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 4,436 extraordinarily talented young men and women.
Statistics for the Class of 2011
(as of June, 2007)
| Average GPA (Unweighted) | 3.63 | Number of Secondary | ||
| Schools Represented | ||||
| Rank in Class | Applicants: | 7,731 | ||
| Percent Ranked: | 37.5% | Accepted: | 4,328 | |
| Top Tenth: | 70% | Enrolling: | 2,487 | |
| Top Fifth: | 87.7% | |||
| Top Quarter: | 92.3% | Distribution of Secondary | ||
| Schools (Enrolling Students) | ||||
| Standardized Test Scores | Public: | 67.0% | ||
| SAT I Verbal | Private: | 14.1% | ||
| Middle 50%: | 620-720 | Parochial: | 11.4% | |
| SAT I Math | International: | 7.4% | ||
| Middle 50%: | 630-730 | Home Schooled: | 0.1% | |
| ACT | ||||
| Middle 50%: | 29-31 | International Students | ||
| Enrolling (Expected): | 310 | |||
| Distribution of SAT I Scores | Percent of Class: | 8% | ||
| 1400-1600: | 39.2% | Number of Countries | ||
| 1300-1399: | 35.1% | Represented: | 63 | |
| 1200-1299: | 28.8% | |||
| Below 1200: | 6.9% | Ethnicity | ||
| African American: | 3.7% | |||
| Gender | Hispanic/Latino: | 7.3% | ||
| Male: | 38.7% | Native American: | 0.2% | |
| Female: | 61.3% | Multiracial: | 3.4% | |
| Other/Not Indicated: | 7.1% | |||
| Income Distribution | Asian: | 27% | ||
| for Families Receiving | Caucasian/White: | 51.3% | ||
| Need-Based Aid | ||||
| Less than $20,000 | 9.9% | |||
| $20,000-$40,000 | 16.7% | |||
| $40,000-$60,000 | 13.9% | |||
| $60,000-$80,000 | 13.4% | |||
| $80,000-$100,000 | 12.8% | |||
| $100,000-$150,000 | 22.9% | |||
| more than $150,000 | 10.4% | |||