Student-Faculty Ratio
11:1
Full-Time Student Population
32,527
Part-Time Student Population
10,681
Full-Time Instructional Faculty
2,534
Part-Time Instructional Faculty
3,747
Faculty with Terminal Degree
92%
Average Faculty Salary
$115,136
Full-Time Retention Rate
92%
Part-Time Retention Rate
50%
Programs/Majors Offered
206
Academic/Career Counseling?
Yes
Class Sizes
- Fewer than 20 students: 60%
- 20 to 49 students: 28%
- 50 or more students: 12%
Instructional Programs
Occupational:
YesAcademic:
YesContinuing Professional:
YesRecreational/Avocational:
NoAdult Basic Remedial:
NoSecondary (High School):
NoSpecial Credit Opportunities
Advanced Placement (AP) Credits:
YesDual Credit:
NoLife Experience Credits:
NoUndergraduate Schools/Divisions
- Arts & Science
- College of Nursing
- Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Gallatin School of Individual Study
- Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- Silver School of Social Work
- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
- Tisch School of the Arts
Degrees Awarded
- Associate degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Certificate
- Doctorate - Professional practice
- Doctorate - Research/scholarship
- Master's degree
- Other
- Post-master's certificate
Most Popular Majors
- Business Administration and Management: 4%
- Drama and Theatre Production: 2%
- Finance, General: 3%
- Social Work: 2%
Graduation Requirements
- Arts/fine arts
- English (including composition)
- Foreign languages
- History
- Humanities
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Sciences (biological or physical)
- Social science
Special Study Options
- Study abroad
- Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Other Academic Offerings
- Cross-registration
- Double major
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Liberal arts/career combination
- Student-designed major
Online Courses
NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies has online courses.
Best Places to Study
- A vacant room in the College of Arts and Science College Learning Center
- Bobst Library
- An empty class in any NYU academic building (especially the Silver Center or in Meyer Hall)
- Starbucks on the Square
- Third Avenue North computer lab
- West Fourth Street ITS lab
- With friends in your dorm room
Tips to Succeed
- Always speak up when you feel you have been graded unfairly. All grades are subject to change.
- Ask your professors for help-they don't bite. Most of them are more than willing to help students outside of class.
- Come with an open mind, and you'll make some amazing friends from all over the world.
- Don't be shy. The only way you can make friends is if you go to all the fun events and make yourself known to everyone else.
- Explore both the city and the campus! There are so many opportunities for free shows, information about various clubs, and food all over campus, but you've got to look for it.
- Go to class. It really does help even if you aren't paying total attention; it is good to be there and make yourself present.
- Never willingly sign up for an 8 a.m. class-you'll probably oversleep at least once.
- See the city, go to class, and don't take too many reading-intensive classes at once. The main reason students don't like NYU or they transfer is because they had unrealistic expectations that were not met. Experience NYU for what it is and not what you expect it to be.
Did You Know?
- The Gallatin School of Individualized Study, a small innovative college within New York University, gives students the chance to create their own program of study by allowing them to take a multitude of courses within the different schools of NYU. In this way, students may focus on their unique interests. For more information on the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, go to www.nyu.edu/gallatin.
- Each year, thousands of people from more than 80 countries worldwide apply for admission to NYU Stern School of Business, due to its prestige and notoriety.
- The graduate schools most often attended by recent NYU graduates are pretty impressive: Columbia University, Harvard University, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.