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New York University

New York, NY · City · Large (28,663 undergrads)Website Net price calculator

The total cost of attendance at New York University was $84,374 for 2024–25, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $37,050, and $16,977 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 366 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $35,436.

Admit rate (2024–25)

SAT / ACT middle 50%

1480–1560 · 34–35

Your fit indicator

Reach

Highly selective (admit rate 9%) — a reach for every applicant

Cost of attendance (2024–25)

$84,374

Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)

Net price (average)

$37,050

Federal-aid recipients; not for international students

Graduation rate

88%

Median earnings, 10 yrs

$82,509

Median debt

$20,500

Your real cost

Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay

1
Published cost of attendance: $84,374 per year (2024-25)
Tuition & fees
$60,438
Housing & food (on campus)
$22,786
Books & supplies
$1,494
Other expenses
$3,034
Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.
2
U.S. students: average net price by family income
$0–30,000
$16,977
$30,001–48,000
$14,017
$48,001–75,000
$16,862
$75,001–110,000
$32,766
$110,001+
$66,876
Average for all aided students: $37,050. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).
Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.
3
International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals
Cost for a non-resident: $87,752. In 2024-25, 366 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $35,436.
For those aided students, that leaves about $52,316 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.
Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF, 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF
International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.

How students pay here

Need-based aid

We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).

Policy: U.S. admission policy not verified (reported — confirm on the official aid page).

Merit (non-need) aid

No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.

All first-year aid (federal data)

Got any financial aid: 49%
Got a grant from the school: 39%; Average $45,087 (need + merit)
Got a Pell Grant: 22%; Average $5,930
Got a state grant: 9%; Average $5,058
Took a federal student loan: 22%; Average $5,109

International students

See “Your real cost” above for this school's reported aid to internationals.

Forms & deadlines

FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.

Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).

Curated policies

International aid: unknown (unverified) · Test policy: unknown · Early: Not verified · Regular: Not verified · checked Oct 13, 2026. Official aid page

Living here

New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Cost of living 13% above the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $2,030 · transit commute share 43.8%

Est. monthly student budget

$2,031

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.