New York University Admissions

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 New York University has an acceptance rate of 12% . Of those admitted, 49% go on to enroll. The application fee is $80 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $80
  • Number of Applicants: 100,662
  • Percent Admitted: 12%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 49%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 100,662 38,481 62,181
Percent admitted12%12%13%
Percent admitted who enrolled49%51%48%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

New York University Admissions Considerations

 RequiredRecommendedConsidered but not Required
Secondary School GPA✔   
Secondary School Record✔   
Recommendations✔   
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)✔   
TOEFL (if applicable)✔   

New York University Test Scores

New York University SAT Scores

SAT Range1470 – 1570
SAT Average1520
SAT 25th Percentile1470
SAT 75th Percentile1570

New York University ACT Scores

ACT Range33 – 35
ACT Average34
ACT 25th Percentile33
ACT 75th Percentile35

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.