New York University

New York University is a private college in New York, NY. Its average net price is $35,737 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,349
$30,001 to $48,000$15,400
$48,001 to $75,000$21,188
$75,001 to $110,000$31,450
$110,001 and up$68,303
$65,622Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$65,622Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$35,737Average Net Price
$24,376Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,470Books and Supplies
$4,380Other Expenses
20.1%Students on Pell Grants
17.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

9.2%Acceptance Rate
720 to 760SAT Reading, Middle Half
760 to 800SAT Math, Middle Half
34 to 35ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$71,786
8 years after entry$81,137
10 years after entry$90,957
87.8%Graduation Rate
95.8%Retention Rate
$19,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

New York, NYLocation
Large citySetting
28,663Undergraduate Enrollment
PrivateControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Archeology$30,319 National median for this major n=144Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$44,897 Small program - rough guide n=31$21,625 Small program - rough guide n=46
Biology$43,655 Small program - rough guide n=63$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=99
Business and Commerce$85,326 n=280$17,028 n=154
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$56,676 Small program - rough guide n=65$20,029 Small program - rough guide n=53
Chemical Engineering$78,954 Small program - rough guide n=30$24,477 Small program - rough guide n=30
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$71,920 Small program - rough guide n=45$17,427 Small program - rough guide n=40
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Cognitive Science$48,492 National median for this major n=2,112Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Computer Engineering$91,785 Small program - rough guide n=36$18,854 Small program - rough guide n=41
Computer Science$90,161 n=337$18,500 n=290
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$65,410 National median for this major n=199Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Construction Engineering$78,954 National median for this major n=809Not published
Dance$31,663 Small program - rough guide n=33$17,953 Small program - rough guide n=42
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$69,638 National median for this major n=3,591Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$33,701 n=323$22,750 n=341
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$79,212 n=145$17,500 n=136
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$87,331 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$73,429 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$36,652 n=232$20,500 n=255
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other$36,977 National median for this major n=166Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$53,836 Small program - rough guide n=36$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=45
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$50,154 n=307$19,500 n=299
Literature$47,231 Small program - rough guide n=47$21,941 Small program - rough guide n=52
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$111,101 n=108$13,000 Small program - rough guide n=87
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$69,615 National median for this major n=379Not published
Mechanical Engineering$82,354 n=105$19,375 Small program - rough guide n=72
Music$39,043 Small program - rough guide n=44$21,000 Small program - rough guide n=71
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Natural Sciences$39,088 National median for this major n=528$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$51,328 Small program - rough guide n=32$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Political Science and Government$44,298 Small program - rough guide n=84$21,126 n=102
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other$46,100 National median for this major n=313Not published
Public Health$51,627 Small program - rough guide n=48$8,893 Small program - rough guide n=37
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$54,824 n=170$18,125 n=148
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Registered Nursing$120,121 n=656$24,995 n=575
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$40,803 n=227$18,500 n=251
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences$51,431 Small program - rough guide n=74$22,250 Small program - rough guide n=41
Social Sciences, Other$54,403 Small program - rough guide n=44$20,999 Small program - rough guide n=58
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$20,551 Small program - rough guide n=30
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$33,532 Small program - rough guide n=32$17,500 Small program - rough guide n=30
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$45,405 Small program - rough guide n=87$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=85

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