Record Applications to NYU

    This year, NYU has received the largest number of freshman applications in University history. Over 37,000 high school seniors applied to be part of the NYU class of 2012, an increase of 2,899 applications—or 8.5 percent—above last year, and the largest pool of applications at any private college or university.

      Since 1991, applications for freshman admission to NYU have nearly quadrupled. Over that time, NYU’s acceptance rate has declined from 65 percent to 29 percent for the freshmen who entered this fall, making it among the most selective universities in the U.S. This year’s increase in applications is the largest year-to-year increase since 1999.