Admitted PhD Students

After you have viewed your acceptance letter on your Application Status page, reply to our offer of admission by completing the "Reply to Offer of Admission" form on your Forms checklist. 

You must activate your NetID to access student resources and submit your enrollment deposit. 

Visit NYU Start and follow the prompts to activate your NYU NetID. Activating your NetID provides you access to a number of student resources and services. Your NetID is a unique alphanumeric code found in your acceptance letter. It is not your University ID. Your University ID, also known as your N number, is a 9-character ID number starting with a capital N. For help, contact the NYU ITS Help Desk at 212.998.3333 or email askITS@nyu.edu. 

Admitted students are required to provide official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions, along with proof of degree conferral, prior to enrollment. Transcripts can be submitted digitally or as hard copies, but we strongly recommend submitting them digitally to expedite processing. All documentation must be sent directly to NYU Wagner from the degree-granting institution or an approved third-party vendor (e.g., National Student Clearinghouse).

Digital transcripts: An official transcript may be sent electronically, directly from an institution's transcript delivery service or a service like National Clearinghouse, Parchment or escrip-SAFE. Transcripts can be emailed to our office at wagner.admissions.docs@nyu.edu. Please note, official electronic transcripts that are first delivered to a student, then forwarded to Wagner Admissions, are not considered official.

Physical transcripts: If a student possesses an official, hard copy transcript still in the original, sealed envelope, that unopened document may be mailed to NYU Wagner:

• NYU Wagner Admissions
  105 E 17th Street
  New York, New York 10003

Special Instructions for Admitted PhD Students with Foreign Transcripts

• If an original transcript is not in English, newly admitted students are required to submit both the official transcript and its English translation. If the institution attended does not provide an English translation with the official transcript, a certified English translation through a translating service should be obtained and submitted.
• Admitted students with foreign transcripts may also require an International Credential Evaluation prior to enrollment to determine U.S. bachelor's equivalency. This evaluation is required if you did not complete your undergraduate or graduate degrees at a U.S. or Canadian institution, or at a foreign institution that has accreditation equivalent to that of a U.S. institution. NYU Wagner will only accept international evaluation reports from NACES-approved agencies such as World Education Services (WES), SpanTran, or ECE. A full list of approved agencies can be found here. The international evaluation must be an official copy and include your full legal name, the name of the college or university attended, and U.S. degree equivalency. We do not require a course-by-course evaluation.

International Credential Evaluation Waiver Exceptions:

• If either the undergraduate or graduate degree was or will be obtained from an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution, the international credential evaluation requirement can be waived.

• Students with degrees from institutions based in the United States that operate degree-granting branch campuses in another country are exempt from this requirement. 

• We do not require an evaluation for a study abroad semester.

International applicants may need a visa before beginning graduate work at NYU Wagner. The NYU Office of Global Services (OGS) cannot process your I-20 visa application if you have not accepted our offer of admission.

All new international students should review this pre-arrival information and email OGS at ogs@nyu.edu with any questions. You may also reach them by phone at 212.998.4720.

Instructions on how to start your I-20 application