Enrollment Trends at NYU

6,805

Total Enrollment

1,560

Men

5,245

Women

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 over the past decade.

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.

The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,493 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 388.53% since 2015.

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.

51.13% of total students is undergraduate students and 48.87% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 3,338 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 3,467 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NYU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1650,02725,72211,07814,64424,30511,13913,166
2016-1750,550
523
26,135
413
11,172
94
14,963
319
24,415
110
10,980
-159
13,435
269
2017-1851,123
573
26,417
282
11,305
133
15,112
149
24,706
291
10,733
-247
13,973
538
2018-1951,847
724
26,733
316
11,351
46
15,382
270
25,114
408
10,682
-51
14,432
459
2019-2052,885
1,038
26,981
248
11,444
93
15,537
155
25,904
790
11,061
379
14,843
411
2020-2152,775
-110
27,444
463
11,711
267
15,733
196
25,331
-573
10,719
-342
14,612
-231
2021-2258,226
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
2022-2359,144
918
29,401
629
12,019
-6
17,382
635
29,743
289
12,447
-37
17,296
326
2023-2457,335
-1,809
29,760
359
12,229
210
17,531
149
27,575
-2,168
11,687
-760
15,888
-1,408
2024-2556,832
-503
29,060
-700
11,827
-402
17,233
-298
27,772
197
11,950
263
15,822
-66
Average54,07427,64311,61616,02626,43211,38815,044
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1625,72224,48010,51813,9621,242560682
2016-1726,13524,88810,61614,2721,247556691
2017-1826,41725,34710,81414,5331,070491579
2018-1926,73325,72510,90014,8251,008451557
2019-2026,98125,87210,96914,9031,109475634
2020-2127,44425,85411,05914,7951,590652938
2021-2228,77227,64211,51516,1271,130510620
2022-2329,40128,35411,54916,8051,047470577
2023-2429,76028,69211,71116,9811,068518550
2024-2529,06028,01211,34916,6631,048478570
Average27,64327,64311,10015,38727,643516640
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1624,30516,2977,5388,7598,0083,6014,407
2016-1724,41516,4867,5818,9057,9293,3994,530
2017-1824,70616,9777,5389,4397,7293,1954,534
2018-1925,11417,4157,5619,8547,6993,1214,578
2019-2025,90419,4948,39711,0976,4102,6643,746
2020-2125,33118,1937,80510,3887,1382,9144,224
2021-2229,45421,7559,32112,4347,6993,1634,536
2022-2329,74322,3169,27913,0377,4273,1684,259
2023-2427,57521,1558,96512,1906,4202,7223,698
2024-2527,77221,9169,46412,4525,8562,4863,370
Average26,43226,4328,34510,85626,4323,0434,188
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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16657,5582,5034,6215216,9351,361
2016-17647,7952,6174,9976416,8751,464
2017-18587,7382,8425,3956916,1961,698
2018-19647,6653,1855,9405615,7711,744
2019-20697,8383,4866,3304915,1741,698
2020-21768,3803,7506,7494314,8381,619
2021-22819,0973,9557,4945615,4011,713
2022-23749,4863,7687,1904614,6601,697
2023-24849,5123,6526,8583213,6641,740
2024-25799,9343,4516,3862513,4631,812
Average718,5003,3216,1964915,2981,655
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1650,0277151,11848,194
2016-1750,5509091,71247,929
2017-1851,1231,1522,22047,751
2018-1951,8471,5932,26447,990
2019-2052,8851,8893,57947,417
2020-2152,77516,75630,2705,749
2021-2258,2264,75721,61431,855
2022-2359,1444,06014,24040,844
2023-2457,3353,46212,01741,856
2024-2556,8323,49310,99842,341
Average54,0743,87910,00340,193

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