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New York University admissions

New York, New York · Private · 28,663 undergrads

NYU admitted 9.1% of applicants for fall 2025 (10,340 of 114,125, Common Data Set 2025-26). NYU is test-optional for fall 2027. The middle half of enrolled first-years who sent SAT scores had 1480–1550.

The numbers

Applied
114,125
fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
34–35
enrolled first-years
Average GPA
3.81
enrolled first-years
Accept their offer
55%
of admitted students enroll
Application fee
$85
waivers exist

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Can I get into NYU?

9.1% of applicants get in

Almost everyone who applies is turned down, including many students with perfect grades. The middle half of enrolled first-years who sent scores had 1480–1550 on the SAT.

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Likely: even the low end of our estimate is 60% or more, and the college admits at least 25% of applicants. Target: our estimate is 30% or more. Reach: our estimate is under 30%, or the college admits under 15%. Long shot: our estimate is under 12%, or the college admits under 12%. Estimates use the college's admit rate and score range plus your grades and scores. They are not a promise.

114,125 applied, 10,340 admitted, fall 2025 (Common Data Set).

Does NYU need the SAT or ACT?Optional

No.

Test-optional for fall 2027. 28% of enrolled first-years sent the SAT. Send your SAT if it's 1520 or higher, the middle of what enrolled first-years scored.

Which colleges require scores

Checked on nyu.edu Nov 2, 2026. See the source

Early rounds and deadlines

Early decision is offered. It's binding: if you get in, you go.

Closed
Early decisionBinding
Was due Nov 1, 2026
52days
Early decision IIBinding
Due Friday, Jan 1, 2027
56days
Regular decision
Due Tuesday, Jan 5, 2027

Early-round numbers: Common Data Set, fall 2025.

The wait list

There is a wait list.

Common Data Set, fall 2025.

What NYU looks at

Counts most

How hard your classes were, GPA, essay, recommendations, character.

Counts a lot

SAT or ACT scores.

Also considered

Activities, talent or ability, first in your family to go to college, where you live, volunteering, work experience, showing interest (visits, emails).

As NYU rates each factor in its Common Data Set, fall 2025.

Questions people ask

What is New York University's acceptance rate?
NYU admitted 9.1% of applicants for fall 2025 (10,340 of 114,125, Common Data Set 2025-26).
What SAT score do you need for New York University?
The middle half of enrolled first-years who sent SAT scores had 1480–1550. A quarter of them scored higher and a quarter lower, so it's a typical range, not a cutoff (Common Data Set, fall 2025).
Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers