While the amount you’ll pay for your education will vary on a year-to-year basis, due to factors like?official tuition, you can get a sense of what to expect with our cost of attendance estimates.

These figures are for undergraduate students attending full time over two semesters. Use them to help plan and understand the financial commitment that comes with being a student.

The amounts shown were officially approved in July 2023. Financial aid awards for 2023-2024 are based on estimated expenses which are comparable to the finalized cost of attendance.

Select your school to see your cost of attendance estimate:?

• General (includes Tandon School of Engineering)
  
• Stern School of Business
• Tisch School of the Arts
• NYU Abu Dhabi
• NYU Shanghai

A note about direct and indirect expenses:

• Direct expenses are institutional charges billed to you by New York University via the Office of the Bursar. For example, tuition and, if residing on campus, food and housing.
• Indirect expenses are estimates of costs that may be associated with your attendance, but are not typically University charges. Examples include books and supplies, transportation, and personal expenses.

Find out more about how we’ve put together our estimated costs for this academic year and important information about borrowing and loans:

• Borrowing and loans
• Food and Housing
• Books and supplies
• Transportation and other costs

Undergraduate Students (two semesters, full-time)

Includes Tandon School of Engineering

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Undergraduate Students (two semesters, full-time)

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Undergraduate Students (two semesters, full-time)

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Knowing how much it will cost to attend New York University is important, but so is borrowing only as much as you absolutely need.

The costs listed above are suggestions based on our estimate of what it costs to attend New York University. We encourage you to examine your specific expenses and resources to decide how much to borrow or finance.

If you take out a federal loan, a mandatory federal loan fee should be included in your cost of attendance budget.

The actual cost of your food and housing depends on several factors, including whether you live on or off campus.

Some important things to keep in mind as you budget for food and housing:

• New York University offers a range of food and housing plans. The figures above represent a student living in a double-occupancy room and three meals per day.
• Housing includes local telephone service, wi-fi access, and cable television in your residence hall room.
• Our on-campus standard rate is meant to also represent the food and housing cost for off-campus housing. Often the costs are similar.
• Off-campus housing in New York City varies depending on housing options, location, number of roommates, amenities, and more.
• Students who live off-campus can still purchase meal plans.

The amount listed for books and supplies includes computer costs.

The amounts listed for transportation and personal costs will vary by student.

We estimated the cost of transportation equaling one round-trip travel home during the academic year and local?transportation?within New York City (i.e. the cost of a monthly unlimited metrocard).

Personal costs include miscellaneous expenses like toiletries and other basic essentials a student will need.

* The amounts shown were officially approved in July 2023. For more information: Comprehensive information about tuition, fees, and other helpful information about billing is available on the Bursar’s website.

Financial aid awards for 2023-24 are based on estimated expenses which are comparable to the finalized cost of attendance. Cost of attendance information for the 2024-25 academic year will be available on April 1, 2024.