Accreditation

New York University is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. New York University's accreditation status is accreditation reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 26, 2014 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

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Accreditation at NYU

United States Department of Education Recognition 
MSCHE is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidacy status) activities for institutions of higher education, including distance education and correspondence education programs offered at those institutions, throughout the United States. USDE recognizes accrediting agencies deemed authorities on the quality of higher education. Under the Higher Education Act’s (HEA’s) federal student aid programs, accrediting agencies recognized by the United States Department of Education must meet the Department’s regulatory criteria. MSCHE is a Title IV gatekeeper and is a link to federal programs, and institutions access Title IV through MSCHE accreditation.

Visit the United States Department of Education website for more information

Read the 2023 Decision Letter from USDE

Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation (“Candidacy status”) of institutions of higher education including distance and correspondence education programs offered at those institutions. 

Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities: Throughout the United States.

Self-Study at NYU

Our accreditation is subject to review every eight years, when NYU must demonstrate ongoing institutional compliance with MSCHE standards of accreditation. This entails the preparation of a self-study report and a site visit by an evaluation team. NYU also annually submits data on student success and financial results in the MSCHE annual institutional update. These data are aggregated and reviewed every four years in the mid-point peer review.

NYU will next undergo a self-study and site visit for reaccreditation in 2023-2024.

Additional Locations and Other Instructional Sites

Please see below for a list of additional locations and other instructional sites that are also included in NYU's accreditation status:

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