Academics
- Number of Undergraduate Colleges/Schools: 8
- Number of Majors: 160
- Number of Courses: 2,500
- Average Class Size: less than 30
- Student/Faculty Ratio: 11:1
- Library Holdings: over 4.5 million
Enrollment by School (Fall, 2006)
- College of Arts and Science: 7,523
- Leonard N. Stern School of Business: 2,285
- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development: 2,285
- Tisch School of the Arts: 3,172
- Gallatin School of Individualized Study: 1,232
- College of Nursing: 533
- School of Social Work: 129
- Tisch Center Hospitality Programs: 287
- General Studies Program: 1,873
Costs and Financial Aid (Fall, 2007)
- Tuition (full-time undergraduate): $35,283
- Room and Board (average): $11,850
- Average Financial Aid Package (incoming freshman): $20,095
- Annual Amount NYU-funded Financial Aid: $117.5 million
- Number of Merit Scholarships: 390
- Range of Merit Scholarships: $1,000 - $25,000
Admissions Statistics
- Number of Applications: 33,949
- Percent Offered Admission: 29.2%
- Number of Early Decision Applications: 2,990
- Early Decision % of Class: 25.4%
- Number of New Freshmen: 4,395
Academic Statistics (Four-year Programs)
- Average High School GPA: 3.63
- SAT Score Range (middle 50%): 1300 – 1430
- ACT Score Range (middle 50%):29 - 31
- Ranked in Top 10% of High School Class: 70%
Geographic Diversity (States providing the most students)
- 750 or more: New York
- 500 – 749: New Jersey
- 250 – 499: California
- 100 – 249: Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas
- 50 – 99: Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, Washington
Ethnic Diversity
- African American/Black: 3.7%
- Hispanic/Latino: 7.3%
- Native American: 0.2%
- Asian American: 27%
- White: 51.3%
- Multiracial 3.4%
- Not Reported: 7.1%