How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
New York University admits about 9.2% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,480 and 1,560 on the SAT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 17.9% receive Pell Grants and 21.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 15.0% of the student body. NYU's selective admissions profile reflects its position as a major private research university anchored in one of the country's most competitive academic markets. Azimuth ranks New York University #106 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the interplay between NYU's selective admissions funnel and the share of students it enrolls from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. The six-year graduation rate is 87.6%, with 74.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window — a meaningful signal of how well the institution supports students who arrive with fewer financial resources. Azimuth ranks New York University #108 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates see median earnings of $76,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 98.4 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes illustrates, the mobility picture at NYU reflects both what the institution delivers per student and the scale at which it reaches students from lower-income backgrounds — the two levers that together determine how much upward economic movement an institution generates in aggregate.
New York University admits about 9.2% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,480 and 1,560 on the SAT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 17.9% receive Pell Grants and 21.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 15.0% of the student body. NYU's selective admissions profile reflects its position as a major private research university anchored in one of the country's most competitive academic markets. Azimuth ranks New York University #106 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the interplay between NYU's selective admissions funnel and the share of students it enrolls from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. The six-year graduation rate is 87.6%, with 74.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window — a meaningful signal of how well the institution supports students who arrive with fewer financial resources. Azimuth ranks New York University #108 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates see median earnings of $76,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 98.4 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes illustrates, the mobility picture at NYU reflects both what the institution delivers per student and the scale at which it reaches students from lower-income backgrounds — the two levers that together determine how much upward economic movement an institution generates in aggregate.
New York University admits about 9.2% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,480 and 1,560 on the SAT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 17.9% receive Pell Grants and 21.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 15.0% of the student body. NYU's selective admissions profile reflects its position as a major private research university anchored in one of the country's most competitive academic markets. Azimuth ranks New York University #106 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the interplay between NYU's selective admissions funnel and the share of students it enrolls from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. The six-year graduation rate is 87.6%, with 74.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window — a meaningful signal of how well the institution supports students who arrive with fewer financial resources. Azimuth ranks New York University #108 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates see median earnings of $76,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 98.4 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes illustrates, the mobility picture at NYU reflects both what the institution delivers per student and the scale at which it reaches students from lower-income backgrounds — the two levers that together determine how much upward economic movement an institution generates in aggregate.
