
NYU acceptance rate stays at 8% for class of 2028
Overall applications to NYU decreased for the 2023-24 admissions cycle for the first time since 2007, but the university saw its greatest-ever number of early decision applicants.
Carmo Moniz, Managing Editor
• April 8, 2024

Off-Third: NYU spends entire budget on admitted students weekend
NYU is courting accepted students with the intent of long-term commitment.
Lily Ritterman-Peña, Contributing Writer
• April 20, 2023

Opinion: Bring back the ‘Why NYU?’ essay
It makes sense that NYU has decided to go test-optional. Essay-optional, however, is a whole different story.
Naisha Roy, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 7, 2023

NYU acceptance rate drops to 8% for class of 2027
After reviewing more than 120,000 applications, NYU sent acceptances to the most selective class in its history on Tuesday.
Arnav Binaykia, Editor-in-Chief
• March 28, 2023

Off-Third: Columbia is better than NYU
Columbia embodies everything a traditional college should be, from its campus, its student body, its sports and its academia. NYU can’t compete.
Pritheva Zakaria, Contributing Writer
• September 26, 2022

Off-Third: A sincere apology to our readers. College rankings do matter.
In a response to a previous article, Liberal Studies’ own Alexandra Cohen admits that she was wrong and that college rankings do matter — when they’re good.
Alexandra Cohen, Opinion Editor
• September 14, 2022

NYU Will Never be Prestigious Without Better Financial Aid
Each year, NYU embarks on an ambitious mission to better its reputation and world-standing, yet does nothing about its infamously poor financial aid offers.
Emily Dai, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 5, 2020

NYU Acceptance Rate Drops to 15% for the Class of 2024
The Class of 2024 will be the most selective and diverse in the University’s history.
Mina Mohammadi, Deputy News Editor
• March 31, 2020

NYU Students Don’t Know if the Degree Is Worth the Debt
Students and alumni of the university talk loans and the school’s hefty price tag.
Aashna Agarwal, Contributing Writer
• November 11, 2019

Acceptance Rate Drops to 19 Percent for the Class of 2022
Sarah Jackson, Deputy News Editor
• March 30, 2018

NYU Acceptance Rate Drops to 27 Percent
Jemima McEvoy and Natasha Roy
• April 11, 2017

University sees record number of applicants
April 7, 2014


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