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Diversity Statistics

NYU is a remarkably diverse place, and it is always changing! Students come to Washington Square from all fifty states, and approximately 140 countries.

Each year we welcome a new group of students to campus, each arriving with their own unique talents, goals, and perspectives.

Here is a statistical introduction to this past year's freshman class, a group of approximately 4,650 extraordinarily talented young men and women.





Statistics for the Class of 2013
(as of July, 2009)


Average GPA (Unweighted)3.63 Number of Secondary 
 Schools Represented 
Rank in Class Applicants:8,258
Percent Ranked:29.2% Accepted:4,530
Top Tenth:70% Enrolling:2,445
Top Fifth:90.2% 
Top Quarter:93.9 Distribution of Secondary 
 Schools (Enrolling Students) 
Standardized Test Scores Public:63.5%
SAT Critical Reading Private:14.9%
Middle 50%:630-730 Parochial:10.6%
SAT I Math International:10.9%
Middle 50%:650-750 Home Schooled:0.1%
ACT 
Middle 50%:29-31 International Students 
 Enrolling (Expected):400
Distribution of SAT I Scores Percent of Class:11.5%
1400-1600:41.2% Number of Countries 
1300-1399:35.1% Represented:48
1200-1299:17.7% 
Below 1200:6.0% Ethnicity 
 African American:4.2%
Gender Hispanic/Latino:7.6%
Male:43.1% Native American:0.6%
Female:56.9% Multiracial:3.4%
 Other/Not Indicated:10.5%
Income Distribution Asian:30.0%
for Families Receiving Caucasian/White:43.7%
Need-Based Aid 
Less than $20,000 8.7% 
$20,000-$40,000 15.7% 
$40,000-$60,000 12.6% 
$60,000-$80,000 11.5% 
$80,000-$100,000 11.4% 
$100,000-$150,000 22.6% 
more than $150,000 17.5%