New York, New York · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in New York, New York, New York University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 56,832, made up of 29,060 undergraduates and 27,772 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
New York University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 237 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Science, Computer and Information Sciences, General, and Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. It awarded 20,211 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 34 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
96% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Mission
Great cities are engines of creativity, and New York University takes its name and spirit from one of the busiest, most diverse and dynamic cities of all. The University lives within New York and other great cities, from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai, Paris to Prague, Sydney to Buenos Aires—all magnets for talented, ambitious people. Thriving beyond borders and across academic disciplines, NYU has emerged as one of the most networked and extensive worldwide platforms for learning, teaching, researching, building knowledge, and inventing new ways to meet humanity’s challenges.
Key figures
56,832
Students enrolled
96%
First-year retention
20,211
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
237
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 237
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
96%
First-year retention, part-time students
64%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
7,603
Associate degrees
118
Master's degrees
10,758
Doctoral degrees (research)
504
Professional doctorates
955
Other doctoral degrees
47
Postbaccalaureate certificates
73
Post-master's certificates
153
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
56,832
Undergraduates, fall 2024
29,060
Graduate students, fall 2024
27,772
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
62,625
Undergraduates, 2024-25
31,839
Graduate students, 2024-25
30,786
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
24%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
17%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
34%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
34
Programs with a fully online option
23
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
University Athletic Association
President
Linda Mills
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization