NYU operates degree-grantingresearch university campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai.Of the more than 52,000 applicants, 73% asked to be considered for one NYUcampus, with 27% seeking consideration for two or more campuses. Applicantscome from 163 countries, with 25% being non-U.S. citizens, an increase of ninepercent from the class of 2016.
“We are very pleased by thecontinued high and expanding level of interest in NYU among high schoolstudents throughout the world. It is clear that NYU’s global network and theunrivaled opportunities it represents is resonating with students both in theUS, and abroad, and has allowed us to successfully compete for those young menand women who are truly committed to making their mark,” said Randall C. Deike,NYU’s vice president for enrollment management and university institutionalresearch.
In total, NYU operates 14 sitesaround the world -- the three degree-granting campuses and 11 global academiccenters -- at which students are able to study during semesters away from theirdegree-granting campus. Furthermore, some of the students accepted to NYU NewYork may choose to begin their studies in London,Paris, or Florence.
There are just over 6,000 spacesavailable in NYU's freshman class across its global network, with approximately5,500 spaces for the New York campus, 235 in Abu Dhabi,and 300 in Shanghai. Of the morethan 52,000 applicants, 96 percent expressed interest in New York (49,261 applicants), 24 percent expressed interest in Abu Dhabi (12,688 applicants), and 26 percent expressedinterest in Shanghai(13,491 applicants). (Note:The number of applicants, 52,727, is unduplicated, but because applicants areable to express interest in more than one campus, applicants can be includedfor more than one campus in the above percentages.)
The University offered admissionto 17,483 students to its New York campus foran acceptance rate of 34% (note: this percentage includes those admitted to the School of Engineering.An apples-to-apples comparison between 2013 and 2014 – i.e., excluding the School of Engineering figures – would show theadmissions rate remaining the same from last year to this year – 31%);2,212 were admitted through Early Decision. The University admitted 317students to NYU Abu Dhabi – 149 of them through Early Decision – for anacceptance rate of 3%. The University’s admissions process for NYU Shanghai isnot complete until the release of the gao kao national higher education testresults for Chinese students. Thus far, 202 international students have beenadmitted.