New York University vs Harvard University

Overview Comparison
New York UniversityHarvard University
Collegedunia Score6.9 Out of 1010 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 27 Times Higher Education 2024
# 35 US News 2024
# 38 QS World University 2024
# 3 US News 2024
# 4 QS World University 2024
# 4 Times Higher Education 2024
Subject Strength# 101 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 10 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 4 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 1 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 1 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 1 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -30
PG Programs -80
UG Programs -40
PG Programs -58
Doctorate Programs -8
Acceptance Rate31.9 %5.6 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 700
IELTS - 7.5
PTE - 70
SAT - 1350
TOEFL - 100
GMAT - 620
GRE updated - 326
IELTS - 6.5
SAT - 1460
TOEFL - 90
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   56500
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  58290
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 21018 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   52659
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  18600
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 31689 Per Year
placement (average package)

New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in New York City, United States. It is ranked #39 in QS World University Rankings 2023 and #16 by Graduate Employability Ranking.

Average Salaries by degree are:

Degree                Average Salary

Executive MBA          $234,000 

Doctorate                    $190,000 

Other Degree      $161,000 

MBA                   $150,000 

BBA                    $139,000 

PhD                    $135,000


Harvard University is one of the top private universities in Cambridge, United States. It is ranked #5 in QS World University Rankings 2023 and ranked #1 in US UNI.

Other Degree: $200,000 

Doctorate: $190,000 

Executive Masters: $172,000 

MBA: $168,000 

Executive MBA: $160,000 

LLM: $152,000 


application requirements

Resume, Portfolio, Essay, 2 LORs, Portfolio (for some programs)

Teacher Evaluation forms (as additional LORs); Sample of academic work, potfolio, music recordings, art work, etc  (supplementary documents); IELTS/TOEFL; Standardized test scores

Campuses and B-SchoolsStern School of Business
Harvard Law School
Harvard Extension School
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Business School
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsNew York UniversityHarvard University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1831
1636
Student:Faculty Ratio10:1
7:1
Male:Female44% Male, 56% Female52% Male, 48% Female
Location Facts

Located in two cities within New York: Manhattan and Brooklyn; Manhattan has most of the key academic and student life buildings surrounding the Washington Square Park; Brooklyn has Tandon School and few residence halls. 


Harvard Yard: Campus’s historic hub, Harvard Square: Campus’s personal hagout destination with restaurants, cafe, bookstores, theater, shops. Well connected to the local neighborhood of Boston by public transport, the campus traverses the Charles River to near by Allston.


Library

NYU has 8 libraries with 4.6 million volume system. Elmer Holmes Bobst is the main library and has over a million volumes, 272,000 serial titles and 43,000 feet of archives. It can accomodate over 2,500 students for studying and computing. 


Largest academic library in the world. 20.4 million volumes, 400 million manuscript items, 180,000 serial titles. The library offers various grants and fellowships for both students and faculty. 


Campus Life

Center for student life manages over 300 clubs and organizations; Apart from all-university clubs, each school within NYU has its own club. 


Students from over 50 states and 80 countries are offered assistance by over 400 official student organization. The campus has its own museum, radio station, magazine and newspaper. Along with student clubs for Aikikai, archery, dance, theatre/drama, music, etc, campus also offers cultural & racial initiatives, asian student centric-projects, etc. Varsity sports, crimson pride and various atheletic teams.  


Hostel#Single Room--Semester Rate - $11482
#Double Room--Semester Rate - $9536
#Medium Single - $10404
#Large Single - $13248
#Standard Single - $8037
Famous Alumni

37 Nobel laureates, 3 astronauts, 26 Pulitzer Prize winners, 37 Academy Award winners, 30 Emmy Award winners, 12 Grammy Award winners; Jack Dorsey (founder of Twitter); Robert Muller III (former Director of FBI); Martin Scorsese (filmmaker), Tom Freston (founder of MTV); Paolo Nespoli (astronaut)


Eight US Presidents, 62 living billionaires, 242 Marshall Scholars, 359 Rhodes scholars. Barak Obama (ex-president of USA), Michelle Obama (Former First Lady of USA), Mark Zuckerberg, Natalie Portman (Actress), Bill Gates, Conan O’ Brien (comedian writer), Al Gore (Winner-Peace Prize), Matt Damon (Actor), Helen Keller, Subramaniam Swami (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha)


City Life

In 2022, New York contributed 12% to the USA GDP; Paygrade increased by 2.8%; Financial activities comprised of 29% of the state’s total GDP; Unemployment rate was  6% in Feburary 2023; Food and apparel are the largest manufacturing sectors of the city; Major tourist attractions are Central Park, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Times Square, etc.


Cambridge- city in Massachusetts; home to a huge student community; city offers a great nightlife with gastropubs, live music, and cocktail bars. Boston’s cosmopolitan excitement is bus-ride away. Average salaries offered within the state are up to 97,5000 USD; Famous tourist attractions: Charles River, Harvard Square, Mount Auburn Cemetery, MIT Museum, CambrdgeSide, John Harvard Statue, Sanders Theatre; Unemployment rate- 3.2%


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