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New York University Alumni

International Students

34

% of international students in the university

21081

Total International Students in the university

Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU is a cultural and academic hub known for producing influential leaders in entertainment, business, politics, and beyond. Its alumni network includes some of the most recognizable names in the world.

Alumni Name

Notable Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Graduating Year

Martin Scorsese

Academy Award-Winning Director (The Departed)

MFA (Film)

1966

Lady Gaga

Grammy and Oscar-Winning Singer & Actress

Attended (Tisch)

N/A

Angelina Jolie

Oscar-Winning Actress, Humanitarian

Attended (Tisch)

N/A

Alec Baldwin

Emmy-Winning Actor (30 Rock)

BFA (Drama)

1994

Donald Glover

Actor, Writer, Musician (Childish Gambino)

Dramatic Writing (BFA)

2006

Mahershala Ali

Two-Time Academy Award-Winning Actor

MFA (Acting)

2000

Anne Hathaway

Oscar-Winning Actress

Attended (Tisch)

N/A

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Oscar-Winning Actor

BFA (Drama)

1989

Joel Coen

Director (Fargo, No Country for Old Men)

BA (Film)

1979

Jonah Peretti

Co-Founder of Buzz±¬ÁϳԹÏÍø and HuffPost

MA (Media Studies)

2001

Alan Greenspan

Former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve

MA, PhD (Economics)

1950, 1977

Rudy Giuliani

Former NYC Mayor, Former Presidential Candidate

JD

1968

Elizabeth Olsen

Actress (WandaVision, Marvel)

BFA (Drama)

2013

Chris Evans

Actor (Captain America)

Attended Summer Program

N/A

Adam Sandler

Actor, Comedian, Producer

BFA (Acting)

1988

Billy Crystal

Comedian and Actor

MFA (Film & TV)

1971

Tom Ford

Fashion Designer, Film Director

BA (Architecture, dropped out)

N/A

Debra Messing

Actress (Will & Grace)

MFA (Acting)

1993

Chloe Sevigny

Actress and Fashion Icon

Attended (Tisch)

N/A

Raúl Esparza

Broadway Star, Actor

MFA (Drama)

1992

David Harbour

Actor (Stranger Things)

BFA (Drama)

1997

Idina Menzel

Tony Award-Winning Broadway Singer (Wicked)

BFA (Drama)

1993

Sterling K. Brown

Emmy-Winning Actor (This Is Us)

MFA (Acting)

2001

Whoopi Goldberg

EGOT Winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)

Honorary Degree

N/A

Bobst Family

Philanthropists behind NYU’s main library (Bobst Library)

N/A

N/A

Clive Davis

Legendary Music Executive, Founder of Arista Records

JD

1956

Colin Powell

Former U.S. Secretary of State (Postgrad studies)

MBA

1971

Ang Lee

Oscar-Winning Director (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain)

MFA (Film)

1984

Aziz Ansari

Comedian and Actor (Parks and Recreation)

BA (Marketing, partial)

N/A

Students

3,554

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2,231

±¬ÁϳԹÏÍøers Admitted

14,916

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New York University admitted student profiles

GMAT

584

TOEFL

103

IELTS

8

Profiles that got Into New York University

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Anmol Sharma
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GRE 315

TOEFL 104

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Akansha Tyagi
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GRE 299

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Tharun M
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New York University

GRE 320

IELTS 7

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Souporno Ghosh
fall 2024
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GRE 315

IELTS 8

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Koundinya Pullela
fall 2024
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IELTS 8.5

GRE 316

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Mrinal Anand
fall 2024
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IELTS 8

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Aditya Sai
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GRE 327

IELTS 8

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Arunima Chandra
fall 2024
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Duolingo 100

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