About New York University. New York University in New York, NY reports an overall acceptance rate of 7.7%, an early-round acceptance rate of 16.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1480–1550, a class size of 6,500, and a yield of 60.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Global university with campuses in NYC, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai. ED fills large portion of class. Strong for business and arts.