First-year admissions

New York University acceptance rate

New York University admitted 9.1% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (10,340 of 114,125), the lowest in the six years with figures, down from 9.2% for fall 2024. Early decision admitted 27.8% for fall 2019 (3,846 of 13,842). It was 20.0% for fall 2018. Applications rose from 71,834 to 114,125 over that span. Usable figures for fall 2021 and fall 2023 are not in our archive.

New York University’s acceptance rate, fall 2018–2025

Dark bars show first-year admission. Olive bars show early decision. — = not reported or not usable.

New York University first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	9.1%—	114,125	10,340	5,662	54.8%	XLSX
Fall 20242024–25 report	9.2%—	110,807	10,232	5,666	55.4%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20222022–23 report	12.5%—	100,662	12,539	6,184	49.3%	PDF
Fall 20212021–22 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20202020–21 report	21.1%—	80,210	16,918	6,701	39.6%	PDF
Fall 20192019–20 report	16.2%27.8% ED	79,462	12,873	—	—	PDF
Fall 20182018–19 report	20.0%—	71,834	14,359	6,174	43.0%	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by New York University, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.

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