Enrollment Trends at NYU

The student population at New York University is 56,832 (29,060 undergraduate and 27,772 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,805 (13.60%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at NYU is 51.13% which is increased by 3,338 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 3,467 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 72 male students for every 100 female students, down from 80 in 2015.
3,493 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 388.53% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 54,074 where 56,832 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 59,144 students in 2023 and was lowest at 50,027 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 50,027 to 56,832 students, a net gain of 6,805 (13.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New York University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	50,027	25,722	11,078	14,644	24,305	11,139	13,166
2016-17	50,550 523	26,135 413	11,172 94	14,963 319	24,415 110	10,980 -159	13,435 269
2017-18	51,123 573	26,417 282	11,305 133	15,112 149	24,706 291	10,733 -247	13,973 538
2018-19	51,847 724	26,733 316	11,351 46	15,382 270	25,114 408	10,682 -51	14,432 459
2019-20	52,885 1,038	26,981 248	11,444 93	15,537 155	25,904 790	11,061 379	14,843 411
2020-21	52,775 -110	27,444 463	11,711 267	15,733 196	25,331 -573	10,719 -342	14,612 -231
2021-22	58,226 5,451	28,772 1,328	12,025 314	16,747 1,014	29,454 4,123	12,484 1,765	16,970 2,358
2022-23	59,144 918	29,401 629	12,019 -6	17,382 635	29,743 289	12,447 -37	17,296 326
2023-24	57,335 -1,809	29,760 359	12,229 210	17,531 149	27,575 -2,168	11,687 -760	15,888 -1,408
2024-25	56,832 -503	29,060 -700	11,827 -402	17,233 -298	27,772 197	11,950 263	15,822 -66
Average	54,074	27,643	11,616	16,026	26,432	11,388	15,044

New York University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 27,643 where 29,060 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New York University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	25,722	24,480	10,518	13,962	1,242	560	682
2016-17	26,135	24,888	10,616	14,272	1,247	556	691
2017-18	26,417	25,347	10,814	14,533	1,070	491	579
2018-19	26,733	25,725	10,900	14,825	1,008	451	557
2019-20	26,981	25,872	10,969	14,903	1,109	475	634
2020-21	27,444	25,854	11,059	14,795	1,590	652	938
2021-22	28,772	27,642	11,515	16,127	1,130	510	620
2022-23	29,401	28,354	11,549	16,805	1,047	470	577
2023-24	29,760	28,692	11,711	16,981	1,068	518	550
2024-25	29,060	28,012	11,349	16,663	1,048	478	570
Average	27,643	27,643	11,100	15,387	27,643	516	640

New York University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 26,432 where 27,772 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New York University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24,305	16,297	7,538	8,759	8,008	3,601	4,407
2016-17	24,415	16,486	7,581	8,905	7,929	3,399	4,530
2017-18	24,706	16,977	7,538	9,439	7,729	3,195	4,534
2018-19	25,114	17,415	7,561	9,854	7,699	3,121	4,578
2019-20	25,904	19,494	8,397	11,097	6,410	2,664	3,746
2020-21	25,331	18,193	7,805	10,388	7,138	2,914	4,224
2021-22	29,454	21,755	9,321	12,434	7,699	3,163	4,536
2022-23	29,743	22,316	9,279	13,037	7,427	3,168	4,259
2023-24	27,575	21,155	8,965	12,190	6,420	2,722	3,698
2024-25	27,772	21,916	9,464	12,452	5,856	2,486	3,370
Average	26,432	26,432	8,345	10,856	26,432	3,043	4,188

New York University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 23.69% and the percentage of black students is 6.07% at New York University. 17.48% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 11.24% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 33.85% to 23.69%. Asian enrollment grew from 15.11% to 17.48%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.00% to 6.07%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.24% to 11.24%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8960 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8508 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New York University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	65	7,558	2,503	4,621	52	16,935	1,361
2016-17	64	7,795	2,617	4,997	64	16,875	1,464
2017-18	58	7,738	2,842	5,395	69	16,196	1,698
2018-19	64	7,665	3,185	5,940	56	15,771	1,744
2019-20	69	7,838	3,486	6,330	49	15,174	1,698
2020-21	76	8,380	3,750	6,749	43	14,838	1,619
2021-22	81	9,097	3,955	7,494	56	15,401	1,713
2022-23	74	9,486	3,768	7,190	46	14,660	1,697
2023-24	84	9,512	3,652	6,858	32	13,664	1,740
2024-25	79	9,934	3,451	6,386	25	13,463	1,812
Average	71	8,500	3,321	6,196	49	15,298	1,655

New York University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,493 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 388.53% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New York University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	50,027	715	1,118	48,194
2016-17	50,550	909	1,712	47,929
2017-18	51,123	1,152	2,220	47,751
2018-19	51,847	1,593	2,264	47,990
2019-20	52,885	1,889	3,579	47,417
2020-21	52,775	16,756	30,270	5,749
2021-22	58,226	4,757	21,614	31,855
2022-23	59,144	4,060	14,240	40,844
2023-24	57,335	3,462	12,017	41,856
2024-25	56,832	3,493	10,998	42,341
Average	54,074	3,879	10,003	40,193

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Enrollment Trends at NYU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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