QS #55 · 2026 QS North America #20 US News #32 United States

New York University

纽约大学

New York University (NYU), founded 1831, is a private research university with campuses in NYC, Shanghai and Abu Dhabi. Strong in business (Stern), film (Tisch) and law.

Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.

1 College of Arts & Science

文理学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	3.9+ unweighted typical
A-Level	AAA
IB	36-40

2 Stern School of Business (BSc)

Stern 商学院（本科）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	3.95+ typical
A-Level	A*AA inc. Math
IB	38-42 HL Math

3 Tandon School of Engineering

Tandon 工学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	3.85+ typical
A-Level	AAA inc. Math + Physics
IB	36-39 HL Math + Physics

4 Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development

Steinhardt 文化教育与人类发展学院

QS #10 · Communication & Media Studies

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	3.7+ typical
A-Level	AAB-AAA
IB	34-37

5 Tisch School of the Arts

Tisch 艺术学院

QS #10 · Arts & Humanities QS #8 · Performing Arts QS #1 · Philosophy

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	Portfolio/audition primary; 3.5+ academic GPA

Notes

Artistic review (audition/portfolio) required.

6 Gallatin School of Individualized Study

Gallatin 个性化研究学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	3.7+ typical
A-Level	AAA
IB	36-39

7 Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Meyers 护理学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	3.7+ typical
A-Level	AAB inc. Sci
IB	34-37

8 Liberal Studies

通识研究学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	3.6+ typical
A-Level	AAB
IB	32-36

9 NYU Shanghai (UG)

上海纽约大学（本科）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	3.8+ typical
A-Level	AAA
IB	36-40

Admissions tests

Candidate weekend selective process

10 NYU Abu Dhabi (UG)

阿布扎比纽约大学（本科）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	3.9+ typical
A-Level	AAA
IB	38-41

Admissions tests

Candidate weekend selective process

Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.

1 Graduate School of Arts & Science

文理研究生院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	MA 3.3+; PhD 3.7+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in relevant discipline

Admissions tests

GRE varies by department

2 Stern School of Business

Stern 商学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	105 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	Median MBA 3.6; 4+ yrs experience
Prior degree	Bachelor's + work experience

Admissions tests

GMAT median 730 / GRE 165+

3 School of Law

法学院

QS #7 · Law

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	Median JD 3.88; LLM 3.3+
1st-class honours equivalent	✓
Prior degree	Bachelor's for JD; LLB for LLM

Admissions tests

LSAT median 172 / GRE accepted

4 Grossman School of Medicine

Grossman 医学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 7 each section
TOEFL iBT	105 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	MD median 3.94; tuition-free
1st-class honours equivalent	✓
Prior degree	Bachelor's with pre-med

Admissions tests

MCAT median 523

5 Tandon School of Engineering

Tandon 工学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	MS 3.3+; PhD 3.7+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in engineering / CS

6 Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Wagner 公共服务学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.3+; relevant policy experience
Prior degree	Bachelor's + work experience

7 Silver School of Social Work

Silver 社会工作学院

QS #10 · Communication & Media Studies

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.0+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in any field; BSW preferred for advanced standing

8 Steinhardt School

Steinhardt 学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.3+; teaching experience preferred
Prior degree	Bachelor's + relevant experience

9 Tisch School of the Arts (Graduate)

Tisch 艺术学院（研究生）

QS #10 · Arts & Humanities QS #8 · Performing Arts QS #1 · Philosophy

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 23 each section

Academic

GPA	Portfolio primary; 3.0+ academic GPA
Prior degree	Bachelor's in arts or related

Admitted cases

MS CS (Tandon/Courant) · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.85
TOEFL iBT: 108
Prior degree: NYU CS

MBA · 2024

accepted

GPA: 3.65
GMAT: 730
Prior degree: NYU Econ

JD · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.9
Prior degree: Yale Political Science

MD · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.95
Prior degree: NYU Biology

MPA · 2024

accepted

GPA: 3.6
GRE: V165 Q162
Prior degree: Georgetown SFS

MFA Film · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.7
TOEFL iBT: 108
Prior degree: USC Cinematic Arts

Award-winning short film portfolio.

Cases are self-reported and may not reflect typical admits. Always defer to official requirements.

Sources

↗ Official university site ↗ Official undergraduate ↗ Official graduate ↗ Common App

Last verified: 2026-05-19