How many students at NYU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 59,144 students have enrolled in New York University with 29,401 undergraduate and 29,743 graduate students.
By gender, 24,466 male and 34,678 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
4,060 students are enrolled exclusively, and 14,240 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
New York University has a total of 59,144 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 29,401 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 29,743 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 24,466 male and 34,678 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 59,144 | 29,401 | 29,743 |
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| Men | 24,466 | 12,019 | 12,447 |
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| Women | 34,678 | 17,382 | 17,296 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 14,660 White, 3,768 Black, and 9,486 Asian students out of a total of 59,144 are attending at New York University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 74 | 23 | 51 |
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| Asian | 9,486 | 4,033 | 5,453 |
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| Black | 3,768 | 1,114 | 2,654 |
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| Hispanic | 7,190 | 2,414 | 4,776 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 46 | 22 | 24 |
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| White | 14,660 | 5,701 | 8,959 |
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| Two or more races | 1,697 | 595 | 1,102 |
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| Race Unknown | 2,530 | 1,149 | 1,381 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 46 | 11 | 35 |
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| Asian | 5,889 | 2,625 | 3,264 |
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| Black | 2,290 | 676 | 1,614 |
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| Hispanic | 4,838 | 1,678 | 3,160 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 31 | 14 | 17 |
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| White | 6,404 | 2,516 | 3,888 |
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| Two or more races | 1,134 | 415 | 719 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,237 | 564 | 673 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 28 | 12 | 16 |
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| Asian | 3,597 | 1,408 | 2,189 |
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| Black | 1,478 | 438 | 1,040 |
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| Hispanic | 2,352 | 736 | 1,616 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 15 | 8 | 7 |
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| White | 8,256 | 3,185 | 5,071 |
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| Two or more races | 563 | 180 | 383 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,293 | 585 | 708 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, NYU has 651 students under 18 years old and 31 students over 65 years old. There are 40,792 students under 25 years old, and 18,352 students over 25 years old out of 59,144 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 651 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. NYU has 28,437 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 964 students aged 25 and over.
It has 12,355 graduate students aged under 25 and 17,388 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 651 | 435 | 216 |
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| 18-19 | 11,707 | 7,248 | 4,459 |
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| 20-21 | 13,571 | 7,898 | 5,673 |
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| 22-24 | 14,863 | 8,589 | 6,274 |
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| 25-29 | 11,379 | 6,639 | 4,740 |
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| 30-34 | 3,825 | 2,126 | 1,699 |
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| 35-39 | 1,498 | 786 | 712 |
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| 40-49 | 1,175 | 683 | 492 |
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| 50-64 | 444 | 256 | 188 |
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| Over 65 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 651 | 435 | 216 |
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| 18-19 | 11,704 | 7,247 | 4,457 |
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| 20-21 | 12,940 | 7,501 | 5,439 |
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| 22-24 | 3,142 | 1,617 | 1,525 |
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| 25-29 | 548 | 326 | 222 |
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| 30-34 | 195 | 125 | 70 |
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| 35-39 | 94 | 58 | 36 |
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| 40-49 | 84 | 44 | 40 |
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| 50-64 | 40 | 27 | 13 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| 20-21 | 631 | 397 | 234 |
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| 22-24 | 11,721 | 6,972 | 4,749 |
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| 25-29 | 10,831 | 6,313 | 4,518 |
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| 30-34 | 3,630 | 2,001 | 1,629 |
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| 35-39 | 1,404 | 728 | 676 |
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| 40-49 | 1,091 | 639 | 452 |
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| 50-64 | 404 | 229 | 175 |
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| Over 65 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At New York University, 4,060 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 14,240 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,674 students lived in New York or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,386 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 59,144 | 4,060 | 14,240 |
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| Undergraduate | 29,401 | 263 | 6,926 |
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| Graduate | 29,743 | 3,797 | 7,314 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| New York Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,674 | 1,952 | 434 |
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| Undergraduate | 134 | 82 | 47 |
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| Graduate | 1,540 | 1,870 | 387 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 29,401 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 842 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.86%.807 students have transferred in as full-time status and 35 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 27,547 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 807 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,012 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 35 |
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