New York University Admissions Information
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Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. It’s comprised of 14 institutes, colleges and divisions that occupy 5 major centers in Manhattan, including the Stern School of Business and the Tisch School of the Arts. In addition, NYU has a newly established campus in Abu Dhabi as well as an extensive study abroad program, with educational and internship opportunities in more than 20 countries. Its main campus, conveniently located in Washington Square of Greenwich Village–one of the city’s most lively and creative neighborhoods–gives students access to all of the opportunities that NYC has to offer.
Despite the large size of NYU, the university creates a close knit environment for its students through mentoring programs, student organizations and readily available campus housing. In fact, nearly 11,500 undergrads live in one of NYU’s 20 residence halls, 7 of which are designated solely for first year students. In addition, the university has an extensive array of resources that are available to all students, including more than 400 student organizations and hundreds of athletic opportunities and residential hall activities.
Basic Info
| Main Address: | 70 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 | |
| Phone Number: | (212) 998-1212 | |
| Website: | www.nyu.edu |
Characteristics
| Type of school: | Private, Four-year | |
| Type of school: | Coed | |
| Setting: | Urban setting, Very large city; Residential campus | |
| Athletics: | Division III, Intercollegiate, Club, Intramural | |
| Degrees offered: | Certificate, Diploma, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral | |
| Size of undergraduate student body: | 21,638 | |
| Percent out-of-state: | 72% | |
| Percent international: | 11% | |
| Female to Male ratio: | 59:41 |
Academic Life
| Student to Professor ratio: | 11:1 | |
| Most popular majors: | Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Finance, General Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | |
| Special study programs: | Cross-Registration Double Major Honors Program Independent Study Internships Liberal Arts/Career Combination ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Army ROTC, Navy Student-Designed Major Study Abroad Teacher Certification Washington Semester |
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Admissions Information
NYU is a highly selective university that carefully reviews each applicant. Every school within NYU has a separate Admissions Committee. Although each varies slightly, the overall approach to reviewing each application is same. The decision-making process is a comprehensive review of each applicant, focusing on academic background, strength of program, performance in courses, standardized test scores, extracurricular activities, personal statements and recommendations. It is important to note that a number of academic programs require students to submit supplemental materials.
In addition, NYU offers two Early Decision deadlines: November 1 and January 1, for students who are certain that NYU is their first choice. Roughly 1,100 students are accepted from the 2,600 that apply Early Decision each year. With a slightly higher acceptance rate, the students who chose this option increase their chances for admission.
| Admissions address: | Admission Office 665 Broadway, 11th floor New York, NY 10012-2339 | |
| Phone number: | (212) 998-4500 | |
| Fax number: | (212) 995-4902 | |
| Admissions website: | http://www.nyu.edu/admissions.html | |
| Email: | admissions@nyu.edu | |
| Contact Person: | Randall Deike, Vice President for Enrollment Management and University Institutional Research | |
| Number of first-year applications received: | 34,946 | |
| Percent of applicants admitted: | 38% |
Application Information
| Regular application deadline: | January 1 | |
| Early decision/action deadline: | November 1 (Early Decision I), January 1 (Early Decision II) | |
| Accepts the Common Application? | Yes | |
| Admission requirements: | Personal Statement/Essay Standardized test scores School Report (with transcript) Recommendations via Teacher Evaluation Form Additional materials needed for some programs If applicable: Early Decision agreement |
Application Information
| Standardized test scores required? | New testing policies at NYU require students to submit one of the following options: The SAT Reasoning Test or; The ACT (with Writing Test) or; Three SAT II Subject Test scores (one in literature or the humanities, one in math or science, and one non-language test of the student’s choice) or; Three AP exam scores earned prior to senior year (one in literature or the humanities, one in math or science, and one non-language of the student’s choice) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy regarding SAT score-use: | There are a variety of options available to NYU applicants. See description above or visit nyu.edu for more information. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College Board code: | 2562 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ACT code: | 2838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learn more about other New York City schools: Yeshiva Fordham Columbia |
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