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Is New York University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for New York, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
New York lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $20,500 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $82,509, but the margin is not huge. For context, New York's net price runs about 35% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$30,730
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $7,893 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $32,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
Graduation and earnings data create a stronger long-run payoff picture.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$37,050
Median earnings 10 years out
$82,509
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
Graduation rate
88%
At New York, a typical graduate carries about $20,500 in student debt and earns roughly $82,509 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $233 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
New York is a private nonprofit four year school in New York, NY. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Worth-It Score: 24/100
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Worth-It Score: 84/100
Median net price: $36,228
Private nonprofit 4-year
Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
Worth-It Score: 67/100
Median net price: $38,793
Private nonprofit 4-year
Vassar
Poughkeepsie, NY
Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $39,343
Private nonprofit 4-year
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $34,906
Common questions about New York
The median net price at New York is $37,050 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →