Academics
- Number of Undergraduate Colleges/Schools/Programs: 10
- 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, 2007)
- College of Arts and Science: 7,660
- Leonard N. Stern School of Business: 2,335
- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development: 2,404
- Tisch School of the Arts: 3,179
- Gallatin School of Individualized Study: 1,277
- College of Nursing: 614
- Silver School of Social Work: 118
- Tisch Center Hospitality Programs: 289
- General Studies Program: 1,947
Costs and Financial Aid (Fall, 2008)
- Tuition (full-time undergraduate): $37,372
- Room and Board (average): $12,810
- Average Financial Aid Package (incoming freshman): $20,095
- Annual Amount NYU-funded Financial Aid: $117.5 million
Admissions Statistics (Fall, 2008)
- Number of Applications: 36,809
- Percent Offered Admission: 25.3%
- Number of Early Decision Applications: 2,995
- Early Decision % of Class: 26.9%
- Number of New Freshmen: 4,310
Academic Statistics (Four-year Programs)
- Average High School GPA: 3.63
- SAT Score Range (middle 50%): 1300 - 1440
- ACT Score Range (middle 50%):29 - 31
- Ranked in Top 10% of High School Class: 72.3%
Geographic Diversity (States providing the most students - Fall, 2008)
- 750 or more: New York
- 500 - 749: New Jersey
- 250 - 499: California
- 100 - 249: Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas
- 50 - 99: Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, Washington
Ethnic Diversity
- African American/Black: 3.8%
- Hispanic/Latino: 7.89%
- Native American: 0.7%
- Asian American: 27.9%
- White: 48.5%
- Multiracial 3.1%
- Other/Not Reported: 8.6%