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A B C D E F H I J K L M N P R S T U V W Y

New York University

665 Broadway, 11th Fl., New York, NY 10012
212.998.4500
Adm. fax: 212.995.4902
E-mail: admissions@nyu.edu
WWW: http://admissions.nyu.edu
Virtual Tour/Webcam: http://admissions.nyu.edu/explore.nyu/campus.maps.html



Degrees Offered:
Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, post-Master's certificate, Doctorate, post-Doctorate, advanced certificate, First Professional, First Professional certificate

Fall 2008 Enrollment Undergraduate Total:
21,269 (Full-time: 7,633 men, 12,209 women; Part-time: 551 men, 876 women)

Fall 2008 Enrollment Graduate/First Professional Total:
20,920 (Full-time: 12,395; Part-time: 8,525)

2009-2010 Tuition & Fees:
$38,765 per year, or $1,078 per point and $1,137 per point for more than 19 points (includes a nonreturnable registration and services fee of $59)

2009-2010 Tuition:
$36,586 per year

2009-2010 Graduate Tuition & Fees:
$1,272 per point per term

2009-2010 Room & Board:
$13,228 (plans vary)

2009-2010 Room only:
$13,108 (room only option for students in apartment style housing)

Application Deadlines for freshmen:
fall- January 1, early decision November 1; spring- November 1

Application Deadlines transfers:
fall- April 1; spring- November 1

Financial Aid Deadlines for freshmen:
fall- February 15, early decision November 1; spring- November 1

Financial Aid Deadlines for transfers:
fall- March 1; spring- November 1

Application Requirements:
HS transcript; transcripts of all college work; undergrad statistical form; personal essay; SAT or ACT scores; secondary school/college recommendation; teacher recommendation; $65 fee. Some programs may require an interview, audition, and/or submission of portfolio or creative materials. Two SAT Subject Tests required. 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 300 clubs and organizations.

Fall 2008 Data


First-time, full-time student enrollment profile:
92% enrolled in top quarter of HS class
68% enrolled in top 10% of HS class
SAT critical reading mid-point range: 620* to 720**
SAT math mid-point range: 630* 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 28    HIGH 31
99.00% have a high school GPA 3.0 or higher
2.00% have a high school GPA 2.0-2.9



Campus Demographics:
All Undergraduate Students All Graduate Students
% NYS Resident 33.2% 46.8%
% Resident of other states 60.5 % 34%
% International 6.3 % 19.2 %
     
% Live on campus 52 % Did not collect %
     
% American Indian / Alaska Native 0 % 0 %
% Asian / Pacific Islander 19 % 11 %
% Black/African American 4 % 5 %
% Hispanic/Latino 8 % 5 %
% International 6 % 19 %
% White, Non-Hispanic 48 % 39 %
% Unknown Race / Ethnicity 15 % 21 %
     
     
     



Average financial aid package for first time, full-time undergraduate students with financial need:
$26,823


Financial Aid Data From Year:
2008

Average amount of institutional non-need scholarship/grant awarded to first time, full-time undergraduate students:*
$6,920
*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.

 
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