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Psychology at NYU

NYU graduates about 499 psychology majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 70th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 32 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 16% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $22 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#70 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year4997% of the class
Courses in the catalog32more than 16% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.14× the same major nationally
Research in the field$22Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1470–1570whole school

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 81
  2. University of Washington 81
  3. Lehigh University 81
  4. Stony Brook University–SUNY 80
  5. University of California, Berkeley 80
  6. University of Maryland Baltimore County 80
  7. Amherst College 80
  8. Bryn Mawr College 80

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NYU with every school we score in psychology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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