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Applicants are able to submit the SAT and 2 SAT Subject Tests OR the ACT with Writing OR the SAT and 2 Advanced Placement Exam scores OR 3 SAT Subject Test scores (one in literature or the humanities, one in math/science, and one in any non-language area) OR 3 AP exam scores (one in literature/humanities, one in math/science, one non-language).

Some programs may require an interview, audition, and/or submission of portfolio or creative materials. Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree program in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies may be required to take the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills.

Campus Description:
New York University, founded in 1831, is one of the most distinguished private universities in the United States. Its prestigious faculty, outstanding resources, and exciting location in the heart of Greenwich Village attract students from across the country and around the world.

Academic life at NYU is intellectually challenging. Faculty members are recipients of Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, Oscar and Emmy awards, MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships. The 12:1 student-teacher ratio gives our undergraduates opportunities to develop personal relationships with these professors.

New York University has seven undergraduate divisions - each with its own identity - offering students the benefits of a small college and the advantages of a large university. All students, whether they major in the humanities or the natural sciences, film production, or business, receive a firm foundation in the liberal arts.

Sports:
Intercollegiate Sports: Women's: basketball, cross-country, diving, fencing, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball. Men's: basketball, cross-country, diving, fencing, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball.

Intramural Sports: Women's: basketball, bowling, football (non-tackle), indoor and outdoor soccer, tennis, touch football, volleyball. Men's:basketball, bowling, football (non-tackle), indoor and outdoor soccer, softball, tennis, touch football, volleyball.

Club Sports: Women's: badminton, cheerleading, cycling, equestrian, ice hockey, lacrosse, outdoor hiking, racquetball, softball, squash, table tennis, triathlon, ultimate frisbee, water polo. Men's: badminton, baseball, cheerleading, cycling, equestrian, ice hockey, lacrosse, outdoor hiking, racquetball, squash, table tennis, triathlon, ultimate frisbee, water polo.

Clubs and Activities:
Over 400 clubs and organizations.

Fall 2008 Data


First-time, full-time student enrollment profile:

92% enrolled in top quarter of HS class

64% enrolled in top 10% of HS class

SAT critical reading mid-point range: 610* to 710**

SAT math mid-point range: 600* to 720**

*75% of the enrolled students scored at this level or better. **25% of the enrolled students scored at least this or better.

ACT: LOW 27    HIGH 31

99% have a high school GPA 3.0 or higher

1% have a high school GPA 2.0-2.9

Campus Demographics:

	All Undergraduate Students	All Graduate Students
% NYS Resident	31.9%	45.7%
% Resident of other states	58.8 %	33.6%
% International	7.4 %	17.9 %
% Live on campus	51 %	Did not collect %
% American Indian / Alaska Native	0.3 %	0.2 %
% Asian / Pacific Islander	19.9 %	10.5 %
% Black/African American	4.2 %	4.8 %
% Hispanic/Latino	7.5 %	4.9 %
% International	7.5 %	18.8 %
% White, Non-Hispanic	45.3 %	38.1 %
% Unknown Race / Ethnicity	15.3 %	22.8 %

Average financial aid package for first time, full-time undergraduate students with financial need:
$26,287


Financial Aid Data From Year:
2008

Average amount of institutional non-need scholarship/grant awarded to first time, full-time undergraduate students:*
$6,683
*NON-need based scholarships and grants do not depend on financial need and may be awarded for academic achievement, or talent in athletics, music or other fields (merit awards).


Special Programs:
NYU offers individual majors, study abroad sites in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Florence, Ghana, London, Madrid, Paris, and Shanghai. NYU will open a study abroad site in Tel Aviv, Israel in September 2009. NYU offers engineering programs and degrees through their affiliate Polytechnic University of NYU. NYU is developing a full-scale liberal arts campus in Abu Dhabi. NYU Abu Dhabi will be a full-scale liberal arts college, with select graduate programs driven by advanced research. The first class of students will be enrolled in the fall of 2010.