NYU Acceptance Rate & Admissions Statistics

Get Into NYU New York University comes in at #30 on the most recent US News and World Report’s ranked list of National Universities. Founded in 1831, the private school currently enrolls 26,135 undergraduate students, including the largest number of international students at any American university. (20% of the students in the class of 2021 are non-US citizens.) The school’s main campus is located in New York City, providing students with a fast-paced, multicultural, and distinctly metropolitan experience. Many students are drawn to NYU because it offers, in the words of NYU President Andrew Hamilton, a “global, urban, rigorous liberal arts education.” NYU certainly does emphasize global interests, with degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai along with 14 study abroad locations. (Students hoping to study in additional locations can participate in exchange programs through one of NYU’s 11 partner institutions.) In fact, more than 3,000 NYU students study abroad every year—that’s more students than study abroad from any other American university! NYU is also distinctly urban: the school’s main campus, located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, is integrated in the city itself. No borders separate the school from the rest of the city, and students are expected to immerse themselves New York as part of their undergraduate education. Students can explore the city’s many museums, theatres, and music venues, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the MOMA, and Lincoln Center. NYU’s location also allows students to pursue jobs, internships, and research opportunities with some of the many organizations based in New York City. Students interested in media regularly intern with television studios, independent film companies, and publishing houses, while their business-focused peers can find opportunities at world-class financial firms. Those with an interest in medicine can visit NYU’s Langone Medical Center, which allows undergraduates to carry out hands-on biomedical research. Many NYU students also choose to live off-campus in city apartments, even though the school guarantees housing for all four years of undergraduate study. In terms of coursework, NYU offers 17 schools and divisions, with over 230 areas of undergraduate study available. On the New York campus, these programs include: Arts and Sciences (including the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Liberal Studies) Rory Meyers College of Nursing School of Professional Studies Silver School of Social Work Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Leonard N. Stern School of Business Tandon School of Engineering Tisch School of the Arts Gallatin School of Individualized Study Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences College of Global Public Health College of Dentistry Institute of Fine Arts Institute for Study of the Ancient World Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service School of Law School of Medicine Undergraduates can earn degrees through the first 10 of these programs, specializing in everything from humanities and sciences at the College of Arts and Sciences to hospitality and tourism at the School of Professional Studies. For students interested in performing arts, the Tisch School of the Arts is a particularly popular choice, as students are able to pursue conservatory-style programs in acting, dance, dramatic writing, and film and television while exploring the expansive New York City arts scene. The College of Global Public Health also offers ten interdisciplinary undergraduate majors in collaboration with other NYU schools. Students can pursue joint degrees in subjects ranging from Global Public Health and Social Work to Global Public Health and Food Studies. For students with international interests, the Liberal Studies program also presents an attractive, interdisciplinary choice. Students enrolled in the program spend their first year at NYU studying abroad in Florence, London, New York, Paris, or Washington, DC. During their first two years of study, they take several core classes that consider the history of literature, arts, politics, and philosophy from around the world. As sophomores, students select a concentration that focuses on a particular theme within global studies, ultimately producing a senior thesis that serves as a capstone to the program. At the graduate level, NYU offers over 350 graduate and professional degree programs through 14 different schools. Among the most popular are graduate degrees from the Stern School of Business, which ranks at #12 on the most recent US News and World Report’s list of Best Business Schools, and the School of Law, which ranks at #6 among Best Law Schools. Students can also pursue one of 13 dual degrees programs, earning combined degrees from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Law, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Fine Arts, among others. Applying to NYU NYU allows students to apply Early Decision or Regular Decision. Early Decision applicants may apply in one of two rounds: Early Decision I (applications due on November 1, decisions by December 15) or Early Decision II (applications due on January 1, decisions in February). In both cases, applications are binding. If students are admitted Early Decision to NYU, they must accept the offer within 25 days and withdraw applications from other schools. Students who apply Regular Decision (applications due January 1) do not have to attend NYU if admitted. Their odds of admission are significantly lower, though. The overall admit rate for the class of 2021 was 28%, but Early Decision candidates were admitted at a rate of 38%. For this reason, we recommend that students who are sure they want to attend NYU apply Early Decision. Students can apply to NYU through the Common Application. In years past, NYU has asked students to submit one of the following: SAT, ACT (writing component not required), three subject tests, three AP exam scores, an IB Diploma, three IB higher-level exam scores, or a nationally accredited exam that shows you completed your secondary education. This year, however, they have gone test-optional due to the pandemic. Applicants for artistic programs in the Steinhardt and Tisch Schools that require an audition or portfolio have never been required to submit standardized tests at all. Students who have not completed at least three years of study where English is the sole language of instruction should also submit English language proficiency test scores (e.g., TOEFL, IELTS, etc.). When applying to NYU, students will have the option to select alternate campuses or programs of interest. If you are not admitted to your first-choice campus or school, admissions officers will consider you for your second-choice selection. (It’s worth noting that students who apply Early Decision will not be required to attend if admitted only to their second-choice campus.) Alternate offers of admission are made most frequently to students who express a secondary interest in the Liberal Studies program. NYU Admissions Wrap Up Class of 2025: This year, more than 100,000 high school students applied for first-year admission to NYU’s three campuses (New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai), a 20 percent increase over last year’s numbers. NYU also received 17,248 Early Decision applications this fall for the Class of 2025—an increase of 14 percent. According to an NYU press release, this is the 14th year in a row that the university has seen record-setting application numbers, a testament to their outreach and growing popularity. The applicants this year were more diverse and more international than ever before. More than 25 percent of applicants are first-generation college goers and more than 22 percent are students in under-represented minority groups. Class of 2024 The acceptance rate for Class of 2024 was 15 percent, down from 31 percent in 2015. The accepted students held a record high median SAT score of 1500 and 27 percent of the admitted students were underrepresented minorities. Class of 2023: NYU received 84,481 applications for the Class of 2023, more applications than any other private college or university in the U.S. using the Common App. This number also represents a 12 percent increase over the number of applications received the previous year. 14,000 of these students filed Early Decision applications. The Early Decision I round (submission November 1; decision December 15) was up 41 percent, and the Early Decision II round (submission January 1; decision February) was up 17 percent. Ultimately, NYU expects to enroll 6,500 students in the entering class. Class of 2022: NYU received 75,037 applications for the class of 2022, more applications than any other private college or university in the US using the Common App. This number also represents a 12% increase over the number of applications received the previous year. 11,000 of these students filed Early Decision applications. Ultimately, NYU expects to enroll 6,500 students in the entering class. Class of 2021: For the class of 2021, NYU received more than 67,000 applications and admitted 18,520 applicants. This gave the school an acceptance rate of 27%, the lowest rate in 16 years. The Early Decision admit rate, as we noted above, was 38%. 17% of admitted students were first-generation college students, and 20% of the entering class was made of up non-US citizens. The composite SAT score for the middle 50% of enrolled students was 1920-2160.

Class	Applied	Admitted	Acceptance rate
2029	114,125	10,340	9.06%
2028	113,578	10,693	9.41%
2027	110,807	10,232	9.23%
2026	114,125	10,340	9.06%
2025	95,308	12,199	12.8%

Class	Applied	Admitted	Acceptance rate
2024	85,000	13,000	15.29%
2023	76,919	12,307	16%
2022	75,037	15,722	20.95%
2021	67,232	18,520	27.55%
2020	63,702	19,000	29.83%

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