Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Location
New York, NY
Population
14,000,000
Website
http://www.nyu.edu/
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation
243 (42%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
29,039
Men / Women
41% / 59%
From State
23%
From Region
16%
Athletes
2.2%
Racial/Ethnic
International
27%
Asian
22%
White
22%
Hispanic
14%
Black
7%
Mixed
4%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
Men
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts and Science | 3,593 | 41% / 59% | 34% | $95,073 | 90 | 93% | |
| Computer Science | 502 +97 | 62% / 38% | 32% | $138,433 | 99 | 91% | |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 8 — | 62% / 38% | 75% | $138,433 | 99 | 91% | |
| Computing | 18 — | 72% / 28% | 61% | $127,312 | 99 | — | |
| Data Science | 145 +19 | 53% / 47% | 57% | $113,247 | 97 | — | |
| Game Design | 47 — | 55% / 45% | 51% | $57,497 | 21 | 88% | |
| Information Technology Project Management | 38 — | 61% / 39% | 26% | $156,860 | 100 | 93% | |
| Acoustics | 44 — | 70% / 30% | 11% | — | — | — | |
| Applied Mathematics | 55 — | 78% / 22% | 69% | $160,551 | 100 | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 46 +1 | 39% / 61% | 28% | $75,426 | 68 | — | |
| Mathematics | 108 +41 | 60% / 40% | 66% | $112,911 | 97 | 86% | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 131 — | 59% / 41% | 74% | $117,559 | 98 | 96% | |
| Physics | 21 +3 | 76% / 24% | 19% | — | — | — | |
| Statistics | 6 — | 83% / 17% | 67% | — | — | — | |
| Biochemistry | 26 +1 | 35% / 65% | 12% | $71,371 | 60 | 100% | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 33 — | 39% / 61% | 12% | $71,371 | 60 | 100% | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $70,381 | 58 | — | |
| Biology | 164 +3 | 28% / 72% | 9% | $63,788 | 40 | 98% | |
| Ecology | 49 +11 | 20% / 80% | 10% | $65,247 | 44 | 97% | |
| Neuroscience | 66 +2 | 33% / 67% | 14% | $60,617 | 30 | 77% | |
| Natural Sciences | 49 — | 12% / 88% | 4% | $64,478 | 42 | — | |
| Nutritional Sciences | 47 — | 23% / 77% | 32% | $63,916 | 40 | 100% | |
| Economics | 496 +43 | 52% / 48% | 56% | — | — | — | |
| Engineering Management | 71 +1 | 65% / 35% | 34% | $89,058 | 85 | 87% | |
| African American Studies | 4 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $57,431 | 21 | — | |
| Archaeology | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Area Studies | 2 +2 | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Asian American Studies | — — | — | — | $57,189 | 21 | — | |
| Classics | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Cognitive Science | 10 — | 50% / 50% | 20% | $82,333 | 79 | — | |
| Comparative Literature | 4 +6 | 25% / 75% | 50% | $64,823 | 43 | — | |
| East Asian Studies | 8 +2 | 50% / 50% | 12% | $57,360 | 21 | 80% | |
| English | 78 — | 24% / 76% | 5% | $61,343 | 32 | — | |
| Ethnic Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $57,218 | 21 | — | |
| European Studies | 1 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $57,360 | 21 | 80% | |
| Foreign Languages | 2 +2 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $67,742 | 51 | — | |
| French | 3 +11 | 33% / 67% | 33% | $67,888 | 52 | 93% | |
| German | — +1 | — | — | $68,124 | 52 | — | |
| History | 58 +34 | 52% / 48% | 21% | — | — | — | |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| International Affairs | 78 +13 | 26% / 74% | 26% | — | — | — | |
| Italian | 3 +3 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $67,888 | 52 | 93% | |
| Languages | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $68,111 | 52 | — | |
| Latin American Studies | 1 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 +3 | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Philosophy | 37 +19 | 41% / 59% | 46% | $72,413 | 62 | 88% | |
| Political Science | 143 +30 | 37% / 63% | 10% | — | — | — | |
| Psychology | 507 +37 | 20% / 80% | 20% | — | — | — | |
| Religious Studies | 2 +3 | 50% / 50% | 50% | $57,814 | 22 | — | |
| Russian | 2 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $68,087 | 52 | — | |
| Spanish | 4 +13 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $67,888 | 52 | 93% | |
| Sustainability Studies | 14 — | 50% / 50% | 7% | $66,075 | 46 | — | |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | 16 — | 25% / 75% | 31% | $60,761 | 30 | — | |
| Digital Media | 363 +53 | 15% / 85% | 36% | $63,634 | 39 | 97% | |
| Interactive Media Arts | 72 — | 28% / 72% | 50% | $57,497 | 21 | 88% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Meyers College of Nursing | 449 | 17% / 83% | 2% | $108,172 | 96 | 95% | |
| Dental Hygiene | 7 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $57,545 | 21 | 95% | |
| Global Public Health | 10 — | 0% / 100% | 10% | $63,728 | 40 | 96% | |
| Nursing | 432 — | 18% / 82% | 2% | $110,022 | 97 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Global Public Health | 44 | 16% / 84% | 0% | $63,728 | 40 | 96% | |
| Public Health | 44 — | 16% / 84% | 0% | $63,728 | 40 | 96% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Professional Studies | 226 | 47% / 53% | 24% | $124,707 | 99 | 93% | |
| Information Technology | 90 +1 | 31% / 69% | 23% | $138,433 | 99 | 91% | |
| Hospitality Management | 40 — | 38% / 62% | 45% | — | — | — | |
| Hospitality Management | 10 — | 30% / 70% | 30% | $61,706 | 33 | 84% | |
| Real Estate | 86 — | 71% / 29% | 14% | $117,670 | 98 | 96% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver School of Social Work | 37 | 8% / 92% | 8% | $61,502 | 33 | 90% | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $59,541 | 27 | — | |
| Social Work | 34 — | 6% / 94% | 9% | $61,676 | 33 | 90% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development | 1,013 | 25% / 75% | 14% | $60,389 | 29 | 87% | |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Communicative Sciences and Disorders | 24 +2 | 4% / 96% | 8% | $69,835 | 57 | 100% | |
| Anthropology | 23 +11 | 35% / 65% | 9% | — | — | — | |
| Humanities | 16 +7 | 25% / 75% | 25% | $62,619 | 36 | 86% | |
| Media, Culture, and Communication | 600 — | 25% / 75% | 12% | $62,619 | 36 | 86% | |
| Social Sciences | 63 +22 | 25% / 75% | 3% | — | — | — | |
| Social Sciences | 65 — | 40% / 60% | 28% | — | — | — | |
| Sociology | 50 +11 | 20% / 80% | 24% | — | — | — | |
| Early Childhood Education | 11 — | 0% / 100% | 18% | $69,305 | 55 | 98% | |
| Education | 29 — | 10% / 90% | 62% | $64,387 | 42 | 87% | |
| Elementary Education | 23 — | 0% / 100% | 17% | $69,305 | 55 | 98% | |
| English Education | 7 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $74,992 | 68 | 89% | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 100% | — | — | — | |
| French Language Teacher Education | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $74,992 | 68 | 89% | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $74,992 | 68 | — | |
| Music | 11 +7 | 55% / 45% | 9% | $32,029 | 1 | 89% | |
| Music Education | 7 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $74,992 | 68 | 89% | |
| Music Performance | 71 — | 37% / 63% | 4% | $32,029 | 1 | 89% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stern School of Business | 795 | 58% / 42% | 25% | $133,776 | 99 | 98% | |
| Business and Political Economy | 117 — | 68% / 32% | 32% | $81,864 | 78 | 89% | |
| Management Science | 678 — | 56% / 44% | 24% | $142,735 | 100 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tandon School of Engineering | 261 | 67% / 33% | 25% | $90,891 | 87 | 94% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 58 — | 40% / 60% | 26% | $97,014 | 91 | 97% | |
| Civil Engineering | 25 — | 60% / 40% | 20% | $88,717 | 85 | 96% | |
| Computer Engineering | 61 — | 84% / 16% | 31% | $100,760 | 93 | 88% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 32 — | 69% / 31% | 16% | $94,922 | 89 | 98% | |
| Engineering Physics | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 33% | $100,089 | 93 | — | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 82 — | 77% / 23% | 26% | $77,972 | 73 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tisch School of the Arts | 1,185 | 35% / 65% | 14% | $44,378 | 4 | 92% | |
| Art | 36 +10 | 31% / 69% | 31% | $57,167 | 20 | 91% | |
| Art History | 28 — | 7% / 93% | 21% | $57,167 | 20 | 91% | |
| Dance | 36 — | 14% / 86% | 6% | $30,266 | 1 | 90% | |
| Film Production | 398 +3 | 43% / 57% | 18% | $52,289 | 11 | 91% | |
| Fine and Studio Arts | — — | — | — | $57,167 | 20 | — | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 13 — | 62% / 38% | 0% | $32,029 | 1 | 89% | |
| Photography | 44 — | 39% / 61% | 23% | $52,289 | 11 | 91% | |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 58 — | 31% / 69% | 7% | $29,116 | 1 | 94% | |
| Theatre | 371 +8 | 30% / 70% | 10% | $29,116 | 1 | 94% | |
| Urban Studies | 24 +13 | 29% / 71% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 177 — | 38% / 62% | 14% | $60,770 | 30 | 93% |
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$70,933
ROI Percentile
84th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
96%
4-Year Graduation Rate
74%
6-Year Graduation Rate
88%
Transfer-Out Rate
5%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Graduated
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
Men
Women
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
| ⇅ | % | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.0% | 1,825 | 27% / 73% | 16% | $63,190 | 38 | 86% | ||
| Arts | 22.7% | 1,725 | 31% / 69% | 20% | $48,728 | 7 | 93% | |
| Business & Economics | 19.7% | 1,498 | 56% / 44% | 36% | $128,287 | 99 | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 11.2% | 848 | 57% / 43% | 37% | $130,230 | 99 | 91% | |
| Health Sciences | 6.9% | 521 | 16% / 84% | 2% | $102,611 | 94 | 95% | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | 5.4% | 411 | 62% / 38% | 56% | $117,337 | 98 | 92% | |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 4.5% | 339 | 29% / 71% | 10% | $64,721 | 42 | 94% | |
| Engineering | 3.4% | 261 | 67% / 33% | 25% | $90,891 | 87 | 94% | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 1.3% | 96 | 18% / 82% | 18% | $64,203 | 41 | 100% | |
| Education | 1.0% | 79 | 9% / 91% | 32% | $68,487 | 53 | 92% |
Research R1
| ⇅ | Research $ | Rank | Federal | Industry $ | PhDs | Rank | PhD students | Postdocs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences | $755M | #13 | 61% | $65.0M | 17 | #103 | 108 | 265 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $340M | #14 | 64% | $2.6M | 97 | #20 | 525 | 357 |
| Engineering | $142M | #32 | 20% | $2.5M | 69 | #57 | 351 | 28 |
| $134M | #6 | 28% | $0.7M | 169 | #11 | 414 | 68 | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | $53.3M | #66 | 56% | $1.9M | 65 | #40 | 438 | 93 |
| Education | $31.9M | #15 | 38% | $0.0M | 53 | #55 | — | — |
| Computer Science | $20.3M | #53 | 68% | $1.3M | 38 | #19 | 309 | 12 |
| Business & Economics | $11.3M | #59 | 6% | $0.2M | 30 | #29 | 126 | 2 |
| Agriculture & Food Science | $0 | #318 | — | $0 | 2 | #102 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | $1,490M | #16 | 54% | $74.1M | 540 | #32 | 2,275 | 828 |
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
9%
Yield (Unbound)
32%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 15
Acceptance Rates
| In-State | Out-of-State | International | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Decision | 9% | 8% | 6% |
| Early Decision | 16% | 14% | 11% |
Acceptance & Yield
Acceptance
Yield
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
37%
SAT Range
1480
–
1550
SAT Math Range
750
–
790
SAT RW Range
730
–
770
SAT Composite
25th
75th
SAT Math
25th
75th
SAT Reading & Writing
25th
75th
Submitting a Test Score
Submitted
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
Rankings
Academics
Future Ambulance Chasers
Top Law School Feeders
Future SCOTUS Clerks
College Costs
We Checked Your FAFSA and Laughed
Highest Net Price
Actually Expensive
We Marked It Up Just to Put It on Sale
Highest List Price
Sticker Shock
Politically Correct
Protest 101
Woke to the Bone
Activist Pipeline
Prestige
Grandma Eyebrow Raisers
Easy Brags for the Prestigious-Conscious
Big City, World Famous
Someone Like Me
Places, Please!
Theater Participation
Theater Kid Generation
My Tribe
Open Boarders
Most International Students
International Hub
Call Your Mother!
Most Jewish
I'm Jewish, You're Jewish, Everyone's Jewish
Little Meca
Most Muslim
Growing Presence
Engineering
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Playing House
Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Ohm My God
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Polymer Players
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Whiteboard-preferred
Computer Science
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better.
Artificial Intelligence
Soon Jumping on the AI Bandwagon...
Explaining That HTML is Not a Programming Language
Computer Science (A&S)
LeetCode Grinders
import pandas as pd
Data Science
Jupyter Notebook Jockeys
Pixels, Psychology, and Post-its
Human-Computer Interaction
Game Engine Gurus
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again?
Information Technology
Tech Support Savants
Physical Sciences & Math
Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
The Bayesian Quant Overlords
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Pre-Med Darwinian Thunderdome
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
Pen, Paper, and Existential Dread (Theory)
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Proof is in the Pudding
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Lab Gods
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
Bone Collectors
Action Potentials
Neuroscience
Rat Maze Architects
Agriculture & Food Science
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Carbon Neutral
Health Sciences
Open Wide
Dentistry & Oral Health
Express Drill Track
Behind Every Doctor
Health Services
Hospital VIPs
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts)
Nursing
Florence Nightingale's Heirs
Legal Drug Dealers
Pharmacy
Pill Counters
Sweat Equity
Sports & Fitness
The Training Room
Business & Economics
LIFO the Party
Accounting
GAAP Gatekeepers
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
Just-In-Time Jugglers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
Math Masochists & Stata Sorcerers
Move Fast, Break Tuition
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Future Founders
Wolf of Wall Street Prep
Finance
Show Me The Money!
May I Take Your Order?
Hospitality & Tourism
Industry Connected
Tik-Tok Generation
Marketing
Brand Builders
Glengarry Glen Ross Prep
Real Estate
Location, Location, Location
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers
Sports & Entertainment Business
Nepo-Baby Adjacent
Humanities & Social Sciences
I Think, Therefore I Major
Cognitive Science
The Qualia Quibblers
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
The Great American Novelists
Smashing the Patriarchy 101
Gender Studies
Activist Academics
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Future Senators
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary)
History & Archaeology
Primary Source Hunters
Passport Stamp Collectors
International Relations
Foreign Service Bound
I'll Figure Out the Career Later
Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Major Mashup
Professional Yapping
Media & Communication Studies
The "Our Alumni Control Your Feed" Mafia
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group
Philosophy & Ethics
The Thinkers
Decolonizing the Curriculum
Regional & Ethnic Studies
Area Experts
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
The Deconstructors
Grammar Police Academy
World Languages & Linguistics
Polyglot Powerhouses
Education
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Teacher's Pet
Hablas Pedagogy?
Languages Education
Polyglot Professors
Arts
Sleep Deprivation by Design
Architecture
Building Blocks
Explaining Splatters to Rich People
Art History & Management
The Curatorial Elite
Trapped in the Render Queue
Digital Arts & Photography
The Pixar Pipeline
Lights, Camera, Tuition
Film
Hollywood Pipeline
Eight Hours of Scales
Music
Recital Royalty
Theatre Kid Generation
Performing Arts
Standing Ovation
Professional
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety)
Law
Mock Trial Champs