New York University
New York, New York
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 28,663 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 9%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $35,737per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 88%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $90,95710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
NYU grants degrees at three campuses, in New York, Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, and runs study-away sites in cities from London and Paris to Accra, Buenos Aires and Sydney.
Source: NYU Global Dimensions, Nov 2024
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 9%About 1 in 11 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1480–1560Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 34–35Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $35,737full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $86,574sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $65,622Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 88%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 96%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $90,95710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 28,663Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 20%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 21%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Syracuse University Syracuse, NY — admits 46%
- Fordham University Bronx, NY — admits 59%
- Brigham Young University Provo, UT — admits 68%
- Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY — admits 67%
Also worth a look
- Cornell University Ithaca, NY — admits 9%
- Boston University Boston, MA — admits 11%
- University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA — admits 10%
- University of Miami Coral Gables, FL — admits 19%
- Northwestern University Evanston, IL — admits 8%
- Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA — admits 12%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for New York University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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