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Located in New York, New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of NYU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

9,057 Master's Degrees
1,489 Doctor's Degrees

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New York University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, NYU is ranked #73 out of 1,069 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. NYU also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

NYU has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#58 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#68 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NYU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Other Visual Art Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best History Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#44 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#52 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards NYU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#3 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#3 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools College Factual
#8 Best Education Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#19 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual
#53 Best Business Schools Business Degree Central

Where Is New York University?

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Contact details for NYU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 70 Washington Sq South, New York, NY 10012-1091
Phone: 212-998-1212
Website: www.nyu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nyu
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nyuniversity

New York University Graduate Student Diversity

25,331 Graduate Students
58% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 25,331 graduate students at NYU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New York University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,061
Black or African American 1,433
Hispanic or Latino 2,222
White 8,524
International Students 8,086
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,005

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at New York University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 148 countries are represented at NYU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at New York University

16,756 Took All Classes Online
47,026 Took At Least One Class Online
217.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 47,026 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NYU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of NYU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at New York University was $40,984 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how NYU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) #1 #1
Other Computer & Information Sciences #4 #4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics #7 #7
Communication & Journalism (Other) #7 #7
Linguistics & Comparative Literature #7 #7
Real Estate #10 #10
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences #14 #14
Intelligence & Command Control Operations #14 #14
Legal Professions (Other) #16 #16
General Social Sciences #16 #16
Hospitality Management #18 #18
Manufacturing Engineering #22 #19
Other Business, Management & Marketing #30 #27
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #31 #31
Legal Research #36 #36
Journalism #37 #37
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #49 #49
Communication Sciences #55 #55
General Business/Commerce #58 #58
Legal Professions #60 #60
General Biology #64 #64
Computer Engineering #67 #67
Industrial Engineering #72 #72

Online Growth Rankings of NYU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at New York University was 217.7%. This is the #171 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NYU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NYU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Engineering 43%
Engineering Technologies 19%
Engineering-Related Fields 19%
Human Resource Management 19%
Industrial Engineering 10%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NYU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NYU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics #1
General Biology #1
General Business/Commerce #1
Hospitality Management #1
Real Estate #1
Electrical Engineering #1
Industrial Engineering #1
Manufacturing Engineering #1
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) #1
Communication Sciences #1
Legal Professions (Other) #1
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences #1
Intelligence & Command Control Operations #1
General Social Sciences #1
Human Resource Management #2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #4
Journalism #4
Other Computer & Information Sciences #4
Computer Engineering #4
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #4
Linguistics & Comparative Literature #4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #5
Computer Information Systems #5
Information Technology #7
Social Work #7
Engineering #10
Public Health #10
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #10
Liberal Arts General Studies #10
Communication & Journalism #13
Computer & Information Sciences #13
Legal Professions #13
Legal Research #13
Social Sciences #16
Public Administration & Social Service #21
Teacher Education Grade Specific #26
Health Professions #79
Business, Management & Marketing #82
Education #82

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

New York University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 744 1 745
Computer Information Systems 0 549 27 576
Social Work 0 501 18 519
Law 0 0 466 466
Information Technology 0 431 0 431
General Sales & Marketing 1 420 1 422
Dentistry 0 0 397 397
Computer Engineering 0 329 0 329
Business Administration & Management 0 322 3 325
General Biology 2 274 18 294
Child Development & Psychology 0 262 22 284
Real Estate 0 274 0 274
Applied Mathematics 0 230 5 235
Engineering-Related Fields 0 210 0 210
Nursing 13 180 17 210
Public Administration 5 184 2 191
Student Counseling 0 181 0 181
Legal Research 0 179 0 179
Statistics 0 168 2 170
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 158 4 162
Communication Sciences 0 156 1 157
Music 14 129 7 150
Accounting 0 143 0 143
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3 70 70 143
Computer Software & Applications 0 142 0 142
International Relations & National Security 0 133 0 133
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1 130 0 131
Medicine 0 0 121 121
Other Visual Art 1 111 2 114
Electrical Engineering 0 87 25 112
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 111 0 111
Economics 0 87 24 111
Drama & Theater Arts 0 108 2 110
Human Resource Management 0 99 0 99
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1 96 0 97
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 78 0 78
Physics 2 55 17 74
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 73 0 73
Fine & Studio Arts 0 61 12 73
Area Studies 0 62 7 69
Teaching English or French 1 62 1 64
Mathematics 0 51 13 64
History 1 50 11 62
Teacher Education Subject Specific 12 43 1 56
Writing Studies 0 55 0 55
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 55 0 0 55
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 54 0 54
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 52 0 52
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 32 19 51
Political Science & Government 0 46 4 50
Literature 0 40 9 49
Nutrition Science 0 48 1 49
Public Health 25 16 6 47
Chemistry 0 27 20 47
Finance & Financial Management 1 45 0 46
Mechanical Engineering 0 39 6 45
Urban & Regional Planning 0 44 0 44
Civil Engineering 0 35 7 42
Industrial Engineering 0 42 0 42
Construction Engineering 2 39 0 41
Educational Administration 0 16 23 39
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 38 1 39
International Education 0 36 1 37
Information Science 0 36 0 36
Robotics Engineering 0 36 0 36
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 16 17 33
Biotechnology 0 32 0 32
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 31 0 31
Hospitality Management 0 31 0 31
Museum Studies 1 30 0 31
Instructional Media Design 0 30 0 30
Dance 1 29 0 30
Publishing 0 29 0 29
Biomedical Engineering 0 28 0 28
Romance Languages 0 22 6 28
Sociology 0 13 11 24
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 3 20 0 23
Other Health Professions 1 21 1 23
Anthropology 0 14 7 21
Environmental Engineering 0 19 0 19
Community Organization & Advocacy 19 0 0 19
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 7 10 17
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 7 9 16
Construction Management 0 16 0 16
Legal Professions (Other) 0 16 0 16
General Business/Commerce 1 13 0 14
Journalism 0 14 0 14
Natural Resources Conservation 0 14 0 14
Philosophy 0 7 5 12
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 7 4 11
Educational Assessment 0 10 0 10
Classical Languages & Literature 0 9 1 10
Other Social Sciences 0 8 1 9
Chemical Engineering 0 6 2 8
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 2 5 7
Other Public Administration 0 7 0 7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 5 1 6
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 4 2 6
Religious Studies 0 2 4 6
Other Education 1 4 0 5
General Psychology 5 0 0 5
Other Statistics 0 2 2 4
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 0 4 0 4
Architecture (Other) 0 3 0 3
Engineering Physics 0 3 0 3
Cognitive Science 0 0 3 3
Computational Science 0 3 0 3
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 2 2
General English Literature 0 1 1 2
Ethnic Studies 0 2 0 2
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 2 0 2
Medical Science 0 2 0 2
Food Science Technology 0 1 0 1
Special Education 0 1 0 1
Operations Research 0 0 1 1
East Asian Languages 0 1 0 1
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 172 9,057 1,489 10,718

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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