I don't go to NYU but I have a lot of friends who do and am in the area a lot.

The student body is pretty diverse but to generalize it, they are hipsters who have pretty wealthy parents. You'll get a lot of kids who's mom/dad is the VP of this or the owner of this or Bono/Denzel Washington/Keifer Sutherland. You'll also get a lot of kids who were in this movie or had an album out or is famous in some other country, etc. It's an interesting group of kids for sure. They all have their quirks, trustttttttt meeee.