NYU Facts
Scholarships & Aid
- 24% of first-years received Pell Grants
- >$37,000 average scholarship amount awarded to first-years
- >$3 million awarded to over 3,500 student projects in research scholarships since 1996
Academic Profile
- 1350 to 1530 Middle 50% range of combined SAT scores of first-years
- 680 to 760 Middle 50% range of SAT reading and writing scores of first-years
- 700 to 800 Middle 50% range of math scores of first-years
- 31 to 35 Middle 50% range of ACT scores of first-years
270+
Areas of Study Available to Undergraduates
9:1
Student-to-Faculty Ratio in New York City
Top 10%
Rank in High School Graduating Class of Most Admitted First-Year Students
3.7 (A)
Typical Unweighted GPA of Most First-Years
Post-Grad Success
- 95% of Class of 2021 graduates were employed or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation
- $71,128 mean starting salary for NYU graduates
- NYU ranked #6 for graduate employability in the U.S. (Times Higher Education)
- 79% Class of 2021 students held part-time jobs and/or internships during their undergraduate career
Snapshot: NYU
- 94% of first-years return for their sophomore year
- 87% of first-years graduate in six years
- 12 global academic centers
- 5 Nobel laureates on faculty
- 16 MacArthur Fellowship “Genius Grant” recipients on faculty
- Ranked #26 among institutions worldwide (Center for World University Rankings)
- Rated #1 among Top 25 American Film Schools (Hollywood Reporter)
- Ranked #37 among Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents (National Academy of Inventors, 2020)
5,723
Total First-Year Enrollment
3
Degree Granting Campuses: New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai
Ranked #28
in Best Global Universities (U.S. News & World Report)
Ranked #26
on 2021 World University Rankings report (Times Higher Education)
Our Global Community
- 42% male and 58% female – Gender diversity of the first-year class
- 22.2% of NYU students come from outside the U.S.
- Diversity of Class of 2025: 19% Asian/Pacific Islander, 24% International, 22% Caucasian/White, 17% Hispanic/Latino, 8% African American/Black, 10% Other/Not Indicated
50
States Represented in the NYU Student Body
138
Countries Represented in the First-Year Class
#1
NYU Has the Highest Number of International Students in America
21.5%
of First-Years are the First in Their Families to Attend College/University
NYU In Motion
- NYU sends more students abroad than any other American university
- 300+ clubs and organizations
- 23 varsity sports
- 1.7 million hours of community service completed by NYU students each year
- 45% of the Class of 2021 studied abroad while at NYU
Spotlight: NYU Abu Dhabi
- 531 students in Class of 2024
- 25 areas of study
- 14 average class size
- 112 countries represented in the student body
Spotlight: NYU Shanghai
- 1,600+ in student body
- 19 areas of study
- 6:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- 70+ countries represented in the student body