NYU Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

New York University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 9.2%, a slight decline from 9.4% in 2023. In contrast, acceptance rates were significantly higher in previous years, with 12.4% in 2022, 12.9% in 2021, and 21% in 2020. The number of applicants has increased steadily, reaching 110,807 for 2024, up from 113,578 in 2023 and 100,662 in 2022. This trend displays a continuing increase in competition for admission, reflected in the consistently decreasing acceptance rates over the past years.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	110,807	9,440	9.2%	-	9.2%
2023	113,578	10,693	9.4%	-	9.4%
2022	100,662	12,539	12.4%	-	12.4%
2021	95,517	12,380	12.9%	-	12.9%
2020	80,210	16,918	21%	-	21%
2019	79,462	12,873	16.2%	-	16.2%
2018	71,834	14,359	19.9%	-	19.9%
2017	64,007	17,707	27.6%	-	27.6%
2016	60,724	19,351	31.8%	-	31.8%
2015	57,727	18,515	32%	-	32%

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