<p>Many state schools and full-need privates have seen record numbers of applicants, probably due to a combination of the demographic crest and the economic meltdown.</p>
<p>What about NYU with its notorious financial aid? Have applications decreased?</p>
<p>No; number of applicants has gone up to 37,000.</p>
<p>nope. we used to be “number one dream school” but now that ranking has dropped. we’re still number one in “students dissatisfied with financial aid”.</p>
<p>(princeton review rankings)</p>
<p>WAY UP. 37,180</p>
<p>[NYU</a> > The Office of Public Affairs > NYU Receives Record Number of Freshman Applications](<a href=“NYU News”>NYU News)</p>
<p>This year’s acceptance rate would be…
(13,000 / 37,000) * 100% = 35%</p>
<p>Acceptance rate would be roughly 35% this year.</p>
<p>Although the freshman body size is 5,000, NYU sends acceptance letters to about 13,000 students every year.</p>