by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at New York University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. NYU is in the top 10% of the country for social sciences. More specifically it was ranked #57 out of 866 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #7 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for NYU.
Part-time undergraduates at NYU paid an average of $1,537 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,204 | $52,204 |
| Fees | $2,676 | $2,676 |
| Books and Supplies | $718 | $718 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $19,244 | $19,244 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,790 | $2,790 |
Learn more about NYU tuition and fees.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the social sciences bachelor’s degree program at NYU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NYU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 55.9% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at NYU in 2019-2020, 39.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 203 |
| Black or African American | 65 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 287 |
| International Students | 296 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 106 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 78 |
| Anthropology | 25 |
| Archeology | 5 |
| Economics | 503 |
| International Relations & National Security | 26 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
