Vice President, Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid

New York University (NYU), one of the most prominent and respected research universities in the world, invites nominations and applications for the position of Vice President for Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid. 

Anchored in New York City and with degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai as well as 11 study-away sites throughout the world, NYU is a leader in global education, with more international students and more students studying abroad than any other university in the United States. For the class of 2026, NYU received a record number of applicants for the 15th straight year. With over 105,000 applications, NYU was among the highest universities in the U.S. for number of applications received. NYU students come from nearly every state and 133 countries, and the University draws upon the diverse backgrounds of its faculty, staff and students, ensuring its scholarship and teaching benefit from a wide range of perspectives. NYU takes seriously its role as an engine of social mobility and stands out among the top U.S. universities in its representation of low-income and first-generation students within its community. 

Since its founding in 1831, NYU has been an innovator in higher education, reaching out to an emerging middle class, embracing an urban identity and professional focus and promoting a global vision that informs its 19 schools and colleges. Now among the largest private universities in the United States, NYU provides a rigorous, demanding education to more than 65,000 students and undertakes $1 billion in research annually.

Reporting to MJ Knoll-Finn, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, and serving as a member of the President's Senior Leadership Team, the Vice President for Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid will have oversight for Undergraduate Admissions and Access; Financial Aid; and Graduate and Online Recruitment Services for NYU's global network that comprises three degree-granting portal campuses: one in the heart of New York City and Brooklyn, a second in Abu Dhabi and a third in Shanghai. This newly created role is a critical leadership position with significant opportunity to impact the continued enrollment trajectory of a world-class university and the students it serves. 

The Vice President will be an energetic and creative leader with outstanding written, oral and interpersonal skills. They will possess a broad knowledge of higher education leadership, access, recruitment and yield outcomes, budgeting, operational planning, program planning and development and human resource management. The Vice President must be able to build relationships with a wide variety of constituents including deans, faculty, external organizations, high school and college counselors as well as other key administrators to inform strategy and inspire people to action. The successful candidate will have outstanding interpersonal and analytical skills and a familiarity of undergraduate, graduate, global and online education pipelines that enhance the development of a strategic plan. 

All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as two separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the leadership profile found at www.wittkieffer.com.

WittKieffer is assisting New York University in this search. The position is open until filled.

Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer’s candidate portal.

Nominations and inquiries can be directed to:

Amy Crutchfield, Randi Miller, Robin Mamlet
NYU-VP@wittkieffer.com

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.