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New York University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and New York University has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how NYU did in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how NYU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

NYU is #16 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places New York University among the best 1% of schools in the nation for students!

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New York Ranking

NYU has been ranked #3 out of 136 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This scores New York University among the top 1% of higher education institutions in the nation for students in the state of New York! See the Best Colleges in New York ranking

This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Associate Degree Rankings
• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Associate’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, NYU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	2	1,142	99.8%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1	879	99.9%
Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools	2	262	99.2%
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	159	99.4%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	107	99.1%
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York	1	66	98.5%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	107	99.1%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New York	1	50	98.0%
Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	34	97.1%
Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in New York	1	11	90.9%

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, NYU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	556	99.8%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	332	99.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	1,055	99.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	1,187	99.4%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	571	99.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	933	98.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	597	98.2%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	654	97.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	378	97.6%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	417	97.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	609	96.2%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	366	99.7%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	228	99.6%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	212	99.5%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	189	99.5%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	96	99.0%
Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	33	97.0%
Best Other Visual Art Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	12	91.7%
Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	5	80.0%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	959	99.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	816	94.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	294	99.3%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	150	98.7%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	374	98.7%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	373	98.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	371	98.7%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	356	98.6%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	437	98.6%
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	75	97.3%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	138	97.8%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	136	97.8%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	630	98.3%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	115	97.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	416	97.8%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	268	92.5%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	573	97.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	883	96.3%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	257	95.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	384	94.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	460	93.7%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	244	93.0%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	280	92.9%
Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	29	89.7%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	54	90.7%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	255	92.2%
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	86	90.7%
Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	36	88.9%
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	99	85.9%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	76	89.5%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	80	88.8%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	165	84.9%
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	101	88.1%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	320	83.8%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	244	83.6%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	68	86.8%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	265	87.2%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	134	85.1%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	62	83.9%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	344	80.8%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	175	99.4%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	124	99.2%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	66	98.5%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	54	98.2%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	51	98.0%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	37	97.3%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	20	95.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	199	99.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	114	98.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	225	98.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	89	97.8%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	75	97.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	46	95.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	78	96.2%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	74	96.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	35	94.3%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	32	93.8%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	126	96.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	60	95.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	49	93.9%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	4	64	93.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	144	94.4%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	136	99.3%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	78	98.7%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	60	98.3%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	54	98.2%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	53	98.1%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	51	98.0%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	40	97.5%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	33	97.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	33	97.0%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	31	96.8%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	30	96.7%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	30	96.7%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	30	96.7%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	28	96.4%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	27	96.3%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	27	96.3%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	24	95.8%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	24	95.8%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	23	95.7%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	20	95.0%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	19	94.7%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	18	94.4%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	15	93.3%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	14	92.9%
Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	11	90.9%
Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	10	90.0%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	10	90.0%
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	10	90.0%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	8	87.5%
Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	5	80.0%
Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	5	80.0%
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	4	75.0%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	4	75.0%
Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	3	66.7%
Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	1	3	66.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	175	94.3%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	106	93.4%
Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	29	75.9%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	149	78.5%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	81	97.5%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	54	96.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	53	96.2%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	43	95.4%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71	318	77.7%
Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	59	76.3%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	78	96.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	38	94.7%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	26	88.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	173	96.0%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	28	92.9%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	53	94.3%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	26	92.3%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	26	92.3%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	25	92.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	4	70	94.3%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	89	94.4%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	44	93.2%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	42	92.9%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	123	94.3%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	19	89.5%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	90	93.3%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	87	93.1%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68	272	75.0%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	61	86.9%
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	35	71.4%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	14	85.7%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	13	84.6%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	13	84.6%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	189	73.0%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	48	89.6%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	12	83.3%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48	171	71.9%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	40	87.5%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	10	80.0%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	10	80.0%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	57	87.7%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	4	19	79.0%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	35	85.7%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	16	81.3%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	16	81.3%
Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	8	75.0%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	238	69.3%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	15	80.0%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	52	84.6%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	2	7	71.4%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	11	51	78.4%
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	12	75.0%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	5	19	73.7%
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	22	72.7%
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	20	75.0%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	10	70.0%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	16	60	73.3%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	6	20	70.0%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	12	43	72.1%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	32	75.0%
Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	3	9	66.7%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	22	68.2%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	5	16	68.8%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	16	68.8%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	4	12	66.7%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	11	39	71.8%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	15	66.7%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	21	66.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	7	21	66.7%

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