New York University

For the Class of 2025, 98.4% of the UG students compeletd at least one business related internship before the graduation. Interships are an important part of the UG students at NYU. For 2024, the internship placement rate was 96.9%. 

There is no definite answer to this as NYU Abu Dhabi is a newly established campus of its New York University Boston Campus.

But, the courses like CS and Economics seem quite fruitful. 

As per AWRU Shanghai Rankings, the courses like Physics, Political Sciences, Sociology are ranked and they are popular as well. Look at the table given below -

While NYUAD does not publicly publish a course that is the most popular here, Indian students are particularly interested in the courses in Computer Science and Economics. 

As far as its rankings go, as per Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2026, the MS courses are ranked #4. 

Indian students choose these courses for the given reasons - 

• Strong PSW graduate employability 
• Rigorous curriculum

The ARWU rankings have ranked NYUAD and it is ranked on the basis of its courses. As per the same, for Mathematics, ARWU ranks this university #201 in the year 2025. 

As per the Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2026, the MS courses offered at NYU are ranked in the #4 position. 

Its parent campus NYU USA is highly ranked and NYUAD also holds to those high standards.

Yes, NYU Abu Dhabi is one of the most popular universities in the world. 

It operates as an integrated campus of its parent university which would mean that the graduates received the same recognised and accredited degree as the main campus. 

Given below are some reasons why NYUAD is considered very prestigious - 

• High global rankings 
• Very selective
• Scholarships and awards
• Elite faculty 

Look at the following pointers - 

• For Indian students, pursuing an LLM from the University of Toronto is far more affordable than the top-tier law schools in the US like NYU and Columbia. 
• Comparing it to the London School of Economics, the UofT Law courses are much more expensive.

Look at the following pointers - 

• For Indian students, pursuing an LLM from the University of Toronto is far more affordable than the top-tier law schools in the US like NYU and Columbia. 
• Comparing it to the London School of Economics, the UofT Law courses are much more expensive.

NYU prioritizes academic grades because they are the foundational baseline for admissions. 

For all students from India, the admissions team uses a holistic review process where relevance and rigor of previous coursework carry equal weight. 

For UG courses: 

• The students should start building strong academic performance in 9th, 10th and 12th grades. 
• Syllabus of CBSE, ISC and state boards should be challenging enough. 

Under the MA courses at New York University, the courses like International Relations, Cinematography and Economics are the most popular.

Look at the popular courses -

• International Relations (MA) - It is often ranked very high among the top universities in the world for Political Science and Global Policy.

For Indian students, the merit-based scholarships are evaluated automatically when applying for the NYUAD admissions. 

Although there are need-based scholarships also available which is not automatic. The students should apply actively by submitting their CSS profile before the admission deadlines.