New York University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 14,000,000

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 496 (1.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

International 27%
Asian 22%
White 22%
Hispanic 14%
Black 7%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Science 3,648 40% 17% 23% 6% 14% 34% $94,540 93 +0.69 85 92% 2.8% 4%
Computer Science 502 +97 62% 9% 36% 3% 11% 32% $142,560 77 +0.52 99 95% 2.8% 4% — —
Computer and Data Science 8 — 62% 0% 12% 0% 0% 75% $142,560 97 +2.15 99 95% 2.8% 4% — —
Computing 18 — 72% 11% 11% 6% 11% 61% $141,958 75 +0.50 99 — — 4% — —
Data Science 145 +19 53% 12% 26% 1% 1% 57% $116,009 70 +0.22 96 — — 4% — —
Game Design 47 — 55% 9% 19% 2% 13% 51% $78,889 44 -0.19 65 94% — 4% — —
Information Technology Project Management 38 — 61% 11% 26% 8% 13% 26% $156,860 98 +2.85 100 93% — 4% — —
Applied Mathematics 55 — 78% 2% 16% 2% 7% 69% $160,550 91 +1.64 100 93% — 4% — —
Chemistry 46 +1 39% 17% 30% 13% 4% 28% $73,332 66 +0.17 53 96% — 4% — —
Mathematics 108 +41 60% 11% 15% 0% 6% 66% $95,089 79 +0.37 85 86% — 4% — —
Mathematics and Statistics 131 — 59% 2% 18% 0% 5% 74% $117,559 75 +0.28 96 96% — 4% — —
Physics 21 +3 76% 43% 5% 0% 24% 19% $77,841 33 -0.41 63 92% — 4% — —
Statistics 6 — 83% 0% 17% 0% 17% 67% $131,293 86 +0.72 99 — — 4% — —
Biochemistry 26 +1 35% 27% 35% 0% 23% 12% $74,045 64 +0.23 55 94% — 4% — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 33 — 39% 6% 55% 3% 9% 12% $74,045 64 +0.23 55 94% — 4% — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,279 75 +0.56 47 — — 4% — —
Biology 164 +3 28% 17% 33% 10% 21% 9% $68,176 59 +0.20 39 98% — 4% — —
Ecology 49 +11 20% 29% 18% 4% 29% 10% $57,562 60 +0.14 13 80% — 4% — —
Neural Science 66 +2 33% 24% 32% 8% 14% 14% $76,041 82 +0.79 59 82% — 4% — —
Natural Sciences 49 — 12% 10% 47% 20% 16% 4% $61,937 70 +0.41 23 — — 4% — —
Global Public Health 10 — 0% 40% 10% 20% 10% 10% $73,024 78 +0.73 52 88% — 4% — —
Economics 496 +43 52% 8% 20% 2% 7% 56% $113,236 76 +0.57 95 90% — 4% — —
Engineering Management 71 +1 65% 13% 30% 3% 15% 34% $113,597 93 +1.87 95 91% — 4% — —
Africana Studies 4 +1 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,577 75 +0.66 38 — — 4% — —
Archaeology 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $67,565 89 +1.04 38 — — 4% — —
Asian/Pacific/American Studies — — — — — — — — $68,542 76 +0.74 40 — — 4% — —
Classics 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $66,774 88 +0.96 35 — — 4% — —
Comparative Literature 4 +6 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 50% $57,479 77 +0.62 13 90% — 4% — —
East Asian Studies 8 +2 50% 25% 38% 12% 0% 12% $69,895 79 +0.85 44 83% — 4% — —
English 78 — 24% 40% 9% 5% 24% 5% $62,285 93 +1.20 24 — — 4% — —
European and Mediterranean Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,895 79 +0.85 44 83% — 4% — —
Foreign Languages 2 +2 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $57,479 52 -0.05 13 90% — 4% — —
French 3 +11 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $67,886 84 +0.88 39 93% — 4% — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $66,143 78 +0.72 34 — — 4% — —
Hellenic Studies 2 +2 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $69,895 79 +0.85 44 83% — 4% — —
History 58 +34 52% 34% 14% 5% 19% 21% $64,272 86 +0.72 29 95% — 4% — —
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,272 86 +0.72 29 95% — 4% — —
Italian 3 +3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,886 84 +0.88 39 93% — 4% — —
Languages 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,121 78 +0.72 34 — — 4% — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $69,895 79 +0.85 44 83% — 4% — —
Middle Eastern Studies 2 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,895 79 +0.85 44 83% — 4% — —
Philosophy 37 +19 41% 16% 16% 0% 19% 46% $53,484 30 -0.60 8 91% — 4% — —
Religious Studies 2 +3 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $62,610 94 +1.45 24 — — 4% — —
Russian and Slavic Studies 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,242 78 +0.73 34 — — 4% — —
Social and Cultural Analysis 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,328 75 +0.64 37 — — 4% — —
Spanish and Portuguese 4 +13 25% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $67,886 84 +0.88 39 93% — 4% — —
Anthropology 23 +11 35% 48% 9% 0% 26% 9% $58,058 62 +0.11 14 90% — 4% — —
Environmental Studies 14 — 50% 14% 14% 14% 43% 7% $66,507 73 +0.57 35 — — 4% — —
International Relations 78 +13 26% 21% 21% 4% 19% 26% $80,463 73 +0.40 68 — — 4% — —
Language and Mind 10 — 50% 50% 10% 0% 10% 20% $74,507 38 -0.34 56 — — 4% — —
Politics 143 +30 37% 24% 17% 13% 26% 10% $79,164 78 +0.51 66 91% — 4% — —
Psychology 507 +37 20% 23% 21% 10% 20% 20% $66,973 77 +0.62 36 91% — 4% — —
Sociology 50 +11 20% 16% 8% 18% 24% 24% $68,858 92 +1.09 41 93% — 4% — —
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 16 — 25% 19% 25% 12% 12% 31% $76,561 88 +1.41 61 — — 4% — —
Art History 28 — 7% 32% 4% 0% 36% 21% $53,195 68 +0.11 7 77% — 4% — —
Digital Media 363 +53 15% 20% 17% 6% 17% 36% $79,852 94 +1.64 67 94% — 4% — —
Interactive Media Arts 72 — 28% 14% 25% 0% 6% 50% $78,889 93 +1.57 65 94% — 4% — —
Music 11 +7 55% 45% 0% 9% 18% 9% $55,914 88 +0.99 11 89% — 4% — —
Urban Studies 24 +13 29% 25% 25% 4% 42% 0% $72,955 78 +0.56 52 100% — 4% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rory Meyers College of Nursing 439 18% 29% 29% 13% 21% 2% $106,055 97 +1.41 92 96% 4%
Dental Hygiene 7 — 0% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $57,545 3 -1.48 13 95% — 4% — —
Nursing 432 — 18% 28% 29% 12% 21% 2% $106,842 92 +1.45 92 96% — 4% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Global Public Health 44 16% 14% 11% 36% 27% 0% $73,024 52 +0.73 52 88%
Public Health 44 — 16% 14% 11% 36% 27% 0% $73,024 78 +0.73 52 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Professional Studies 226 47% 26% 26% 4% 12% 24% $106,276 97 +1.08 92 89% 3.1% 57%
Information Systems and Technology 90 +1 31% 10% 37% 3% 19% 23% $142,560 97 +2.15 99 95% 2.8% 57% — —
Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management 50 — 36% 12% 24% 6% 8% 42% $83,018 97 +2.02 72 87% — 57% — —
Real Estate 86 — 71% 50% 16% 5% 8% 14% $81,829 28 -0.58 70 83% 3.5% 57% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Silver School of Social Work 37 8% 27% 14% 27% 24% 8% $61,480 14 +0.97 22 97% 19%
Public Administration and Social Service Professions 3 — 33% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $60,200 89 +0.82 19 — — 19% — —
Social Work 34 — 6% 26% 15% 24% 26% 9% $61,593 95 +0.99 22 97% — 19% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development 1,069 27% 36% 14% 9% 19% 15% $64,411 24 +0.64 29 90% 7.0% 19%
Nutrition and Dietetics 47 — 23% 23% 19% 6% 11% 32% $55,789 16 -0.78 11 86% — 19% — —
Communicative Sciences and Disorders 28 +2 4% 11% 29% 14% 36% 7% $75,860 97 +1.79 59 100% — 19% — —
Humanities 16 +7 25% 44% 6% 6% 19% 25% $63,908 87 +0.64 28 89% — 19% — —
Media, Culture, and Communication 600 — 25% 39% 13% 10% 17% 12% $63,908 61 +0.19 28 89% — 19% — —
Social Sciences 65 — 40% 32% 6% 8% 18% 28% $75,242 97 +1.66 58 87% 7.0% 19% — —
Social Sciences 63 +22 25% 29% 22% 10% 29% 3% $71,333 93 +1.31 48 95% — 19% — —
Childhood Education 23 — 0% 22% 22% 0% 30% 17% $62,985 95 +1.59 25 98% — 19% — —
Early Childhood Education 11 — 0% 27% 27% 0% 27% 18% $62,985 95 +1.59 25 98% — 19% — —
Education Studies 29 — 10% 10% 14% 3% 7% 62% $64,386 88 +1.09 29 87% — 19% — —
English Education 7 — 29% 43% 14% 14% 29% 0% $57,050 66 +0.22 13 100% 6.9% 19% — —
Social Studies Education 5 — 20% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $57,050 70 +0.25 13 100% 6.9% 19% — —
World Language Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $57,050 66 +0.22 13 100% 6.9% 19% — —
World Language Education 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $57,050 66 +0.22 13 100% 6.9% 19% — —
Concert Composition 13 — 62% 62% 0% 15% 23% 0% $55,914 88 +0.99 11 89% — 19% — —
Music Education 7 — 14% 43% 14% 0% 0% 0% $57,050 94 +1.11 13 100% 6.9% 19% — —
Music Performance 71 — 37% 51% 13% 4% 20% 4% $55,914 88 +0.99 11 89% — 19% — —
Music Technology 44 — 70% 43% 7% 5% 20% 11% $77,841 100 +3.34 63 92% — 19% — —
Studio Art 36 +10 31% 11% 28% 11% 19% 31% $53,195 81 +0.68 7 77% — 19% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Stern School of Business 795 58% 15% 27% 6% 18% 25% $127,815 100 +2.61 98 95% 6.6% 4%
Business and Political Economy 117 — 68% 25% 20% 3% 13% 32% $88,513 81 +0.57 79 93% 6.6% 4% — —
Management Science 678 — 56% 14% 28% 7% 19% 24% $134,598 98 +2.96 99 95% — 4% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Tandon School of Engineering 261 67% 11% 31% 5% 18% 25% $100,315 95 -0.67 89 95% 10%
Chemical Engineering 58 — 40% 19% 28% 10% 12% 26% $86,373 3 -1.96 77 96% — 10% — —
Civil Engineering 25 — 60% 12% 32% 4% 24% 20% $96,922 79 +0.66 87 98% — 10% — —
Computer Engineering 61 — 84% 3% 31% 7% 18% 31% $120,931 70 +0.18 97 98% — 10% — —
Electrical Engineering 32 — 69% 12% 50% 0% 22% 16% $110,514 43 -0.31 94 91% — 10% — —
Engineering Physics 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $115,671 86 +0.80 96 — — 10% — —
Mechanical Engineering 82 — 77% 12% 28% 1% 17% 26% $91,335 13 -0.99 82 94% — 10% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Tisch School of the Arts 1,084 36% 39% 9% 10% 19% 14% $49,715 1 +0.56 5 93% 13%
Dance 36 — 14% 47% 14% 8% 14% 6% $36,663 14 -0.86 1 90% — 13% — —
Film Production 398 +3 43% 33% 11% 10% 18% 18% $57,107 88 +1.17 13 93% — 13% — —
Fine and Studio Arts — — — — — — — — $53,195 81 +0.68 7 77% — 13% — —
Photography 44 — 39% 27% 16% 16% 16% 23% $57,107 64 +0.10 13 93% — 13% — —
Playwriting and Screenwriting 58 — 31% 45% 9% 16% 17% 7% $41,952 41 -0.15 2 94% — 13% — —
Theatre 371 +8 30% 44% 5% 10% 22% 10% $41,952 41 -0.15 2 94% — 13% — —
Visual and Performing Arts 177 — 38% 40% 9% 8% 17% 14% $52,727 94 +1.29 7 88% — 13% — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,933
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 88%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 23.3% 1,769 32% 34% 12% 8% 18% 20% $58,832 78 +0.92 16 92% 6.9%
Social Sciences 21.1% 1,606 25% 30% 16% 10% 20% 16% $67,891 81 +0.52 39 90% 7.0%
Business & Economics 19.7% 1,498 56% 15% 24% 5% 14% 36% $118,179 95 +1.70 97 92% 5.3%
Computer Science 11.2% 848 57% 10% 32% 3% 10% 37% $135,119 82 +0.72 99 95% 2.8%
Health Sciences 6.9% 521 16% 27% 27% 15% 22% 2% $101,009 97 +1.36 89 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.8% 367 61% 9% 18% 2% 7% 62% $109,798 92 +0.46 94 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 339 29% 20% 33% 7% 20% 10% $69,204 57 +0.31 42 92% —
Engineering 3.4% 261 67% 11% 31% 5% 18% 25% $100,316 43 -0.67 89 95% —
Humanities 2.9% 219 38% 33% 13% 7% 20% 17% $62,230 82 +0.69 23 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 96 18% 17% 33% 14% 14% 18% $58,927 44 -0.17 16 86% —
Education 1.0% 79 9% 22% 16% 4% 23% 32% $62,297 89 +1.13 24 94% 6.9%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences $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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 98 $441K $437K $4K
Baseball 48 $801K $788K $12K
Swimming 41 $470K $461K $9K
Wrestling 34 $312K $301K $10K
Soccer 29 $448K $440K $7K
Fencing 23 $414K $401K $13K
Volleyball 21 $501K $494K $7K
Basketball 19 $604K $599K $4K
Tennis 16 $251K $244K $6K
Golf 10 $193K $181K $12K
Diving 4 $84K $83K $1K
Total 281 $4.5M $4.4M $89K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $427K $421K $6K
Swimming 34 $451K $441K $10K
Soccer 33 $481K $463K $18K
Volleyball 24 $449K $440K $8K
Fencing 21 $401K $397K $3K
Basketball 19 $710K $701K $9K
Softball 19 $370K $359K $10K
Tennis 14 $242K $233K $9K
Golf 11 $201K $193K $8K
Diving 3 $91K $88K $3K
Total 215 $3.8M $3.7M $87K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 200 $868K $858K $10K
Swimming 75 $921K $902K $19K
Soccer 62 $929K $903K $25K
Baseball 48 $801K $788K $12K
Volleyball 45 $950K $934K $16K
Fencing 44 $815K $798K $17K
Basketball 38 $1.3M $1.3M $14K
Wrestling 34 $312K $301K $10K
Tennis 30 $493K $478K $15K
Golf 21 $394K $374K $20K
Softball 19 $370K $359K $10K
Diving 7 $175K $171K $4K
Total 496 $10.9M $10.6M $311K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 9.1%
Yield (non-ED) 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%
Unhooked Early Decision 16% 14% —

Hooked: recruited athletes and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 37%
SAT Range 1480 – 1550
SAT Math Range 750 – 790
SAT RW Range 730 – 770