What requirements do you need to get into NYU?

Answer 1

The requirements to attend NYU for a High School senior are as follows:

The average SAT score for current freshmen is 1300-1400 with a GPA of 3.63.

Note: The information below is from the NYU website which can be found at the 'NYU Requirements' link below.

You are considered a freshman applicant if you are currently in high school, even if you are taking college courses. If you are participating in a dual-enrollment program you should apply as a freshman even if you will have earned enough college credits for an associate's degree upon completion of your program. (If you have left high school early, however, and are attending a residential college as a full-time student, you are considered a transfer student.)

All freshman candidates for undergraduate admission must submit the following:

• Application for Admission to Undergraduate Study and nonrefundable $65.00 application fee ($75.00 for applicants outside the U.S.)
• Official high school transcript (and Equivalency Diploma test scores if applicable)
• Official transcripts of all college work for which academic credit has been earned
• Official score reports for the SAT from the College Entrance Examination Board or the ACT (with Writing Test) from the American College Test Assessment Program
• Official score reports from two SAT Subject Test. Required from all students except those applying for any of the programs in Tisch School of the Arts or for the studio art or any of the music programs in the Steinhardt School of Education. (Note: Students applying for programs in the Steinhardt School that do not require an audition or portfolio ARE required to submit scores from two SAT Subject Tests.)
• High School Report/Counselor Recommendation Form
• Teacher Recommendation Form
• Personal Statements/Essay
• Undergraduate Statistical Form (paper version of NYU application only)

Some programs have special requirements in addition to those listed above. Please click here to refer to the Special Admission Requirements section in these instructions. International students should click here to consult the International Student Admission section for additional information.

Since our applicants come from a broad range of high schools from around the United States and many foreign countries, it is difficult to recommend a single course of study that would maximize your chances of admission. However, we would expect your preparation to include the following: four years of English with a heavy emphasis on writing, 3-4 years of history/social studies, 3-4 years of mathematics, 3-4 years of a laboratory science, and 2-3 years of a foreign language. Please note that these are minimum requirements for consideration. Students most competitive for admission will exceed these minimums. International students should be completing a program of study that would qualify them for admission to selective universities in their own country.

3.6 GPA