NYU's engineering school isn't in Greenwich Village. It's across the East River at MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, on the site of the old Polytechnic Institute, which traces back to 1854 and merged fully into NYU in 2014. Tandon teaches computer science, electrical and computer engineering, cybersecurity, financial engineering and urban science. Graduate students make up a large share of the school, many of them from India and China.
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Official website: engineering.nyu.edu
New York University
1854, as Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute
MetroTech Center, Downtown Brooklyn
$58,000 – $66,000
International students, full-time, approximate
$26,000 – $34,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on engineering.nyu.edu before you apply.
MS Computer Science
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 90
MS Cybersecurity
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 90
MS Financial Engineering
Masters DegreeDuration
18 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 90
MS Electrical Engineering
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 90
BS Computer Engineering
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.5, TOEFL: 100
An NYU degree taught at a Brooklyn engineering campus.
Financial engineering with close links to Wall Street firms.
Urban science research through the Center for Urban Science and Progress.
Graduates join banks, tech companies and consultancies across New York City.
Financial engineering graduates move into quant, risk and trading roles.
Most master's degrees are STEM-designated, allowing up to three years of OPT.
Undergrad
Early and Regular Decision
Postgrad
Main intake
Undergrad
No UG intake
Postgrad
Selected programmes
MetroTech is a busy office and campus district above Jay Street station, with the A, C, F and R trains. Brooklyn Bridge Park and the waterfront are a short walk.
Manhattan is one stop away. Rent in Brooklyn is high, and many students share apartments further out in Brooklyn or Queens.
Form I-20 issued by New York University
Proof of funds for one academic year
SEVIS I-901 fee payment receipt
Completed DS-160 online application
US embassy or consulate interview
Passport valid six months beyond stay
Undergraduates apply through NYU with Early Decision in November or Regular Decision in early January. Graduate deadlines are mostly between December and February for fall, and around October for spring where offered.
Most programmes start in September. Several master's programmes also take a January intake.
International students come in on an F-1 visa. The I-20 comes from New York University after you confirm your place and show you can cover a year of costs; you then pay the SEVIS fee, fill in the DS-160 and book your consulate interview.
Computer science, cybersecurity, financial engineering and electrical engineering are the busiest graduate programmes. You need a relevant bachelor's degree with strong maths and IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 90. Financial engineering also expects a quantitative background and may ask for the GRE.
Tandon offers partial merit scholarships to some master's students, decided at admission. Undergraduate aid for international students is limited, so check NYU's current policy.
