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
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total59,14429,40129,743
Men24,46612,01912,447
Women34,67817,38217,296
New York University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartNew York University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartNew York University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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 the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
New York University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartNew York University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartNew York University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American742351
Asian9,4864,0335,453
Black3,7681,1142,654
Hispanic7,1902,4144,776
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders462224
White14,6605,7018,959
Two or more races1,6975951,102
Race Unknown2,5301,1491,381
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American461135
Asian5,8892,6253,264
Black2,2906761,614
Hispanic4,8381,6783,160
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders311417
White6,4042,5163,888
Two or more races1,134415719
Race Unknown1,237564673
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian14141100
Black571245
Hispanic13530105
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White27890188
Two or more races311021
Race Unknown20515

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.
New York University 2023 Student Population by Age chartNew York University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartNew York University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartNew York University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartNew York University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartNew York University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18651435216
18-1911,7077,2484,459
20-2113,5717,8985,673
22-2414,8638,5896,274
25-2911,3796,6394,740
30-343,8252,1261,699
35-391,498786712
40-491,175683492
50-64444256188
Over 65311813
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18651435216
18-1911,7047,2474,457
20-2112,9407,5015,439
22-243,1421,6171,525
25-29548326222
30-3419512570
35-39945836
40-49844440
50-64402713
Over 65321
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

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.
New York University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students59,1444,06014,240
Undergraduate29,4012636,926
Graduate29,7433,7977,314
Online Student Population by Locality
New York ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,6741,952434
Undergraduate1348247
Graduate1,5401,870387

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
Regular Full-time27,547
Transfer-in Full-time807
Regular Part-time1,012
Transfer-in Part-time35
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