Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Large |
Campus locale | City |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 50,550 |
Religious affiliation | None |
Student to faculty ratio | 10:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 13,114 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
No |
New York University is very selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 60,724 applications and only 19,351 students were granted admission. New York University is at the #30 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 43% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 64% submitted SAT scores.
SAT | 1250 to 1480 |
ACT | 29 to 33 |
In 2016-2017 academic year, New York University's tuition was $46,590 for all students regardless of residency (73.9% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 58% of New York University's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 21% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,833 (which is 9.8% above the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at New York University in 2016-2017, was 1,885, which is 32% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,550 (which is 5.9% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, New York University has enrolled a total of 50,550 students (41,374 students full-time and 9,176 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 50,550 students, 790 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 44% men and 56% women and 26,135 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 24,415 for graduates studies.
The institution also enrolled 909 students for distance studies.
White: 33%
Non-resident alien: 26%
Asian: 15%
Hispanic: 10%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 7%
Black/African American: 5%
Two or more races: 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at New York University.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
---|---|---|---|
Legal Professions And Studies | 19% | 2,538 | 7 |
Education | 13% | 1,708 | |
Health Professions And Related Programs | 9% | 1,247 | 474 |
Visual And Performing Arts | 7% | 929 | |
Public Administration And Social Service Professions | 7% | 897 | |
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 7% | 874 | 758 |
Social Sciences | 5% | 660 | 286 |
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 4% | 523 | 414 |
Engineering | 4% | 507 | 499 |
Family And Consumer Sciences/human Sciences | 3% | 401 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of New York University full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of New York University graduates 6 years after enrollment is $46,800. Last year, out of the total 5,386 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 4,901 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 6,026 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 5,363 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $46,800 | $59,600 |
Employment Rate | 91% | 89% |
Total Graduates | 5,386 | 6,026 |
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