by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
New York University was awarded 1,677 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dental hygiene/hygienist.
College Factual ranked NYU as #30 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NYU held the #53 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 143 colleges in New York, NYU is ranked at #3.
New York University has a very low acceptance rate of 21%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to NYU just in case you don't make the cut.
About 64% of students accepted to NYU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 740. Math scores were between 700 and 800.
Learn more about New York University admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at NYU is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at New York University is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 90% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like New York University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At NYU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 76%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at New York University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 27,444 undergraduates at NYU with 25,854 being full-time and 1,590 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,582 | $24,131 | $31,355 | $40,573 | $55,245 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NYU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NYU, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $8,524 a year. That adds up to $34,096 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NYU is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at New York University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of New York University.
Contact details for NYU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 70 Washington Sq South, New York, NY 10012-1091 |
| Phone: | 212-998-1212 |
| Website: | www.nyu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/nyu |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/nyuniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 595 | $36,142 |
| Computer Information Systems | 464 | $75,653 |
| Nursing | 455 | $93,346 |
| Economics | 437 | $60,699 |
| General Business/Commerce | 402 | $77,787 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 391 | $30,912 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 372 | $30,874 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 368 | $44,800 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 343 | $25,246 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 224 | $79,980 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 47,026 students took at least one online class at New York University. This is an increase from the 5,468 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 47,026 | 16,756 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,468 | 1,889 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,857 | 1,593 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,372 | 1,152 |
| 2015-2016 | 2,621 | 909 |
Learn more about online learning at New York University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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