New York University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for New York University

New York University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in New York, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 28,663 students of which 33,020 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. New York University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 9.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,520 and an ACT midpoint of 34. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $37,050, with published in-state tuition of $62,796 and a Pell grant recipient share of 17.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 88.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 95.8%. Graduates earn a median of $82,509 ten years after enrolling, compared with $64,543 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 659700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.