$82,509
median earnings, 10 years after starting
New York University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New York, New York with 28,663 undergraduates and 27,772 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $37,050 a year (tuition and fees $62,796). It admits 9.2% of applicants and 88% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $82,509 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$37,050
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$62,796
US median $11,837
Admission rate
9.2%
US median 78%
Completion rate
88%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$82,509
Rank 167 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $37,050
- Tuition and fees
- $62,796
- Cost of attendance
- $84,374
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 19%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,977
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,017
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,862
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $32,766
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $66,876
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $47,750 in 2015-16 to $62,796 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 9.2%
- Average SAT
- 1,520
- SAT reading, middle
- 735
- SAT math, middle
- 775
- ACT, middle
- 34
- Undergraduates
- 28,663
- Graduate students
- 27,772
- Part-time students
- 3.1%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 88%
- Retention rate
- 96%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 326
- Endowment
- $6.7B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 167 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $37,050 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $62,796 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 9.2% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 88% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 96% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $64,543 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $82,509 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 76% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
326 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 1,174 | $67,000 | $107,240 | $173,716 | $124,201 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 967 | $92,250 | $178,835 | $188,168 | $124,807 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 636 | $71,635 | $113,704 | $152,422 | $121,855 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsMaster's | Master's | 593 | $103,955 | $80,996 | $120,018 | $123,713 |
| Computer EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 581 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,736 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 573 | $19,500 | $87,608 | $142,495 | $92,374 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 565 | $124,403 | $48,960 | $82,490 | $63,216 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 540 | $19,767 | $68,495 | $116,510 | $82,686 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 538 | $21,069 | $38,447 | $66,502 | $53,072 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 532 | $78,508 | $57,712 | $72,690 | $65,123 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 499 | $20,276 | $37,512 | $63,315 | $55,695 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 473 | $94,686 | $69,912 | $90,999 | $69,830 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 471 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 446 | $20,500 | $23,869 | $58,720 | $43,765 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 442 | Withheld | Withheld | $255,401 | $107,773 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 438 | $21,500 | $47,666 | $77,109 | $50,497 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 437 | $18,500 | $111,360 | $118,433 | $88,910 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 421 | $21,411 | $20,916 | $42,348 | $39,775 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 414 | $19,500 | $77,828 | $137,804 | $68,407 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 394 | Withheld | Withheld | $161,495 | $170,812 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 345 | Withheld | $114,850 | $127,277 | $125,651 |
| Real EstateMaster's | Master's | 267 | $84,767 | $128,898 | $156,252 | $135,104 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 257 | $124,910 | $64,527 | $75,912 | $67,030 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 245 | $17,250 | $102,572 | $158,559 | $86,176 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 244 | $75,234 | $82,887 | $109,946 | $81,408 |
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Questions and answers
How much does New York University cost?
$37,050 a year is the average net price at New York University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $62,796, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $84,374. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,977 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at New York University?
9.2% of applicants are admitted to New York University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,520 and the middle ACT score is 34. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do New York University graduates earn?
$82,509 a year is the median pay of former New York University students who work, 10 years after they started ($64,543 after 6 years). That ranks 167 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $184,729.
How much student debt do New York University graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of New York University graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 19% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at New York University?
88% of first-time, full-time students at New York University finish within 6 years. 96% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at New York University?
Computer and Information Sciences, General (1,174 master's graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (967 master's graduates), Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (636 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 326 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.