Full-time MBA 

at New York University, New York

The applicants are expected to be ready for an interview, because Stern MBA admission process may require an interview by the NYC admissions department. According to the official website of the B-school, typically 20-25% of the applications are called for an interview.

Although before the interview, there are other steps in the Stern MBA application process:

Step 1-Choose a program: International students have to choose a programme among various Under graduate, and certificate programs and the eligibility criteria.

Step 2- Fill out the application form on the official website of the College

Step 3-Pay application fee: Students must pay the application fee of USD 250 (INR 21.3 K) for the MBA program.

Step 4-Wait for a response and attend interview

Step 5-Pay tuition fees of USD 7,200 (INR 6.16 L)

(USD 1 = INR 85.5)

NYU has no minimum GMAT/GRE requirements. However, submitting their GRE/GMAT score while applying to the MBA course is mandatory. For applicants who took the GMAT/GRE test more than once, the admissions team will consider only the test with the highest score.

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Duration of NYU MBA course is 2 years. Average median salary for MBA graduates after they complete MBA from NYU is USD 175,000. A few of the top employers for MBA graduates such as EY, Kearney, McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, The Walt Disney Company, Bank of America, JP Morgan, etc.

New York University MBA graduates secure an average base salary of USD 168,182 (INR 1.4 Cr) and a signing bonus of USD 38,192 (INR 32 L). The MBA employment profile for the class of 2023 is listed below:

As an international student, you would need a strong GPA of around 3.62 on a 4.0 scale if you are applying for UG admissions and for graduate programs, a New York University GPA requirement of 3.5 or higher is there. 

Though the GPA only tells how academically inclined you are, but this university is also interested in the holistic student profile like extracurriculars, good essays and English language proficiency. 

With a 7.7% acceptance rate, New York University is quite hard to get into for international students. The university follows a stringent approach while selecting candidates for UG and PG programs. The students must try to gain some work experience, involved in volunteer work and extracurricular activities to add an additional quality to their resume. The university gives weightage to factors such as the rigor of secondary school records, academic GPA, recommendations, application essays, and more.

Getting into NYU from India is not as easy as the New York University acceptance rate is 7.7% as per the latest data released. International students are not only reviewed on their academic abilities, but also on strong essays, competitive GMAT or GRE scores, great extracurriculars, a creative portfolio, good LORs, and a really good answer to the question 'Why NYU'?  

NYU does require English language proficiency for International applicants. While NYU accepts IELTS, they also accept other English language proficiency tests. In addition to IELTS, NYU accepts other English proficiency test such as Duolingo, CAE ( Cambridge English exams), TOFEL and many more. The following table gives more details with the minimum score required from the tests;  

Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the largest private universities in US. It is member of selective Association of American Universities. Via its numerous schools and colleges, NYU is leader in conducting research and providing education in Arts and Science, Medicine, Law, Engineering, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Service, Social Work, Health and Professional Studies, etc. Total number of students at NYU is 61,000+.