Applying to NYU

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
9.41%	1,530

New York University's acceptance rate is 9.41% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 113,578 students applied and 10,693 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into NYU.

NYU's acceptance rate is the 4th lowest among 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,530 and the ACT score is 34 at NYU. NYU's SAT score is 2nd highest among 91 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to NYU, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of New York University is 9.41% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 54.41%. 45,117 men and 68,457 women applied to NYU and 4,256 men and 6,433 women students were accepted.

Among them, 2,452 men and 3,362 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at NYU.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at NYU
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	113,578	45,117	68,457	0	0
Admitted	10,693	4,256	6,433	0	0
Enrolled	5,818	2,452	3,362	0	0
Acceptance Rate	9.41%	9.43%	9.40%	-	-
Yield	54.41%	57.61%	52.26%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

New York University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 1,579 students (27% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 690 students (12%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at NYU.

The median SAT score is 1,530 with 750 SAT EBRW and 780 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 770 and the 25^th percentile is 720. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 800 and 25^th percentile is 760 .

The median ACT composite score is 34 with 75^th percentile score of 35 and 25^th percentile score of 33 at NYU.

The SAT and ACT scores at New York University are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,492, ACT: 33 - private (not-for-profit) research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at NYU
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1480	1530	1570
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	720	750	770
SAT Math	760	780	800
ACT Composite	33	34	35
ACT Math	-		-
ACT English	-		-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

New York University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 5,818 first-year students enrolled in NYU. The proportion of full-time students is 99.72% and part-time students is 0.28%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 42.15% and women students is 57.79%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at NYU.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at NYU
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,818	2,452	3,362
Full-time	5,802	2,442	3,356
Part-time	16	10	6

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at NYU. The english proficiency test is not considered.

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply New York University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

NYU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Considered, if submitted
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Considered, if submitted
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $80 for undergraduate schools and $110 for graduate schools of New York University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to NYU.

Admission Information for Applying to NYU
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$80
Graduate Application Fees	$110
Admission Information	https://www.nyu.edu/admissions.html
Online Application	https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply.html
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice), Doctoral (Other)

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