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New York University Ranking Badges

NYU earned 286 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 65 in the top 1%, 108 in the top 5%, 72 in the top 10% and 41 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 938 in Overall Athletics, a top 1% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 286 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 65 / 108
• Highest placement: #1 of 938, a top 1% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 25
• Placements this edition: 699
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has New York University Earned?

New York University holds 286 ranking badges across 25 fields of study, 173 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. These badges come from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	65
Top 5%	108
Top 10%	72
Top 15%	41
Total	286

What Is New York University Known For?

New York University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 27 of its 239 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Real Estate, Publishing and Instructional Media Design. Its highest traditional-student placement is #1 of 297 in Most Popular for Child Development & Psychology.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best				✓
Overall Best (Middle Atlantic)				✓
Overall Best (New York)				✓
Overall Diversity		✓
Overall Diversity (Middle Atlantic)		✓
Overall Diversity (New York)		✓
Location Diversity			✓
Location Diversity (Middle Atlantic)		✓
Location Diversity (New York)		✓
Ethnic Diversity			✓
Ethnic Diversity (Middle Atlantic)			✓
Ethnic Diversity (New York)			✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Popular (Middle Atlantic)				✓
Most Popular (New York)				✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Middle Atlantic)		✓
Highest Paid Graduates (New York)		✓

Architecture/Urban Planning

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Urban & Regional Planning
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Most Popular		✓
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Biotechnology
Top Ranked		✓
Ecology & Systematics Biology
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
General Biology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
Most Popular	✓
Other Biological Sciences
Top Ranked		✓
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
Top Ranked			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Accounting
Top Ranked				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Business & Commerce
Top Ranked			✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Finance & Financial Management
Top Ranked			✓
General Sales & Marketing
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused		✓
Hospitality Management
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Human Resource Management
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Most Focused	✓
Marketing
Top Ranked			✓
Other Business & Marketing
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Real Estate
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Journalism
Top Ranked		✓
Other Communication & Journalism
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Publishing
Most Popular				✓
Radio, TV & Digital Communication
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Most Focused	✓

Communications Technology/Support

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Graphic Communications
Top Ranked			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Computer Information Systems
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Computer Software Applications
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Information Science
Top Ranked		✓
Information Technology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Other Computer Sciences
Top Ranked		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Educational Administration
Top Ranked			✓
General Education
Top Ranked			✓
Instructional Media Design
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
International Education
Most Popular		✓
Other Education
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Student Counseling
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked	✓
Teaching English or French
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Civil Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Computer Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Construction Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Industrial Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Robotics Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Engineering-Related Fields
Most Popular				✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
General English Literature
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Literature
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Writing Studies
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓

Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Area Studies
Most Popular			✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Food, Nutrition & Related Services
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Classical Languages & Literature
Most Popular		✓
Germanic Languages
Most Popular	✓
Linguistics & Literature
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Romance Languages
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
Top Ranked		✓
Communication Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Dental Support Services
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Dentistry
Most Popular				✓
Health Sciences & Services
Top Ranked				✓
Health/Medical Admin Services
Top Ranked			✓
Nursing
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Other Health Professions
Top Ranked			✓
Public Health
Top Ranked		✓
Rehabilitation Professions
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
History
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Legal Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular				✓
Law
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Legal Research
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Other Legal Professions
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Liberal Arts General Studies
Top Ranked			✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Applied Mathematics
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Mathematics
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Other Statistics
Most Popular				✓
Statistics
Top Ranked	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Data Science.
Most Popular			✓
Museum Studies
Most Popular		✓
Natural Sciences
Most Popular	✓
Nutrition Science
Most Popular	✓

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Philosophy
Most Popular			✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Chemistry
Most Popular			✓
Physics
Most Popular				✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Child Development & Psychology
Most Popular				✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Community Organization & Advocacy
Top Ranked		✓
Public Administration
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Social Work
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Anthropology
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Economics
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
General Social Sciences
Top Ranked	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
International Relations & Security
Most Popular			✓
Other Social Sciences
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Political Science & Government
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Sociology
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Urban Studies
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Dance
Most Popular				✓
Drama & Theater Arts
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused		✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Music
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Other Visual Art
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused	✓

How Does New York University Rank in Athletics?

In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, New York University earned 33 badges across 20 sports, 31 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 938 in Overall Athletics.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Athletics (D3)				✓
Overall Athletics				✓

Men’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Baseball			✓
Baseball (D3)				✓
Basketball			✓
Basketball (D3)				✓
Fencing (D3)		✓
Golf				✓
Golf (D3)				✓
Soccer				✓
Soccer (D3)			✓
Swimming & Diving				✓
Swimming & Diving (D3)			✓
Tennis			✓
Tennis (D3)		✓
Volleyball				✓
Volleyball (D3)				✓
Wrestling			✓
Wrestling (D3)				✓

Women’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Basketball				✓
Basketball (D3)			✓
Golf				✓
Golf (D3)			✓
Soccer				✓
Soccer (D3)				✓
Softball				✓
Softball (D3)			✓
Swimming & Diving				✓
Swimming & Diving (D3)			✓
Tennis			✓
Tennis (D3)			✓
Volleyball				✓
Volleyball (D3)				✓

How Does New York University Rank for Online Students?

In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, New York University earned 14 badges across 13 online programs, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #38 of 2,039 in Most Popular Online.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular Online			✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Biology
Most Popular Online		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Management Sciences & Methods
Most Popular Online			✓
Other Business & Marketing
Most Popular Online		✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Other Communication & Journalism
Most Popular Online	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Computer Information Systems
Most Popular Online			✓
Information Technology
Most Popular Online		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Instructional Media Design
Most Popular Online		✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Most Popular Online	✓
Teaching English or French
Most Popular Online			✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Communication Sciences
Most Popular Online		✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies
Most Popular Online		✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Child Development & Psychology
Most Popular Online	✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Most Popular Online		✓

How Does New York University Rank for Veterans?

New York University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2 of 5 in Top Ranked Veterans for International Education (top 40%).

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. New York University appears in 699 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.