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New York University

New York University is a private campus in New York proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at New York University — 26.1% of its 28,663 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$16,816

family income
under $30k

$15,898

$30–48k

$18,555

$48–75k

$33,913

$75–110k

$59,931

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$37,0502023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at New York University rose from $33,443 (2008) to $37,050 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$33,443
2009	$32,671
2010	$37,180
2011	$38,578
2012	$37,971
2013	$36,991
2014	$36,419
2015	$37,362
2016	$40,336
2017	$42,397
2018	$39,772
2019	$38,569
2020	$39,565
2021	$32,462
2022	$35,035
2023	$37,050

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$84,3742024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at New York University rose from $51,153 (2009) to $84,374 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$51,153
2010	$52,952
2011	$55,412
2012	$57,775
2013	$60,059
2014	$61,958
2015	$65,405
2016	$67,637
2017	$67,865
2018	$69,830
2019	$71,467
2020	$73,759
2021	$75,348
2022	$76,563
2023	$79,121
2024	$84,374

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$24,336
2001	$25,380
2002	$26,646
2003	$28,496
2004	$30,095
2005	$31,690
2006	$33,420
2007	$35,290
2008	$37,372
2013	$44,848
2014	$46,170
2015	$47,750
2016	$49,062
2017	$50,464
2018	$51,828
2019	$53,308
2020	$54,880
2021	$56,500
2022	$58,168
2023	$60,438

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

New York University reports published tuition of $62,796 in this record. New York University's $62,796 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

New York University reports 28,663 undergraduates. This total does not establish class sizes for a particular subject.

87.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at New York University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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87.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at New York University rose from 69.5% (entered 1991) to 87.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	69.5%
1992 cohort	70.7%
1993 cohort	72%
1994 cohort	73.3%
1995 cohort	75.9%
1996 cohort	77.8%
1997 cohort	79.4%
1998 cohort	80.8%
1999 cohort	83.7%
2000 cohort	84%
2001 cohort	85%
2002 cohort	84.9%
2003 cohort	85.8%
2004 cohort	86%
2005 cohort	86.7%
2006 cohort	84.9%
2007 cohort	83.3%
2008 cohort	83%
2009 cohort	83.9%
2010 cohort	84.7%
2011 cohort	83.5%
2012 cohort	85.2%
2013 cohort	84.9%
2014 cohort	87.8%
2015 cohort	86.9%
2016 cohort	87.1%
2017 cohort	88.5%
2018 cohort	87.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,750	$11,750
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,895	$10,513
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,813	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,625	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,875	$6,941
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,375	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,938	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,875	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,375	$10,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,625	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,125	$4,875
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,125	$6,700
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,250	$7,900
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,875	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,909	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,870	$9,600
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,000	$8,300
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,250	$7,900
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,100	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,900	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,250	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,500	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,500	$11,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$64,543

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$76,035

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$82,509

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

New York University admitted 10,232 of 110,807 applicants in Fall 2024. The 9.2% rate describes that application pool.

9.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $60,438 tuition · 2023–24 28,663 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1480–15601600

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Admissions

New York University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For New York University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 720–760 and Math was 760–800 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1480–1560 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	720	740	760
SAT Math	760	780	800
ACT Composite	34	34	35

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, New York University received 110,807 applications and admitted 10,232 (9.2%), with 5,666 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

9.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at New York University declined from 28.5% to 9.2%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	28.5%
Fall 2002	32.4%
Fall 2003	32.1%
Fall 2004	34.8%
Fall 2005	36.7%
Fall 2006	36.2%
Fall 2007	36.7%
Fall 2008	32.2%
Fall 2009	37.8%
Fall 2010	38.1%
Fall 2011	32.7%
Fall 2012	35%
Fall 2013	32.4%
Fall 2014	35.4%
Fall 2015	32.1%
Fall 2016	31.9%
Fall 2017	27.7%
Fall 2018	20%
Fall 2019	16.2%
Fall 2020	21.1%
Fall 2021	13%
Fall 2022	12.5%
Fall 2023	9.4%
Fall 2024	9.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1480–1560Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1230	1420
Fall 2002	1210	1410
Fall 2003	1210	1410
Fall 2004	1220	1410
Fall 2005	1240	1420
Fall 2006	1210	1410
Fall 2007	1240	1430
Fall 2008	1250	1440
Fall 2009	1210	1430
Fall 2010	1240	1450
Fall 2011	1260	1460
Fall 2012	1250	1450
Fall 2013	1250	1460
Fall 2014	1240	1450
Fall 2015	1250	1470
Fall 2016	1250	1480
Fall 2017	1290	1490
Fall 2018	1310	1510
Fall 2019	1350	1530
Fall 2020	1370	1540
Fall 2021	1450	1570
Fall 2022	1470	1570
Fall 2023	1480	1570
Fall 2024	1480	1560

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

34–35Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	27	31
Fall 2004	27	31
Fall 2005	27	31
Fall 2006	27	31
Fall 2007	28	31
Fall 2008	28	31
Fall 2009	27	31
Fall 2010	28	31
Fall 2011	29	32
Fall 2012	28	31
Fall 2013	28	32
Fall 2014	28	32
Fall 2015	29	32
Fall 2016	29	33
Fall 2017	29	33
Fall 2018	29	34
Fall 2019	30	34
Fall 2020	31	34
Fall 2021	32	35
Fall 2022	33	35
Fall 2023	33	35
Fall 2024	34	35

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

28,663Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at New York University rose from 19,059 (Fall 2002) to 28,663 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	19,059
Fall 2003	19,129
Fall 2004	19,826
Fall 2005	20,150
Fall 2006	20,604
Fall 2007	20,899
Fall 2008	20,780
Fall 2009	21,227
Fall 2010	21,646
Fall 2011	21,820
Fall 2012	22,080
Fall 2013	22,172
Fall 2014	24,539
Fall 2015	25,314
Fall 2016	25,716
Fall 2017	26,055
Fall 2018	26,339
Fall 2019	26,613
Fall 2020	27,276
Fall 2021	28,556
Fall 2022	29,136
Fall 2023	29,430
Fall 2024	28,663

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

96%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at New York University has held near 96% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	92%
Fall 2004 cohort	93%
Fall 2005 cohort	92%
Fall 2006 cohort	92%
Fall 2007 cohort	93%
Fall 2008 cohort	91%
Fall 2009 cohort	92%
Fall 2010 cohort	92%
Fall 2011 cohort	92%
Fall 2012 cohort	92%
Fall 2013 cohort	92%
Fall 2014 cohort	93%
Fall 2015 cohort	93%
Fall 2016 cohort	93%
Fall 2017 cohort	94%
Fall 2018 cohort	94%
Fall 2019 cohort	90%
Fall 2020 cohort	94%
Fall 2021 cohort	95%
Fall 2022 cohort	96%
Fall 2023 cohort	96%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about New York University

Faculty pay at New York University averages $216,312 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes New York University as a primarily residential campus of 28,663 undergraduates — and 95.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

New York University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1480–1560 — their midpoint is above the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on New York University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How New York University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

New York University9.2%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

New York University$62,796

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

New York University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

New York University$82,509

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

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New York University, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	New York University	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	9.2%	70.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$62,796	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$82,509	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For New York University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

New York University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 44 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$158,559
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$142,495
Business/Commerce, General	$137,804
Real Estate	$130,716
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	$129,073
Computer Engineering	$127,201
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$118,433
Economics	$116,510
Engineering-Related Fields	$114,572
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$107,348
Civil Engineering	$94,867
Social Sciences, General	$91,917
Mathematics	$91,832
Mechanical Engineering	$91,821
Chemical Engineering	$89,744
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$87,656
Chemistry	$86,197
Hospitality Administration/Management	$84,375
Urban Studies/Affairs	$81,123
Political Science and Government	$80,957
Sociology	$77,650
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$77,109
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$75,970
Social Sciences, Other	$74,983
History	$74,545
Public Health	$70,840
Nutrition Sciences	$70,508
Physics	$69,334
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$68,690
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$66,502
English Language and Literature, General	$66,306
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$65,406
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$64,640
Research and Experimental Psychology	$63,315
Area Studies	$62,651
Social Work	$59,593
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$58,720
Biology, General	$58,513
Music	$52,841
Philosophy	$52,633
Fine and Studio Arts	$49,478
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	$45,991
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$42,348
Dance	$38,571

These 44 fields listed for New York University measure earnings after completion. The $82,509 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 34 additional New York University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does New York University report?

New York University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1480–1560 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is New York University's acceptance rate?

9.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 10,232 admitted from 110,807 applicants.

How much does New York University cost?

At New York University, tuition is $62,796. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does New York University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $82,509. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

The Juilliard School — 9.2% admitted
Hamilton College — 13.6% admitted
United States Military Academy — 12.5% admitted
Webb Institute — 14% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.