Applying to NYU Abu Dhabi

When to Apply

Admissions Deadlines

Please note: The dates below indicate the timeline for students wishing to enter in September 2013. NYUAD does not accept applications for spring/January entry at this time. Read more on Early Decision I and II.

Early Decision I — November 1
Early Decision II — January 1
Regular Decision — January 1

Financial Support Deadlines

Early Decision I — November 15
Early Decision II — January 15
Regular Decision — February 15
Returning Students — April 30

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How to Apply

Learn the application requirements and follow our step-by-step Application Checklist.

If you have a question as to whether or not an examination offered in your country meets our testing requirements, please email nyuad.admissions@nyu.edu and we will confirm. You should not assume that any examinations meet our testing requirements unless they are listed on the Testing Requirements page.

NYUAD is a highly selective liberal arts college, and a world center for advanced research and scholarship — fully integrated with each other and connected to NYU in New York. Together, NYU New York and NYU Abu Dhabi form the backbone of a unique global network university, with faculty and students from New York and Abu Dhabi spending "semesters away" at one or more of NYU's study-abroad sites on five continents.

If you are a student with extraordinary capacities and you meet the qualifications for NYU Abu Dhabi, financial aid will be available to ensure that you will be able to attend this great college.

John Sexton, President, New York University