New York University Reviews

My daughter started a graduate program five years ago at New York University. She was given subsidized housing her first year through a grant. She still had to pay $800 a month rent. The program I am referring to is the Ph.D. program in Sociology. Like many programs she was given free tuition in exchange for being a Teacher's Assistant and/or Researcher. After four years she has finished her course work. Some Graduate Programs have three years of course work. In essence NYU's is a longer haul. — She was given a stipend of $18,000 for five years. This is almost an impossible salary to… read full review »

NYU takes place in the center of it all - New York City. That gives you a lot of opportunities that you won't have at other schools, such as access to great speakers, conferences and events. In part because of this, NYU has a great reputation that has noticeably improved over the last several years. However, be prepared to pay for these opportunities as NYU certainly is not cheap. Moreover, student support services, particularly IT is notably lacking and you might be frustrated by how "un-automated" seemingly routine functions are. If you're planning on going into a specialized field… read full review »

While I was glad for the free toilet paper that university housing gave us poor souls who couldn't afford to buy our own, I thought we deserved at least 2-ply stuff for the tuition we paid. Oh, and free beads during mardi gras in the student center. Woohoo! — The one good thing, though, was that my department chair recommended me for an internship at a publishing company that eventually gave me a scholarship. So I did feel that someone in NYU went out of their way for me. —… read full review »

New York University is a very expensive school. I really don't think there is any reason to pay the money for it unless you come for a degree from Tisch or are in the law school. NYU's academic programs are okay, but not worth the price tag. You can get the same or better service elsewhere in New York City.  It is a fun place to be though, and if you don't care about money and/or have a lot of it, you'll fit right in with the prissy rich kids who… read full review »

NYU is a very good school.  It is constantly improving.  And it's located in a great city, with plenty of sources of entertainment and inspiration.  Nevertheless, it costs way to much to attend.  For most people, I believe that all of the benefits I mentioned above are not worth the high cost of tuition and housing.  You can get a good liberal arts education at many other schools, including state schools.  Aside from its prime location in Manhattan, NYU is not special.  —  I have benefited immensely from the school's career center, which is… read full review »

I'm a freshman at UCLA and already considering great graduate schools that will enable to become successful. When I applied to be an undergraduate, naturally, i applied to NYU. However, i was sadly rejected and hope that next time for graduate i am not. New York is huge and expensive, but I believe New York University provides their students with sufficient resources to make them… read full review »