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New York University

New York,  New York
College Board code: 2562

Main Address

70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
(212) 998-1212
www.nyu.edu

Admission Office

665 Broadway, 11th floor
New York, NY 10012-2339
(212) 998-4500
Fax: (212) 995-4902
admissions@nyu.edu
Contact: Randall Deike
Vice President for Enrollment Management and University Institutional Research

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What the School Says...

New York University is unlike any other institution of higher education in the United States. When you enter NYU, you will become part of a close-knit community that combines the nurturing atmosphere of a small- to medium-sized college with the myriad offerings and research opportunities of a global, urban university. We invite you to join in our tradition of excellence in Greenwich Village.

Go to nyu.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Private
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 38%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Associate
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • Doctoral (Professional Practice)
    Other characteristics: School of Continuing and Professional Studies also available for adult degree and noncredit programs.

Setting

  • Urban setting
  • Very large city (over 500,000)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 21,638
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 5,000
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 21,227
  • Graduate enrollment: 21,766

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 28% In-state students
  • 72% Out-of-state students
  • 0% Part-time students
  • 59% Women
  • 41% Men
  • 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 21% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 4% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 8% Hispanic
  • 42% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 11% Non-Resident Alien
  • 13% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 64% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 92% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 100% in top half of graduating class
  • 32% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 37% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 18% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 12% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 1% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99