2024-2025
Accept rate
9.2%
- Applicants
- 110,807
- Admits
- 10,232
- Enrolled
- 5,645
- Yield
- 55.2%
Total Applications
110,807
2024-2025
Acceptance Rate
9.2%
2024-2025
Enrolled Students
5,645
2024-2025
SAT Middle 50%
1480-1550
2024-2025
New York University Admissions at a Glance
New York University received 110,807 applications for 2024-2025 and admitted 9.2% of applicants; 5,645 admitted students enrolled (a 55.2% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 27.7% in 2017-2018. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1480–1550 on the SAT and 34–35 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $87,448, and the average need-based grant was $63,749.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2023-2024
Accept rate
9.4%
- Applicants
- 113,578
- Admits
- 10,693
- Enrolled
- 5,818
- Yield
- 54.4%
2022-2023
Accept rate
12.5%
- Applicants
- 100,662
- Admits
- 12,539
- Enrolled
- 6,164
- Yield
- 49.2%
2021-2022
Accept rate
13.0%
- Applicants
- 95,517
- Admits
- 12,380
- Enrolled
- 6,097
- Yield
- 49.3%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 110,807 | 10,232 | 5,645 | 9.2% | 55.2% |
| 2023-2024 | 113,578 | 10,693 | 5,818 | 9.4% | 54.4% |
| 2022-2023 | 100,662 | 12,539 | 6,164 | 12.5% | 49.2% |
| 2021-2022 | 95,517 | 12,380 | 6,097 | 13.0% | 49.3% |
| 2020-2021 | 80,210 | 16,918 | 6,648 | 21.1% | 39.3% |
| 2019-2020 | 79,462 | 12,873 | 5,739 | 16.2% | 44.6% |
| 2018-2019 | 71,834 | 14,359 | 6,160 | 20.0% | 42.9% |
| 2017-2018 | 64,007 | 17,707 | 6,022 | 27.7% | 34.0% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1480
50th Percentile
1520
75th Percentile
1550
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
29%
Need Fully Met
98%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$87,448
2024-2025 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$62,796
Fees
$0
Room & Board
$24,652
Change Since 2017
+28%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
29,060
Total Enrollment
56,828
International
26%
Students of Color
78%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Source: CDS 2024-2025, Section C7
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Not Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very Important
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Very Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Not Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||