New York University — New York, United States

About New York University

New York University was chartered in 1831 as the University of the City of New-York, with former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin as a founder, and was set up as a non-sectarian institution. It moved most operations to a Bronx campus in 1894 and sold that campus during the 1970s fiscal crisis, consolidating around Washington Square in Greenwich Village. It is a private research university that also runs degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.

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At a glance

Students: 61,890
International: 26.1%
Students per teacher: 8:1
Founded: 1831
Type: Private
Campus: Urban
Endowment: $5.8B
Motto: Perstare et praestare (To persevere and to excel)

New York, United States40.714, -74.006

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Rankings

QSQS#58World · 2027Source
THETHE=31World · 2026Source
WebometricsWebometrics#21World · 2026United States #15Source
CWURCWUR#24World · 2026United States #18Source
ARWUARWU#26World · 2026Source
NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#18United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
URAPURAP#83World · 2025United States #21Source

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Admissions & how to apply

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Application fee

Per application$80Source

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Costs & aid

International tuition$60,438per year · 2023

Room & board2023$22,786

US net price$35,737

What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.

<$30k$16,349
$30–48k$15,400
$48–75k$21,188
$75–110k$31,450
>$110k$68,303

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Programmes

387 programmes

Management ScienceMaster’s · 958 graduates 2025
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster’s · 687 graduates 2025
Management ScienceBachelor’s · 678 graduates 2025
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesBachelor’s · 600 graduates 2025
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, GeneralMaster’s · 521 graduates 2025
Research and Experimental Psychology, OtherBachelor’s · 507 graduates 2025
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor’s · 502 graduates 2025
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsBachelor’s · 496 graduates 2025
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseBachelor’s · 432 graduates 2025
LawDoctoral · 417 graduates 2025
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s · 398 graduates 2025
DentistryDoctoral · 391 graduates 2025

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Outcomes

Admit rate: 9.2%
SAT average: 1520
ACT middle: 34
Graduate in 4 years: 73.7%
Graduate in 6 years: 87.8%
Return after year one: 95.8%
Pell grant students: 20.1%
Students with federal loans: 17.3%
Median debt: $19,000

Median earnings after starting

1 year$62,356
6 years$71,786
10 years$90,957

Student body

Women59%
Men41%

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