I am trying to narrow down my college list by cost. I will probably not qualify for any financial aid, and I wanted to know details about the merit scholarships (i.e. amount) and the likelihood that I would qualify for them.
There is hardly any merit at NYU, almost all aid is need based. Main ones are the MLK scholarships (I think there are 80 a year? - out of over 6000 freshmen) and a handful of others. It’s not really a place to apply if you’re chasing merit.
“NYU awards very few exclusively merit-based scholarships, as we are committed to using the vast majority of our scholarship funds to assist students whose families are unable to pay the full cost of an NYU education. ” https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/financial-aid-and-scholarships/scholarships-and-grants.html