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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

Off-Third is WSN’s satire column. NYU has reportedly spent nearly its entire endowment on Weekend on the Square, the welcome event for the incoming class of 2027, giving them...

NYU acceptance rate falls to 12.2% for 2022 admits

The university’s incoming class of 2026 is its most selective ever. NYU received more than 105,000 applications.

Arnav Binaykia, Rachel Cohen and Abby Wilson • March 31, 2022

NYU’s undergraduate admissions rate dropped to 12.2% for the class of 2026, according to university admissions data released on Wednesday. More than 105,000 students applied...

NYU acceptance rate drops to 12.8%

The university released admissions decisions for the Class of 2025 earlier this week, offering around 13,000 applicants a spot at NYU and welcoming its most diverse class yet.

Arnav Binaykia, Deputy News Editor • April 2, 2021

The undergraduate acceptance rate for NYU’s New York City campus dropped to 12.8%, according to admissions decisions for the Class of 2025 released Wednesday, March 31. This...

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 6, 2020

Just days ago, NYU announced its annual admittance of the “most selective class” in its history. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2024 fell to 15%, more than halving its...

NYU Acceptance Rate Drops to 16 Percent for the Class of 2023

The Class of 2023 will be the most selective and diverse class yet.

Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi • March 28, 2019

The acceptance rate for the Class of 2023 fell to 16 percent according to admissions decisions released Thursday, making the class the most selective in university history. Of...

NYU Unveils New Admission Center to Welcome Record Number of Applicants

Kristina Hayhurst, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2018

NYU recently opened doors to the Bonomi Family Admissions Center.

NYU Reacts: Diversity of the Class of 2021

Natasha Roy, News Editor • April 13, 2017

NYU admitted the most diverse group of students in 16 years for the class of 2021. Current and prospective NYU students react to this announcement.

NYU Acceptance Rate Drops to 27 Percent

Jemima McEvoy and Natasha Roy • April 11, 2017

The acceptance rate for NYU's class of 2021 fell from 2016's 35 percent to 27 percent. The admission demographic also highlights the largest percentage of international students in NYU's history and the largest percentage of African-American and Latinx students in the last 16 years.

How NYU’s Student Demographics Have Changed

Audrey Deng, Deputy Managing Editor • May 2, 2016

If we want to measure just how NYU is changing, student demographics are the place to start.