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A NEW MODEL OF GLOBAL EDUCATION

With us, you’ll experience a pioneering model of education, combining rigorous academics, innovative research, and extraordinary opportunities for growth. 

Your world just got bigger.

CAMPUS LIFE

Connect to the wider world through music, sports, activities and cultural exchange. Ours is an international student experience like no other.

Build new skills, grow as a leader, meet new people… and have fun while you do it.

Get involved, give back, and connect with your community.

Archery? Afrobeats? Anime? Meet other like-minded people and share your passions.

115 nationalities
and counting

NYU Abu Dhabi’s campus on Saadiyat Island is structured to promote interaction and foster community spirit between students, faculty, and staff who reside on campus.

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Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates

Why Choose
NYU ABU DHABI?

Join a community of high-achieving students and world-renowned faculty from across the world who thrive on collaboration, inclusion, and innovation for the greater good.

Every transformative experience you’ll have — from studying away in our global network to getting hands-on with cutting-edge research and interacting with the vibrant community here in Abu Dhabi — serves as a launchpad for your future career.

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2000+

Undergraduates

100+

Languages
Spoken

16QS

Graduate
Emploability
Rankings

22

Rhodes
Scholars

26

Undergraduate
majors

15

NYU Global
Academic
Study Sites

Why Choose
NYU ABU DHABI?

Join a community of high-achieving students and world-renowned faculty from across the world who thrive on collaboration, inclusion, and innovation for the greater good.

Every transformative experience you’ll have — from studying away in our global network to getting hands-on with cutting-edge research and interacting with the vibrant community here in Abu Dhabi — serves as a launchpad for your future career.

Watch Video

2000+

Undergraduates

100+

Languages
Spoken

16QS

Graduate
Emploability
Rankings

22

Rhodes
Scholars

26

Undergraduate
majors

15

NYU Global
Academic
Study Sites

TO THE WORLD

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A CAMPUS THAT’S YOURS TO SHAPE

At NYU Abu Dhabi, learning is a two-way street. You’ll be enriched by outstanding faculty and world-class research, but we want you to share your perspectives, too. Find the future you want to build and let’s build it together.

2000+

Undergraduates

16QS

Graduate Employability
Rankings

25

Rhodes

Scholars

16

NYU Global Academic
Study Sites

26

Undergraduate
majors

75+

Languages
Spoken

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