New York Film Academy: Statistics

Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 7181 of 14,131	In the World
# 1926 of 2,500	In North America
# 1836 of 2,443	In the United States
# 163 of 249	In California
# 2 of 2	In Burbank

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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

100%

Avg. cost to attend

$51,622 /y

Aid receiving

93%

Undergraduates

849

Graduates

283

Male:Female Ratio

55:45

Type

Privatefor-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

nyfa.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	100%

We've calculated the 100% acceptance rate for New York Film Academy based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

New York Film Academy majors

New York Film Academy has granted 25 associate degrees across 3 programs, 220 bachelor's degrees across 6 programs, and 152 master's across 7 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at New York Film Academy.

Major	Associate	Bachelor	Master
Cinematography and Film & Video Production	4	107	110
Acting	19	99	12
Playwriting and Screenwriting	2	4	15
Photography	-	5	3
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects	-	1	6
Documentary Production	-	-	5
Game and Interactive Media Design	-	4	1
Grand Total	25	220	152

100 Notable alumni

1. Apolline Traoré

1976-. (aged 50)

filmmaker television director film director

Apolline Traoré is a Burkinabé director, screenwriter, and producer. She is known for films that include Sous la clarté de la lune, Borders (Frontières ), Desrances, and Sira, winner of FESPACO's Étalon d'argent de Yennenga in 2023 and Burkina Faso's entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards.

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2. Tushar Tyagi

1989-. (aged 37)

film director

Tushar Tyagi born on 27 December 1989, is an Indian film Director.

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3. Stefan de Vries

1970-. (aged 56)

television presenter writer journalist

Stefan de Vries is a Dutch writer and journalist.

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4. Rubaiyat Hossain

1981-. (aged 45)

filmmaker film director

Rubaiyat Hossain is a Bangladeshi film director, writer, and producer. She made the films Meherjaan, Under Construction (2015) and Made in Bangladesh (2019). In 2023, she became the second female director to win a Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director, for Made in Bangladesh. Made in Bangladesh was listed in Criterion Collection's hidden-gems of the 2010s. Hossain has started...

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All 100 notable alumni