Abu Dhabi: New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has welcomed 389 of the world’s best students into its Class of 2022, a diverse group of young men and women representing 84 nationalities and speaking 64 languages.
UAE Nationals and Americans make up the two largest groups of students by nationality, with 74 Emirati students and 45 Americans in the Class of 2022. Students from South Korea, Egypt, India, Pakistan, United Kingdom, China, Jordan, and Poland make up the next largest cohorts with eight or more students from each country in the class.
For the first time, NYUAD’s incoming class includes students from Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, and Portugal. Of the class, 19 per cent are first generation students, meaning that they are the first from their immediate family to attend college.
NYUAD’s Class of 2022 was selected from over 12,117 applicants around the world. The yield for the incoming class — the percentage of students who choose to attend NYUAD after being admitted — was 83 per cent.
Including the Class of 2022, NYUAD’s total student population has grown to 1,355 students from more than 120 countries who speak over 120 languages, reflecting the international diversity and multicultural character of Abu Dhabi.
NYU Abu Dhabi Vice Chancellor Al Bloom said: “A special welcome to the Class of 2022 as you embark together on years of broader and deeper exploration of the beauty, complexity and opportunities the world presents. As members of a community of more than 1,350 students from over 120 nations, resident in an emerging crossroads of the contemporary world.”
Class of 2022 student Ahmad Almuhtadi, UAE, said: “Studying in my home country yet having the opportunity to travel abroad is having the best of both worlds. NYUAD's liberal arts curriculum allows its students to diversify their knowledge outside a fixed, particular major. This interdisciplinary approach advocates an open-minded life ahead.”
NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU Shanghai, and NYU in New York form the backbone of NYU’s global network of degree-granting campuses and academic centers across six continents. The first of its kind, this global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. NYU ranks 27th globally in the Times Higher Education World University rankings for 2018, and 11th globally in the QS Graduate Employability rankings for 2018. All rankings are based on enrollment and programs throughout all campuses of New York University, including NYUAD.
