New York University
Offers a seat to 32% of applicants, up from 5% in 2011.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
8.4 applicants per seat in 2025 (8.3 in 2000), below the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
31.6% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, less selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 5.1% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.64 in 2025, up from 3.29 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 78% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
Where NYU's students come from
4,810 matriculants from 48 states and territories. 47% were New York residents.
- New York2,27047.2%
- New Jersey62813.1%
- California55611.6%
- Florida3016.3%
- Pennsylvania1272.6%
- Virginia1212.5%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,371 | 2,938 | 1,066 | 403 | 31.6% | 460 | 3.64 | 3.55 |
| 2024 | 3,185 | 2,772 | 1,038 | 405 | 32.6% | 21.1 | 3.61 | 3.51 |
| 2023 | 3,074 | 2,965 | 811 | 372 | 26.4% | 21.1 | 3.56 | 3.45 |
| 2022 | 3,048 | 2,926 | 777 | 378 | 25.5% | 21 | 3.41 | 3.29 |
| 2021 | 3,161 | 3,042 | 667 | 378 | 21.1% | 20.8 | 3.48 | 3.37 |
| 2020 | 3,092 | 2,844 | 664 | 366 | 21.5% | 21.1 | 3.49 | 3.38 |
| 2019 | 3,267 | 3,189 | 664 | 383 | 20.3% | 21 | 3.29 | 3.40 |
| 2018 | 3,411 | 3,246 | 636 | 380 | 18.6% | 21.2 | 3.44 | 3.34 |
| 2017 | 4,204 | 3,579 | 705 | 379 | 16.8% | 21 | 3.50 | 3.40 |
| 2016 | 5,662 | 5,016 | 988 | 382 | 17.4% | 21.2 | 3.51 | 3.40 |
| 2015 | 5,256 | 4,831 | 1,052 | 387 | 20.0% | 21 | 3.39 | 3.36 |
| 2014 | 5,246 | 4,800 | 1,048 | 384 | 20.0% | 21 | 3.41 | 3.50 |
| 2013 | 4,965 | 4,554 | 925 | 368 | 18.6% | 21 | 3.47 | 3.37 |
| 2012 | 5,126 | 676 | 245 | 246 | 4.8% | 21 | 3.53 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4,773 | 657 | 245 | 246 | 5.1% | 20 | 3.40 | 3.30 |
| 2010 | 4,844 | 4,654 | — | 239 | — | 20 | 3.44 | 3.34 |
| 2009 | 4,986 | 4,342 | — | 239 | — | 20 | 3.45 | 3.40 |
| 2008 | 4,654 | 660 | — | 236 | — | 20 | 3.44 | 3.39 |
| 2007 | 4,495 | 3,923 | — | 232 | — | 19.9 | 3.45 | 3.39 |
| 2006 | 3,902 | 697 | — | 235 | — | 19.1 | 3.29 | 3.16 |
| 2005 | 3,046 | 748 | — | 229 | — | 19.2 | 3.23 | 3.10 |
| 2004 | 2,469 | 848 | — | 237 | — | 19 | 3.14 | 3.01 |
| 2003 | 922 | 922 | — | 268 | — | 18.01 | 3.13 | 2.98 |
| 2002 | 1,964 | 1,964 | — | 234 | — | 18.5 | 3.24 | 3.02 |
| 2001 | 2,036 | 2,036 | — | 278 | — | 17.7 | 3.28 | 3.13 |
| 2000 | 2,152 | 2,152 | — | 259 | — | 17.98 | 3.29 | 3.19 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.