All Tisch graduate applicants must submit the General Tisch Graduate Application in order to be considered for admission, in addition to whatever creative portfolio or audition requirements needed for their specific program of interest.
The following materials must be uploaded or submitted with the general application:
- Copies of academic transcripts from any schools in which you received a college degree or attended for two or more years.
- Two letters of recommendation from academic, artistic or professional references
- Professional or artistic resume
- Statement of Purpose
Please visit the departmental website for the program you are interested in for more information on creative portfolio, audition or academic writing sample requirements.
The Graduate Records Examination (GRE) is not required for admission. The MFA program in Game Design will accept GRE scores if they are submitted with the application, but it is completely optional and applications to Game Design that do not have GRE scores will not be penalized in any way.
Along with the above requirements, international students also must follow the requirements as outlined in our International Application Requirements page.
There is a $65 application fee* paid at the end of the general application. Applicants for whom the application fee poses a hardship can request a waiver. Contact Joe Miserendino, Director of Graduate Admissions, at jm7@nyu.edu. Current NYU students or alumni do not need to apply for an application fee waiver: the application fee is automatically waived for NYU students and alumni.
*The fee for the MFA Graduate Acting program is $115, which includes a $50 audition fee used to cover administrative costs. The $50 audition scheduling fee cannot be waived. A maximum of $65 can be waived for the application fee to this program.