New York University
New York, New York
Private
Recent News
Admissions Policies
Deposit & decision deadline (class of 2024)
May 1
Test-optional admissions ('20-'21)
Yes
Paying for New York University
New York University's Financial Aid Office provides a wealth of information and resources to it's prospective and current students. On their site they also offer answers to several commonly asked billing questions. You will also find NYU's Financial Aid Pamphlet which is an 18-page PDF with information about paying for New York University along with important financial aid deadlines, costs, and other helpful tips.
Student Link Services offers a locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan for students to visit during specific times where students can ask professionally cross-trained counselors who understand the Registrar, Bursar, Financial Aid, and international student services. These counselors can also be reached via text, online or in person and provide answers to a plethora of questions. These services allow students to access counselors who are knowledgeable in many areas of expertise, thus making it efficient for everyone. Courtesy Meals is an initiative to help other students by sharing meals from their meal plan.
New York University offers Financial Literacy Programs in the form of coaching, workshops, webinars, articles, online tools, and campus events. These programs help students understand various financial aid processes and how to make the best, most educated choices financial in regard to college, life, and the future.
- NYU's iGrad is another component of NYU's financial literacy programs with a host of interactive tools, calculators, games, and recommendations.
- NYU Financial Education Coaching and Presentations provides personalized services through individual sessions and presentations.
- NYU provides a comprehensive compilation of References/Resources including calculators, financial guides, worksheets and forms.
New York University Cost Breakdown
The total cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, as reported for the 2019-2020 school year.
Tuition and fees (in-state)
$53,308
Tuition and fees (out-of-state)
$53,308
Room and board
$18,684
Books and supplies
$752
Other
$2,758
New York University Financial Aid
The average student pays this amount per year.
Percentage of freshman students who receive some form of financial aid.
This school's financial aid meets 65 % of student's demonstrated need.
New York University Merit Scholarships
The average New York University merit scholarship for students without financial need
of New York University students without financial need receive a merit scholarship
Merit-based scholarships Merit based scholarships at New York University are offered to undergraduates and based upon a student's academic strengths. In order to be and remain eligible, students who receive merit-based scholarships must:
- Be at least a full-time student with 12 credit hours.
- Have applied for financial aid in a timely manner.
- Meet academic standards and be in good academic standing.
- Have similar circumstances and need.
- Be in good standing with with NYC's financial forms and not in default on federal loans.
If this criteria is met and the funds are available for a particular scholarship, it will likely be available for continuing academic years from when a student receives it.
New York University offers very few merit-based scholarships as they prefer to utilize most of their available funds to help students who need additional financial assistance. The university does offer some merit scholarships and in order to be considered students must fill out all of the federal and school financial aid forms on time. All applications that are submitted are automatically considered for merit scholarships. New York University also offers students a free scholarship search tool called Scholly where students can easily search for scholarships from a large database.
New York University Average Cost
Very few students pay the full price. Here's the average cost for students in different income brackets:
New York University Financial Health
Resources
Endowment (2019)
$4,345,607,854
Endowment per enrolled student (FTE)
$91,036
New York University Online Education
Share of Students Studying Online (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Equity
Likelihood that a student moved up two or more income quintiles.
Percent of first-time students receiving Pell Grants.
This is lower than the national average 31.0%
Relative to the market of potential students
Underrepresented
White
Hispanic
Black
Representative
Hawaiian
Native American
Multi-racial
Overrepresented
Asian
New York University Student Loans
The average student takes out this amount in student loans.
The percentage of students that repay their loans within 5 years.
The percentage of students that repay their loans within 7 years.
The percentage of families that default on their loans after 3 years.
New York University After College Salaries
After graduation, here's how the average salary of a New York University graduate grows over time:
New York University Admissions
SAT range:
1350 - 1530
ACT range:
30 - 34
Application fee:
$80
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About Our Data
The data and analysis above is sourced from the following reliable third party sources:
- - US Department of Education
- - ACCEPT: Admissions Community Cultivating Equity & Peace Today (deposit deadlines)
- - FairTest (testing policies)
- - National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) (endowment data)
- - National Center for Education Statistics
- - Opportunity Insights at Harvard University (mobility rates)
- - Peterson's
- - Public college-maintained websites
- - State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) (state funding data)
- - Urban Institute (racial representation data)
- - Photo Credit: Diego Delso, distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Via Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_Park_Nueva_York017.jpg.
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