All You Need To Know About
NYU
38+
IB Score
1350+
SAT Score
7.7%
Acceptance Rate
3.7+
GPA Requirement
A Brief History
NYU was founded in 1832 as an all-male institution focused solely on secular education, based in New York City. It has since transformed into a global university system with campuses in Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, as well as learning centres in Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Paris, and more. Among its alumni are 39 Nobel Laureates, 31 MacArthur Fellows, 26 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 3 heads of state.
Residential Status
Primarily off campus
Average Length of Degree
4 Years
Setting
Urban
Number of Undergraduate Students
Approximately 27,000
Public or Private
Private
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A Team of Specialists—Not Just One Counselor
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Meet Our Experts
Crimson’s admissions counselors include an impressive lineup of Former Admissions Officers from the Ivy League and several other Top 10 and 20 universities, including Stanford, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, and more.
Devery D
Former Harvard Admissions Officer
Devery brings a rare level of insight and institutional knowledge to the Crimson team, having studied higher education management at Harvard's Graduate School of Education in addition to serving as a Harvard admissions officer, UC Berkeley application reader, and an application reader for a top liberal arts college.
Kimberley L.
Former Stanford Admissions Officer
A former admissions officer at Northwestern and Stanford and a graduate of Wellesley, Kellogg, and Oxford, Kimberley brings a holistic perspective to helping students and families navigate the college admissions process.
Dana C.
Senior Strategy Consultant
Dana Crum is a Princeton graduate, former application reader in Princeton University's Office of Undergraduate Admission, and a seasoned admissions consultant with a decade of success guiding domestic and international students into top US, UK and Canadian universities.
Devery D
Former Harvard Admissions Officer
Devery brings a rare level of insight and institutional knowledge to the Crimson team, having studied higher education management at Harvard's Graduate School of Education in addition to serving as a Harvard admissions officer, UC Berkeley application reader, and an application reader for a top liberal arts college.
Kimberley L.
Former Stanford Admissions Officer
A former admissions officer at Northwestern and Stanford and a graduate of Wellesley, Kellogg, and Oxford, Kimberley brings a holistic perspective to helping students and families navigate the college admissions process.
Dana C.
Senior Strategy Consultant
Dana Crum is a Princeton graduate, former application reader in Princeton University's Office of Undergraduate Admission, and a seasoned admissions consultant with a decade of success guiding domestic and international students into top US, UK and Canadian universities.