Contact
Email: nyuad.erc@nyu.edu
Facts and Figures
A world-class research university with a liberal arts and science college at its core.
NYU Abu Dhabi welcomed its first class in 2010.
Academic Year 2025-2026*
Our Students
2,000+
Undergraduates
200+
Graduate students
115+
Countries Represented
26%
undergraduate students
are Emiratis
92%
(Class of 2025, undergrad and masters)
Satisfied with experience at NYUAD
75+
Languages Spoken
71%
Yield Rate for Class of 2029 Undergraduate Students
RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES
96%
(Fall 2019 Cohort)
6-Year Graduation Rate
98%
First year retention rate
(Fall 2024 Cohort)
PLACEMENT RATES
93%
(Class of 2025)
PLACEMENT RATE OF GRADUATES WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF GRADUATION
65%
(Class of 2024)
of employed graduates remain in the UAE
Global Education
16
Global Network Sites
185
community-based courses and 460 engagements
63
regional seminars to 20 countries
84
J-Term courses in 19 countries
512
students semester abroad
112+
visiting students at NYUAD
Our Alumni
3,400+
alumni
93%
placement rate
Within 6 months
of graduation (Class of 2025)
92%
(Class of 2025, undergrad and masters)
Satisfaction rate with the NYUAD undergraduate experience
The faculty
375
faculty
Standing, Visiting and Affiliated
55+
faculty nationalities
4
Nobel Laureates
Academic Programs
26
Undergraduate Majors
13
Global PhD Fellowship Programs
3
MASTER'S PROGRAMS
Rankings
All rankings are based on enrollment and programs throughout all campuses of NYU, including NYU Abu Dhabi.
31
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
(2026 Rankings)
16
QS Graduate Employability Rankings (2022)
NYU Abu Dhabi Since Opening in 2010
Research and Innovation
#1 in UAE
For publications in
worlds top science
journals (based on nature index)
335
patents
filed
790+
creative works
created and
directed
$65M+
external
grant
awards
9,200+
research
publications
90+
research labs and centers
Select Student Awards
25
Rhodes Scholars
23
Schwarzman Scholars
17
Fulbright Awards
2
Truman Scholars
24
Erasmus
Mundus
Awards
11
Yenching Awards
* Data as of spring 2026.