Build Your Future at the Crossroads of the World
If you want to succeed on a global scale, you’ll need a university that meets you on your level. At NYU Abu Dhabi, exceptional students from six continents come together to solve today’s most pressing challenges. You’ll gain more than a global mindset — you’ll be prepared to change the world.
Our campus on Saadiyat Island brings together students and faculty from all over the world.
Here, students develop their academic foundations with a distinctly intercultural and interdisciplinary lens, preparing them to engage creatively with difference and grow their perspectives through global experience.
Majors and Minors
NYUAD students receive either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, depending on their major.
Core Curriculum
The Core prepares graduates to address major global challenges, including the pursuit of equality, justice, peace, health, sustainability, and a rich understanding of humanity.
Undergraduate Research
At NYUAD, research is not limited to the senior year or advanced courses. Research is a fundamental mode of learning applicable at every level of study.
What Makes NYU Abu Dhabi Unique?
100%
NYUAD students study abroad
15
NYU Global Academic Centers
45
J-Term classes abroad
Career Development
Support in choosing a major, gaining professional experience, developing a solid CV, meeting industry insiders, and applying to graduate school or global awards.
Visiting Students
NYU New York and NYU Shanghai students: Experience NYU Abu Dhabi as an undergraduate student or researcher.
Electives
Undergraduate electives at NYU Abu Dhabi include pre-professional and language courses.
Student Stories
From the NYUAD Library to Goldman Sachs: Evan Wang on Building a Career in Investment Banking
The 22-year-old graduate credits NYUAD with building the resilience he needed to pursue a career in investment banking
Finding Harmony Between Music and Computer Science
How a student combined music and computer science to turn a passion for sound into research, creativity, and discovery
Ramadan at NYU Abu Dhabi
Arab-American visiting student Aya Berri is navigating her first Ramadan in Abu Dhabi, in a community that fasts and prays together.
Academic Variety and Professional Growth
Bismark Buernortey Buer, Class of 2026 shares his study abroad story at NYU Tulsa.
Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone
Stepping outside my comfort zone taught me how much I can learn and who I can become when I let unfamiliar places, languages, and people shape me.
Where Science Meets the Canvas
A J-Term course on color, chemistry, and creativity transformed the way Aashma Varma sees art.
A Formative Experience
My study away semester not only showed me the career path that I wanted to take, but that helped me grow into the person I've always dreamed of being.
General Admissions Inquiries
Abu Dhabi
Campus Center (C2), Room E217-225
+971 2-628-5511
nyuad.admissions@nyu.edu
New York
+1 212-998-4500
nyuad.admissions@nyu.edu
Financial Support Inquiries
Please include your full name, the school or institution you currently attend, and your city in email correspondence.
Email: nyuad.financial.support@nyu.edu
Phone: +1 212-998-4488 | +971 2-628-7861 (Monday to Friday)