New York University

New York, NY · Private nonprofit · 28,663 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$16,977
$30,000 – $48,000	$14,017
$48,000 – $75,000	$16,862
$75,000 – $110,000	$32,766
Over $110,000	$66,876
All incomes (average)	$37,050

Sticker tuition and fees: $62,796 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use New York University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$24,376
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$24,376
Books and supplies	$1,470
Other expenses, on campus	$4,380
Other expenses, off campus	$4,380

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (6,164 of them) in 2022–23; 49% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	41%	$48,269
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	22%	$5,930
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	39%	$45,087
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	22%	$5,109

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Median ACT: 34
Students with Pell grants: 18%
Graduation rate (6yr): 88%
Freshman retention: 96%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $82,509
Median debt at graduation: $20,500
International undergrads: 7,824 (26.3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $80
Students per faculty member: 8 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 100%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 720–760
SAT Math: 760–800
ACT composite: 34–35

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Required
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Considered if submitted
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Considered if submitted
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 113,578
Admitted: 10,693
Enrolled: 5,818

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Visual & Performing Arts16%

Social Sciences12%

Business12%

Computer Science10%

Health & Nursing8%

Psychology7%

Communications & Media5%

Biology & Life Sciences4%

Mathematics & Statistics4%

Engineering3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (51)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	794	$111,101	$158,559national $86,176	$13,250
Computer and Information Sciences, General	725	$90,161	$142,495national $92,374	$18,005
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	656	$50,154	$66,502national $53,072	$18,500
Economics	619	$79,212	$116,510national $82,686	$17,125
Research and Experimental Psychology	555	$40,803	$63,315national $55,695	$17,713
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	492	$36,652	$58,720national $43,765	$19,750
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	464	$33,701	$42,348national $39,775	$21,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	443	$54,824	$77,109national $50,497	$16,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	426	$120,121	$118,433national $88,910	$17,750
Political Science and Government	221	$44,298	$80,957national $63,293	$19,500
Biology, General	185	$43,655	$58,513national $57,214	$16,250
Mathematics	163	$70,817	$91,832national $69,562	—
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	149	$45,405	$45,991national $47,629	$22,250
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	134	—	$129,073national $88,839	—
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	121	$56,676	$87,656national $69,830	$19,000
Social Sciences, Other	116	$54,403	$74,983national $56,812	$19,500
Computer Software and Media Applications	111	—	—national $58,894	$24,125
International Relations and National Security Studies	109	$53,836	—national $66,596	$19,000
Fine and Studio Arts	101	$33,532	$49,478national $41,367	$17,500
Music	100	$39,043	$52,841national $42,892	$21,875
History	96	$59,101	$74,545national $50,680	$21,750
Literature	92	$47,231	—national $46,173	$21,500
Mechanical Engineering	82	$82,354	$91,821national $92,135	$19,000
Philosophy	76	—	$52,633national $54,455	—
Physics	76	—	$69,334national $76,786	$18,125
Sociology	76	$35,470	$77,650national $52,657	$20,500
Real Estate	70	$88,970	$130,716national $84,821	$13,598
Engineering-Related Fields	67	$73,429	$114,572national $89,619	$19,000
Social Work	59	$42,874	$59,593national $51,790	$17,250
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	58	$44,897	$68,690national $65,466	$21,625
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	57	$51,328	—national $62,451	$20,038
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	56	—	$65,406national $48,842	$23,625
Natural Sciences	51	—	—national $57,935	$24,875
Chemical Engineering	49	$78,954	$89,744national $98,158	$23,505
Dance	48	$31,663	$38,571national $39,980	$17,953
Civil Engineering	46	$71,920	$94,867national $86,517	$17,500
Computer Engineering	46	$91,785	$127,201national $109,015	$18,002
Public Health	44	$51,627	$70,840national $58,808	$8,893
Social Sciences, General	40	$51,431	$91,917national $53,366	$21,125
Anthropology	40	$43,487	—national $46,676	—
Urban Studies/Affairs	38	—	$81,123national $62,532	—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	36	$87,331	$107,348national $100,647	$17,125
Nutrition Sciences	35	$24,449	$70,508national $60,053	—
Chemistry	31	—	$86,197national $65,120	—
Hospitality Administration/Management	31	$73,456	$84,375national $56,726	—
Area Studies	27	$36,735	$62,651national $56,625	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	26	$56,784	$64,640national $47,382	$18,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	24	—	$75,970national $58,928	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	19	$57,691	—national $51,389	$20,500
English Language and Literature, General	18	—	$66,306national $48,590	—
Business/Commerce, General	0	$85,326	$137,804national $68,407	$16,750

Associate degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	45	$81,116	$82,978national $61,982	$16,000

Master's degrees (59)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	1,159	$187,421	$188,168national $124,807	$105,342
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	703	$136,221	$152,422national $121,855	$64,250
Computer and Information Sciences, General	531	$127,432	$173,716national $124,201	$65,220
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	478	$93,918	$120,018national $123,713	$101,422
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	475	$204,875	—national $101,000	$87,653
Social Work	419	$63,502	$72,690national $65,123	$97,509
Biology, General	405	$69,245	$90,999national $69,830	$118,673
Research and Experimental Psychology	390	$51,440	$82,490national $63,216	$156,460
Engineering-Related Fields	315	$134,027	$127,277national $125,651	$74,920
Public Administration	253	$88,519	$109,946national $81,408	$74,995
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	252	$68,133	$75,912national $67,030	$154,237
Real Estate	199	$131,419	$156,252national $135,104	$101,411
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	173	$75,759	$69,577national $59,916	$72,010
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	163	$143,833	$151,024national $120,193	$71,835
Computer Software and Media Applications	162	$74,567	$89,704national $120,083	$70,500
Accounting and Related Services	156	$82,194	$134,461national $95,833	$59,250
Music	154	$32,774	$52,777national $48,285	$106,157
Business Administration, Management and Operations	149	$221,814	$232,460national $103,485	$105,777
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	146	$87,559	—national $110,121	$84,605
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	143	$49,538	$63,594national $56,099	$118,143
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	134	$64,672	$77,975national $75,972	$57,532
International Relations and National Security Studies	130	$68,822	$93,034national $95,627	$99,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	114	$35,338	$58,054national $49,978	$107,704
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	99	$70,838	$94,135national $85,444	$107,827
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	97	—	$80,567national $65,767	—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	90	$71,342	$66,958national $65,716	$93,644
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	86	$68,790	$72,706national $71,416	$151,484
Hospitality Administration/Management	86	—	$72,864national $74,856	$95,514
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	86	$122,625	$180,138national $96,656	$96,990
Fine and Studio Arts	83	$51,662	$61,359national $49,079	$82,862
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	82	$45,970	$69,371national $55,035	$37,140
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	81	$64,374	$71,699national $60,111	$114,832
Health and Medical Administrative Services	81	$105,508	$133,466national $89,981	$88,948
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	80	$38,545	$47,221national $51,486	$153,475
Area Studies	73	$58,259	$71,404national $68,936	$41,523
Human Resources Management and Services	71	$89,244	$125,710national $83,558	$95,689
Construction Engineering	63	$100,588	—national $105,808	—
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	63	$68,112	$70,118national $66,523	$89,603
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	61	—	$135,852national $133,654	—
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	55	$82,625	$106,674national $79,665	$80,253
Physics	54	—	$68,529national $96,478	$101,274
Educational/Instructional Media Design	50	—	$117,843national $70,644	—
Nutrition Sciences	49	$73,846	$69,035national $67,126	$123,878
Publishing	40	$53,360	$68,796national $63,992	$97,843
Business/Commerce, General	39	—	—national $125,988	$53,594
Civil Engineering	33	$88,930	$99,685national $98,323	—
Literature	32	$55,351	$59,921national $55,337	—
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	32	—	—national $77,545	$92,012
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	31	$74,717	$73,536national $63,707	$66,704
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	31	—	—national $106,375	$61,375
Statistics	31	$124,717	$128,820national $123,816	$73,305
Journalism	30	$66,213	—national $69,034	$92,897
Museology/Museum Studies	27	$46,420	—national $53,692	$87,620
Dance	23	$49,380	$64,507national $55,404	$99,072
International and Comparative Education	22	$63,886	—national $69,445	—
Public Health	19	—	$90,473national $82,751	—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	18	$47,135	—national $58,093	—
Education, Other	16	—	$83,789national $65,348	—
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	13	—	$254,326national $101,855	—

First professional degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	523	$219,153	$255,401national $107,773	$200,942
Dentistry	377	$81,228	$161,495national $170,812	$429,140
Medicine	134	$78,686	$93,412national $112,460	$74,986

Doctoral degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	46	$89,238	$89,509national $82,893	$204,373
Educational Administration and Supervision	41	—	—national $100,573	$95,239
Social Work	4	$111,147	$130,490national $98,285	$74,400
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	4	$193,381	—national $138,131	—

Graduate certificates (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	54	$350,839	—national $207,164	$407,825
Public Health	10	—	$117,656national $88,684	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 188 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 70 Washington Sq South, New York, NY 10012-1091
Phone: (212) 998-1212
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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