New York University has granted 7,005 bachelor's degrees across 100 programs, 12,937 master's across 175 programs, and 1,536 doctorate degrees across 79 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at New York University.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 389 | 956 | 34 | |
| Management Science | 210 | 946 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 464 | 160 | 14 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 50 | 581 | ||
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | 593 | 3 | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 438 | 150 | 1 | |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 379 | 203 | 5 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 12 | 524 | 50 | |
| Social Work | 22 | 532 | 23 | |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 397 | 77 | 4 | |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 437 | 30 | 7 | |
| Business & Commerce, General | 5 | 414 | 42 | |
| Law | 442 | |||
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 70 | 345 | 1 | |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 399 | 2 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 342 | 51 | 3 | |
| Dentistry | 394 | |||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 376 | 4 | ||
| Real Estate | 65 | 267 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 114 | 188 | 3 | |
| Statistics, General | 93 | 202 | 7 | |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 19 | 257 | 2 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 79 | 187 | ||
| Public Administration | 244 | 3 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 162 | 65 | 12 | |
| Computer & Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 227 | |||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 117 | 97 | 12 | |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 54 | 170 | ||
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 224 | |||
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | 106 | 114 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 102 | 77 | 17 | |
| Information Technology Project Management | 185 | |||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 181 | |||
| Information Technology | 90 | 90 | ||
| Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 31 | 149 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 100 | 61 | 7 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 159 | 3 | 3 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 28 | 113 | 21 | |
| Accounting | 148 | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 145 | |||
| Chemistry, General | 29 | 88 | 28 | |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 141 | |||
| Medicine | 136 | |||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 131 | |||
| Informatics | 128 | |||
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 126 | |||
| Music Performance, General | 64 | 60 | ||
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth) | 81 | 35 | 7 | |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 68 | 55 | ||
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | 115 | |||
| Nutrition Sciences | 60 | 48 | ||
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management | 104 | |||
| Acoustics | 33 | 67 | 3 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | 103 | |||
| International Law and Legal Studies | 100 | |||
| Computer Software and Media Applications, Other | 50 | 44 | ||
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 94 | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 26 | 57 | 10 | |
| History, General | 48 | 36 | 9 | |
| Biostatistics | 92 | |||
| Construction Engineering | 92 | |||
| Social Sciences, Other | 80 | 9 | 1 | |
| Tax Law & Taxation | 87 | |||
| Information Science & Studies | 85 | |||
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 81 | |||
| Civil Engineering, General | 55 | 21 | 3 | |
| Sociology, General | 46 | 25 | 8 | |
| Creative Writing | 74 | |||
| Industrial Engineering | 72 | |||
| Philosophy | 54 | 11 | 5 | |
| Dental Hygiene & Hygienist | 58 | 11 | ||
| Neuroscience | 52 | 6 | 11 | |
| Critical Care Nursing | 55 | 13 | ||
| Dance, General | 41 | 27 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 43 | 21 | 2 | |
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 11 | 54 | ||
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 58 | 7 | ||
| Financial Mathematics | 56 | 7 | ||
| Biotechnology | 62 | |||
| Physics, General | 22 | 27 | 13 | |
| Economics, General | 27 | 30 | ||
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | 57 | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 46 | 10 | ||
| Hotel & Motel Administration & Management | 18 | 37 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 12 | 43 | ||
| Publishing | 53 | |||
| Business Analytics | 52 | |||
| Social Sciences, General | 50 | 1 | ||
| Public Health, General | 50 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 20 | 29 | ||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 45 | |||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 44 | |||
| Meeting and Event Planning | 44 | |||
| Journalism | 43 | |||
| Adult Health Nurse & Nursing | 39 | 2 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 41 | |||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 41 | |||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 40 | 1 | ||
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 20 | 21 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 14 | 21 | 5 | |
| Anthropology, General | 24 | 7 | 8 | |
| Photography | 39 | |||
| Museology & Museum Studies | 38 | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 36 | |||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 7 | 23 | 5 | |
| Natural Sciences | 34 | |||
| Ecology | 32 | |||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 30 | |||
| Music, Other | 30 | |||
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing | 25 | 5 | ||
| Art Therapy & Therapist | 29 | |||
| Music Teacher Education | 11 | 16 | 2 | |
| Physiology, General | 17 | 12 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 16 | 7 | 5 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 15 | 13 | ||
| International and Comparative Education | 24 | 3 | ||
| Finance, General | 1 | 25 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 17 | 8 | ||
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 20 | 5 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 25 | |||
| Comparative Literature | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Education, General | 23 | |||
| Organizational Leadership | 23 | |||
| Voice and Opera | 23 | |||
| International Business, Trade, and Tax Law | 22 | |||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 | 17 | 2 | |
| Experimental Psychology | 11 | 9 | ||
| Music, General | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 4 | 11 | 3 | |
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 8 | 10 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 18 | |||
| Environmental Health | 12 | 5 | ||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 17 | |||
| Computational Science | 16 | |||
| Cyber & Electronic Operations and Warfare | 16 | |||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 16 | |||
| Pharmacology | 7 | 9 | ||
| Business Statistics | 15 | |||
| French Language and Literature | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| French Studies | 15 | |||
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 15 | |||
| Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology | 15 | |||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 15 | |||
| Biochemistry | 14 | |||
| Language Interpretation and Translation | 14 | |||
| East Asian Studies | 7 | 6 | ||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 13 | |||
| Pediatric Nurse & Nursing | 13 | |||
| Sustainability Studies | 13 | |||
| Transportation and Highway Engineering | 7 | 6 | ||
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 12 | |||
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | 1 | 11 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 4 | 7 | ||
| Construction Management, General | 11 | |||
| Hebrew Language and Literature | 8 | 3 | ||
| Nursing Education | 11 | |||
| Art Teacher Education | 10 | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | 2 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 10 | |||
| Microbiology, General | 6 | 4 | ||
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | 10 | |||
| Tourism and Travel Services Management | 10 | |||
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | 9 | |||
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 9 | |||
| Social Psychology | 5 | 4 | ||
| Epidemiology | 8 | |||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Ancient Studies & Civilization | 3 | 4 | ||
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | 7 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 4 | 3 | ||
| Education, Other | 7 | |||
| Environmental Studies | 7 | |||
| European Studies & Civilization | 7 | |||
| Actuarial Science | 6 | |||
| Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law | 6 | |||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 2 | 4 | ||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 6 | |||
| Nurse Midwife & Nursing Midwifery | 6 | |||
| Physical and Biological Anthropology | 6 | |||
| Counseling Psychology | 3 | 2 | ||
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 2 | 3 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 4 | 1 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 3 | 2 | ||
| Russian Studies | 5 | |||
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 5 | |||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 4 | |||
| German Language and Literature | 4 | |||
| Nursing Science | 4 | |||
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 3 | |||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 1 | 2 | ||
| Irish Studies | 3 | |||
| Italian Studies | 3 | |||
| Nursing Administration | 3 | |||
| Archeology | 2 | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 2 | |||
| Chinese Language and Literature | 2 | |||
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 2 | |||
| Operations Research | 2 | |||
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | 2 | |||
| Structural Engineering | 2 | |||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 2 | |||
| Western European Studies | 1 | 1 | ||
| Asian-American Studies | 1 | |||
| Ethnic Studies | 1 | |||
| Food Science | 1 | |||
| International Public Health & International Health | 1 | |||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | |||
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 88 | 7,005 | 12,937 | 1,536 |
New York University has a graduation rate of 88%, which is among the 5% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 88% | 87% | 90% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
New York University is a world-class research university with 250,036 scientific papers published and 10,887,825 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1937 | 48048 |
| 1993 | 2080 | 45092 |
| 1994 | 2265 | 50812 |
| 1995 | 2189 | 53687 |
| 1996 | 2465 | 59161 |
| 1997 | 2561 | 64381 |
| 1998 | 2604 | 69604 |
| 1999 | 2795 | 77309 |
| 2000 | 3056 | 88496 |
| 2001 | 3223 | 96577 |
| 2002 | 3948 | 118712 |
| 2003 | 3991 | 132037 |
| 2004 | 4169 | 145331 |
| 2005 | 4741 | 167341 |
| 2006 | 4877 | 188234 |
| 2007 | 5191 | 210308 |
| 2008 | 5759 | 238156 |
| 2009 | 6027 | 262498 |
| 2010 | 6558 | 295031 |
| 2011 | 6931 | 327364 |
| 2012 | 7399 | 364668 |
| 2013 | 7707 | 396093 |
| 2014 | 7856 | 426574 |
| 2015 | 8406 | 449745 |
| 2016 | 8416 | 464960 |
| 2017 | 8959 | 498351 |
| 2018 | 9620 | 535994 |
| 2019 | 10723 | 606387 |
| 2020 | 12767 | 713918 |
| 2021 | 11661 | 774293 |
| 2022 | 11026 | 716790 |
| 2023 | 11646 | 747858 |
| 2024 | 10347 | 712437 |
New York University alumni
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Angelina Jolie
- Enrolled in New York University
- Studied art
- Occupations
- modelactorphilanthropist
- Biography
-
Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards, she has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times.
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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.
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Timothée Hal Chalamet
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
-
Timothée Hal Chalamet is a French-American actor and film producer. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and four BAFTA Film Awards.
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Anne Hathaway
- Enrolled in New York University
- Studied in 1995-1998
- Occupations
- film actorsingerstage actortelevision actorvoice 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 | 23,386 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest 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 |