Colleges / New York University
College · Private nonprofit · New York, NY · City
NYU

New York University

New York, NY

Address70 Washington Sq South, New York, NY 10012-1091
Websitewww.nyu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate9%
6-yr median pay$65k
Net price / yr$37k
Undergrad size28,663
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $37k/yr for a shot at a $65k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 9% means this is a reach for most people, even strong applicants. Admitted students average SAT 1520 · ACT 34.

If you get in

28,663 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $84k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $37k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$337k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$148k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$189k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$62.8k
Room & board
$23.5k
Books & supplies
$1,442

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans19%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr88%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$65k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$83k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out5%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
28,663
Location
New York, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • International26%
  • Asian22%
  • White22%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown4%
First-gen students21%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$52k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 78

What you can study.

Colleges / New York University
College · Private nonprofit · New York, NY · City
NYU

New York University

New York, NY

Address70 Washington Sq South, New York, NY 10012-1091
Websitewww.nyu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate9%
6-yr median pay$65k
Net price / yr$37k
Undergrad size28,663
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $37k/yr for a shot at a $65k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 9% means this is a reach for most people, even strong applicants. Admitted students average SAT 1520 · ACT 34.

If you get in

28,663 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $84k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $37k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$337k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$148k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$189k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$62.8k
Room & board
$23.5k
Books & supplies
$1,442

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans19%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr88%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$65k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$83k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out5%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
28,663
Location
New York, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • International26%
  • Asian22%
  • White22%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown4%
First-gen students21%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$52k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 78

What you can study.