New York University posts a median of $89,427 four years after completion, a figure in the 94th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is above the peer median of $83,615—the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size)—by $5,812.
Azimuth places the return pillar in the 88th percentile nationally. Graduates earn about $11,625 less than the model expects for similar students, a result in the 15th percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,048. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $21,673.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,330. The return picture is mixed: the median earnings figure coincides with an earnings-beyond-expectations measure that trails most peers.
Four years after completion, the median earnings of New York University graduates reach $89,427, which sits above the median of $83,615 for comparable institutions (same type and size). The earnings cohort includes 6,798 completers, and the median places the university in the 94th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $11,625 less than the model expects for similar students, a gap that places the university in the 15th percentile nationally. Earnings scenarios anchored on the university's program mix show a downside scenario of $53,516 and an upside scenario reaching $138,209.
An estimated 29.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The return picture is mixed: the median earnings percentile is strong, but graduates fall short of what the model expects for similar students.
Four years after completing a degree at New York University, graduates earn a median of $89,427, which places the university in the 94th percentile nationally. That figure sits above the peer median of $83,615 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $5,812.
Graduates earn about $11,625 less than the model expects for similar students, a result in the 15th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,048.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $21,673. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,330.
Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a downside of $53,516 and an upside of $138,209, with a typical scenario of $89,427. Azimuth ranks the university #175 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The return picture is mixed, but several individual programs post strong results. Computer and Information Sciences is the largest program, with 604 degrees awarded and a median of $142,495 four years after completion, which ranks #12 nationally in its field.
Management Science is the highest-earning program at $158,559 (255 degrees awarded), and Azimuth ranks it #1 in the field. Business/Commerce earns a median of $137,804, which is 2.01x the national median for the field, and Azimuth ranks it #1.
Economics awards 541 degrees and its completers earn a median of $116,510, ranking #29 nationally.
Earnings at New York University vary widely with the program a student chooses. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, range from $53,516 on the downside to $138,209 on the upside, with $89,427 as the typical scenario.
These are scenarios, not observed groups of graduates. At the upper end, Management Science graduates earn a median of $158,559 four years after completion, and Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $142,495. The downside scenario shows what the lower-earning program clusters yield.
The value question at New York University turns on the gap between what graduates earn and what they pay against a published cost of attendance of $84,374 (an average). Graduates earn about $11,625 less than the model expects for similar students.
It averages $37,050, $839 above the $36,211 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 average $16,977, while those earning over $110,000 average $66,876, a spread of $49,899 between the two ends.
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $20,500 in federal student loans, $2,668 below the $23,168 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $64,795 in Parent PLUS loans.