Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between New York University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 24,466 male and 34,678 female students attending NYU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.71 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at NYU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NYU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total29,40128,3541,047
Men12,01911,549470
Women17,38216,805577
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NYU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total29,74322,3167,427
Men12,4479,2793,168
Women17,29613,0374,259

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 14,660 White students (24.79%) and 9,486 Asian students (16.04%) at New York University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at New York University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at New York University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native461135
Asian5,8892,6253,264
Black or African American2,2906761,614
Hispanic4,8381,6783,160
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander311417
White6,4042,5163,888
Two or More Races1,134415719
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,237564673
Total 29,40112,01917,382
Population by Race/Ethnicity at New York University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native281216
Asian3,5971,4082,189
Black or African American1,4784381,040
Hispanic2,3527361,616
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1587
White8,2563,1855,071
Two or More Races563180383
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,293585708
Total 29,74312,44717,296

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 40,792 students whose age under twenty five and 6,973 students whose age is over thirty years old at New York University.
Especially, 651 students are younger than eighteen and 31 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at New York University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at New York University
TotalMenWomen
Total29,401 12,01917,382
Under 18651 216435
18-1911,704 4,4577,247
20-2112,940 5,4397,501
22-243,142 1,5251,617
25-29548 222326
30-34195 70125
35-3994 3658
40-4984 4044
50-6440 1327
65 and over3 12
Total 29,401 12,01917,382
Population by Student Age at New York University
TotalMenWomen
Total29,743 12,44717,296
18-193 21
20-21631 234397
22-2411,721 4,7496,972
25-2910,831 4,5186,313
30-343,630 1,6292,001
35-391,404 676728
40-491,091 452639
50-64404 175229
65 and over28 1216
Total 29,743 12,44717,296

Online Student Population

At New York University, 18,300 students (30.94% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,060 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,674 students live in New York where New York University is located in and 1,948 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total59,14429,40129,743
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes4,0602633,797
Enrolled Some in Online Classes14,2406,9267,314
Not Enrolled in Online Classes40,84422,21218,632
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)4,0602633,797
New York Residents1,6741341,540
Other State in U.S.1,948821,866
Outside of U.S.43447387
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