Graduate Admissions Deadlines

The table below displays application deadlines for NYU Shanghai's graduate degree programs. Please be reminded that all of our programs are jointly offered with other NYU schools and departments based in New York City. For certain programs, students will apply to the NYU partner school while for others, students will apply to the Graduate Admissions Office at NYU Shanghai. Each program has specific admission requirements and procedures so you should read carefully the information that pertains to each program.

** For programs that have more than one deadline, please note that certain deadlines are limited to students of a particular nationality. Click through each program to learn more.

ProgramDeadline 1Deadline 2Deadline 3
MS in Data Analytics & Business ComputingOctober 31, 2026January 15, 2027April 5, 2027
MA in Interactive Media ArtsDecember 15, 2026  
MS in Quantitative FinanceOctober 31, 2026January 15, 2027April 5, 2027
MS in Marketing and Retail ScienceOctober 31, 2026January 15, 2027April 5, 2027
MS in Organization Management and StrategyOctober 31, 2026January 15, 2027April 5, 2027
Master of Social Work (MSW)January 8, 2027February 5, 2027 
PhD in ChemistryDecember 1, 2026  
PhD in Computer ScienceDecember 12, 2026  
PhD in Data ScienceDecember 3, 2026  
PhD in Electrical EngineeringDecember 1, 2026  
PhD in MathematicsJanuary 6, 2027  
PhD in Neural ScienceDecember 1, 2026  
PhD in PhysicsDecember 30, 2026  
PhD in Public AdministrationNovember 30, 2026  
PhD in SociologyDecember 15, 2026  
PhD in Transportation SystemsDecember 1, 2026