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New York University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $16,977 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $84,374.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $82,509 ten years after entering, the 92nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 88% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1831
Enrollment, 2023
64,951
Website
nyu.edu
Motto
“Perstare et praestare”
Campus of New York University

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New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park. Since then, the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan.

From the Wikipedia article “New York University”, revision 1363209119, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $84,374 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $14,017 and $66,876 a year depending on income at New York University.

Statement of cost · New York University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$84,374
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$16,977
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$37,050
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$62,796

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $16,977; $30–48k: $14,017; $48–75k: $16,862; $75–110k: $32,766; over $110k: $66,876. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$16,977
$30k–$48k$14,017
$48k–$75k$16,862
$75k–$110k$32,766
Over $110k$66,876

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $82,509; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$64,543
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$76,035
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
92nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$82,509
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
22nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$20,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$18,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $64,543; 8 yrs after entry: $76,035; 10 yrs after entry: $82,509. Median graduate debt: $20,500. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$64,543
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$76,035
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$82,509
Median graduate debt$20,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at New York University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree1,174$196,380not reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree967not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree636$169,668not reported
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsMaster's Degree593$144,523not reported
Computer EngineeringMaster's Degree581not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree573$149,736$19,734
Research and Experimental PsychologyMaster's Degree565$74,754not reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree540$105,120$21,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree538$68,008$21,787
Social WorkMaster's Degree532$70,815not reported
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree499not reported$21,499
Biology, GeneralMaster's Degree473$95,205not reported
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree471not reportednot reported
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree446$56,749$22,250
LawFirst Professional Degree442$246,348not reported
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree438$69,066$21,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree437$119,854$25,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree421$31,599$21,762
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree414$136,918$19,500
DentistryFirst Professional Degree394$133,663not reported
Legal Professions and Studies, OtherMaster's Degree20$216,714not reported
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesFirst Professional Degreenot reported$230,517not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree168$221,872not reported
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's Degree114$115,070not reported
Computer ScienceMaster's Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree245not reported$17,250

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

New York University: 28,663 undergraduates; 18% of students receive Pell grants; 9% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

9%

3rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

28,663

above the 99th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

18%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

16th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

88%

finish within 150% of normal time

93rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

21%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$51,966

62nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k28%
  • $30k–$48k14%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110k12%
  • Over $110k32%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k28%
$30k–$48k14%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110k12%
Over $110k32%

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 8,482 people who studied at New York University, most often in science & academia (38%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 38% (3,192 people); medicine 2.0% (171 people); law 3.8% (322 people); politics & gov 4.8% (411 people); business 4.7% (396 people); engineering & tech 2.8% (237 people); writing & journalism 17% (1,448 people); film & stage 11% (976 people); music 4.5% (382 people); visual arts 6.2% (528 people); sports 3.1% (265 people); religion 1.1% (89 people); military 1.0% (84 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia3,19237.5%
medicine1712.0%
law3223.8%
politics & gov4114.8%
business3964.7%
engineering & tech2372.8%
writing & journalism1,44817.0%
film & stage97611.5%
music3824.5%
visual arts5286.2%
sports2653.1%
religion891.1%
military841.0%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (1,261) · university teacher (884) · writer (779) · journalist (444) · actor (434) · politician (339) · screenwriter (314) · film director (310)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 15% for the 1840s to 37% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 4 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1800snot reported3not reported
1810snot reported13not reported
1820snot reported27not reported
1830snot reported23not reported
1840s31715%
1850s2336%
1860s52716%
1870s93421%
1880s85413%
1890s186322%
1900s5319421%
1910s7126921%
1920s11144520%
1930s12638725%
1940s19241132%
1950s18532436%
1960s22332641%
1970s22931542%
1980s18116353%
1990s725855%
2000s315337%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 99,566 in 2025-03.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0637,428
2026-0541,198
2026-0440,693
2026-0347,006
2026-0253,078
2026-0148,300
2025-1244,794
2025-1143,860
2025-1044,634
2025-0946,403
2025-0849,224
2025-0748,435
2025-0645,643
2025-0557,854
2025-0449,995
2025-0399,566
2025-0248,585
2025-0158,279
2024-1252,816
2024-1153,934
2024-1052,927
2024-0961,052
2024-0847,816
2024-0746,047
2024-0645,350
2024-0558,693
2024-0482,172
2024-0360,492
2024-0255,445
2024-0167,602
2023-1259,380
2023-1154,084
2023-1054,835
2023-0959,594
2023-0868,465
2023-0765,650
2023-0665,838
2023-0573,775
2023-0480,613
2023-0397,627
2023-0285,291
2023-0187,186
2022-1273,040
2022-1174,908
2022-1078,436
2022-0975,756
2022-0879,646
2022-0773,128
2022-0676,760
2022-0589,993
2022-0475,562
2022-0367,623
2022-0268,961
2022-0183,608
2021-1275,872
2021-1176,901
2021-1081,880
2021-0979,850
2021-0888,282
2021-0790,314
2021-0647,569
2021-0557,437
2021-0461,870
2021-0364,989
2021-0269,467
2021-0183,899
2020-1293,743
2020-1191,510
2020-1083,499
2020-0953,149
2020-0857,615
2020-0756,066
2020-0658,128
2020-0577,329
2020-0480,501
2020-0362,558
2020-0258,749
2020-0170,477
2019-1274,823
2019-1165,557
2019-1068,205
2019-0962,689
2019-0869,020
2019-0763,095
2019-0654,690
2019-0561,113
2019-0460,550
2019-0368,029
2019-0260,047
2019-0169,038
2018-1262,311
2018-1156,476
2018-1062,530
2018-0966,567
2018-0868,518
2018-0754,722
2018-0651,378
2018-0565,059
2018-0458,673
2018-0362,049
2018-0250,405
2018-0155,687
2017-1253,330
2017-1152,166
2017-1054,201
2017-0949,455
2017-0848,453
2017-0746,678
2017-0648,009
2017-0559,666
2017-0461,740
2017-0362,471
2017-0260,900
2017-0163,754
2016-1261,723
2016-1156,949
2016-1057,663
2016-0956,752
2016-0851,408
2016-0747,032
2016-0646,740
2016-0554,930
2016-0459,326
2016-0355,131
2016-0251,942
2016-0156,316
2015-1257,108
2015-1154,928
2015-1059,096
2015-0955,387
2015-0852,744
2015-0749,734

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • George Wald Medicine 1967
  • Julius Axelrod Medicine 1970
  • Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Medicine 1977
  • Herbert A. Hauptman Chemistry 1985
  • Gertrude B. Elion Medicine 1988
  • Clifford Shull Physics 1994
Show all 9
  • Shimon Peres Peace 1994
  • Frederick Reines Physics 1995
  • Irwin Rose Chemistry 2004

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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