New York University (NYU) [Stern/Tandon]

New York, New York, United States

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University Ranking

New York University is a private university in New York City that was founded in 1831 by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin. When it comes to world university rankings, New York University has consistently improved its standing.

The university was placed 35 in the QS World University Ranking, which puts the most weight to academic reputation. This is a significant improvement from its previous rankings of 46 in 2017 and 52 in 2018. In the last four years, Times Higher Education (THE) has ranked the university among the top 30 in the world, based on teaching and research repute. Times Higher Education has ranked New York University as number 26 in 2021, up from number 32 in 2017.

New York University is ranked 30 by US News & World Report, which has been consistent throughout the last few years, from 2018 to 2021.

Ranked By  2018   2019   2020   2021   2022 
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings 32 30 27 27 NA
World University Ranking - QS 52 43 39 35 39
THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking 27 27 29 26 26
Global Universities - US News & World Report 28 28 28 29 30
 US News & World Report - National University Ranking  30 30 29 30 28

 

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Course Ranking

Ranking for Business Courses

Ranked By  2018   2019   2020   2021 
Bloomberg - Best Business School USA 13 13 37 NA
FT (Financial Times) - GMBA Ranking 23 25 22 NA
QS - Accounting & Finance 12 12 10 NA
QS - Global MBA 19 22 22 19
 THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Business and Economics  13 15 17 15
US News & World Report - Finance MBA 3 3 3 3
US News & World Report - Graduate Business School 13 12 12 10
US News & World Report - Information Systems MBA 7 7 10 8

Ranking for Engineering Courses 

Ranked By  2018   2019   2020   2021 
QS - Engineering and Technology 145 101 95 NA
 THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Engineering and Technology  NA 79 65 79
Aerospace Engineering NA NA NA 49
Biomedical Engineering NA NA NA 64
Chemical Engineering NA NA NA 72
Civil Engineering NA NA NA 64
Electrical Engineering NA NA NA 50
Mechanical Engineering NA NA NA 76

Ranking for Computers Courses 

Ranked By  2018   2019   2020   2021 
THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Computers NA 33 36 36
Computer Engineering NA NA NA 40
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Frequently Asked Questions

How will you measure NYU’s success in terms of numbers?

  1. 45 percent of 2020 graduates will be offered two or more jobs.
  2. Within six months of graduation, 90% of the Class of 2020 alumni were employed or enrolled in graduate school.
  3. The average starting income for NYU grads is $67,546.
  4. NYU was ranked #6 in the United States for graduate employability (Times Higher Education).
  5. During their undergraduate years, 93 percent of Class of 2020 students worked part-time or did internships.