Apr 8, 2024 · NYU’s acceptance rate stayed at 8% for the 2023-24 admissions cycle, the university announced Monday evening. Successful applicants, who received their acceptance letters on March 28, were selected from a pool of over 118,000 applications — marking the first time the applicant pool has decreased in 17 years.. This year’s admits come from over 103 countries, 49 states and several U.S ...

Oct 22, 2024 · Amid the college application season, many prospective students trust university rankings to guide their decisions. Publications such as U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal and Forbes use different metrics to assess universities’ outcome and value, leading schools like NYU to be ranked as high as 30th and as low as 273rd. The...

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Sep 24, 2024 · NYU rose five spots in the annual U.S. News & World Report’s national university rankings, placing it at No. 30 among nearly 436 four-year institutions. The increase comes after the university fell 10 spots last year — its first decline in the rankings since 2020. Since then, the organization has revised its methodology to weigh...

Dec 11, 2024 · With a lengthy list of wealthy alumni and real estate in the city’s most historic districts, NYU has no shortage of subjects for its building’s namesakes. But despite their extensive history — or massive donations — the people and stories honored by the university’s property often go overlooked by its campus community. Paulson Center Stern...

Dec 12, 2024 · NYU ranked No. 1 among New York colleges after spending $1.46 billion on research and development in the 2022-23 academic year, the National Science Foundation found in its annual survey of U.S. universities. In the NSF’s Higher Education Research and Development questionnaire, 914 universities across the country self-reported how much funding they received from specific...

Nov 27, 2024 · NYU will take over a 1.1 million-square-foot office space located at 770 Broadway, directly above Wegmans Astor Place, to expand its programming in science and technology. University spokesperson John Beckman said in a statement to WSN that the location was chosen for its proximity to other NYU buildings. The site is less than a 10-minute...

Nov 22, 2024 · Around four dozen students gathered outside the wall barricading Gould Plaza on Thursday afternoon to protest escalated security measures at NYU and an uptick in police presence at on-campus demonstrations. Students lined up in front of Gould Plaza’s entrance and chanted while holding banners reading “NYU out of Palestine” and …

Mar 29, 2024 · NYU is reconsidering its test-optional policy for next year’s admissions cycle after some universities across the country found that the approach could disadvantage lower-income students.

Dec 19, 2024 · Over 100 students, faculty and alumni picketed outside Bobst Library on Wednesday demanding that NYU drop charges against two faculty members who were arrested at a pro-Palestinian demonstration last week and withdraw sanctions against students and faculty who participated in the protest. At a gathering in Washington Square Park prior to the picket, Tisch professor...