Overview

Department of Finance and Risk Engineering / Department of Finance and Risk Engineering is located in New York, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Financial engineering	Computational finance
Master of Science (MS)	Financial engineering	Financial technology
Master of Science (MS)	Financial engineering	Capital markets

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	146
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,905

Applied

380

Accepted

110

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GMAT
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum B average in undergraduate course work

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

276

Total Graduate Students

93%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.26%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	44.57%
Unknown	1.09%

Gender

Male (54%)

Female (45%)

Faculty

50

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 42

Male (43)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Optimal control theory, general modeling and analysis, risk parity optimality, a new algorithmic approach to entangled political economy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	775,200

Location & Contact

Address 70 Washington Square South
New York, NY  10012-1019
United States

Contact Dr. Peter Paul Carr
Department Chair
Email: petercarr@nyu.edu
Phone: 646-997-3539

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