Financial Aid Packaging Examples

Here are just a few examples how students benefit from financial aid. We hope these sample profiles* give you with a fuller sense of how to utilize the full range of financial aid opportunities and reduce the cost of your NYU-Poly education.

James Braddock, Class of 2012

James is a sophomore at NYU-Poly, pursuing his BS in the Department of Finance and Risk Engineering. James lives at his family’s home in Manhattan and commutes to NYU-Poly for classes.

NYU-Poly Merit-Based Scholarship     $12,000
Federal Grants (Pell, SEOG)     $3,100
N.Y. State Grants     $2,075
NYU-Poly Need-Based Grant     $4,625
Federal Loans     $7,500
Total Aid     $29,300
NYU-Poly Tuition and Fees     $36,284
Out-of-Pocket Expenses     $6,984

Heather Willis, Class of 2014

Heather just began her studies at NYU-Poly in the Department of Computer and Information Engineering. She moved to Brooklyn from her family’s home in Westchester, NY and is living in on-campus housing. Her outstanding academic performance has earned her both NYU-Poly’s Othmer Honors Program Scholarship, as well as a Dean's Scholarship. She also benefits from a combination of New York State and Federal loans and grants.

Honors College Scholarship     $8,200
NYU-Poly Merit-Based Scholarship     $18,000
Federal Grants (Pell, SEOG)     $5,900
NY State Grants     $4,800
NYU-Poly Need-Based Grant     $4,100
Federal Loans     $5,500
Total Aid     $42,400
NYU-Poly Tuition, Fees, Room and Board charges     $46,364
Out-of-Pocket Expenses     $3,964

Mike Rhodes, Class of 2011

Mike has nearly finished his BS in the department of Chemical and Biological Sciences. He has already had several conversations with prospective employers through NYU-Poly’s Career Management Center and looks forward to graduating this year. Mike lives on-campus, was awarded a work-study position and, because of his superlative academic and extracurricular activities, received an NYU-Poly Merit-Based Scholarship.

NYU-Poly Merit-Based Scholarship     $12,000
Federal Grants (Pell, SEOG)     $3,600
N.Y. State Grants     $3,200
NYU-Poly Need-Based Grant     $6,000
Federal Loans     $7,500
Total Aid     $32,300
NYU-Poly Tuition and Fees     $36,284
Out-of-Pocket Expenses     $3,984

*These are representative of the types of possible packages, but are not actual NYU-Poly students.