Esports on campus leagues aim to provide a space for students to play with their friends against other NYU students in a fun, competitive environment across a variety of games, including Valorant, League, and EA FC.  Students can sign up as part of a team or as a free agent. 

Generally speaking, teams will play once a week in a round robin format to qualify for a playoff bracket to will determine a winner. Winners usually receive a prize, which is normally an NYU Intramural Champions t-shirt.

Esports social events refer to all other programming for the student body, including watch parties, one day tournaments, weekly 10-mans, and partnerships with other NYU clubs and external organizations. NYU Esports will list casual events in the discord server, as well as Engage.

The number of competitive teams per game varies based on commitment and student interest, although right now we have teams for Valorant, Overwatch 2, League of Legends,  Counter-Strike 2, Marvel Rivals, Apex Legends, and Autobattlers (like TFT).

Yes, mostly. Each team is a little different and varies in skill level - you don't always have to be a high rank to joing a team! Check the constitutions posted on each team's page to find out more about how their team operates, and what expected ranks are for each team.

There are generally three team names used across all games. Generally (but not always the case) in order from most competitive to least competitive, the names are: Violet Legion, Violet Phantom, Violet OP. Other team names are used as well, and exist outside of this structure.

All matriculating full-time students in good-standing within the University are eligible to participate in esports programming. Faculty, administration, staff, and alumni with active NYU Athletic facility memberships are eligible to participate in specic intramural leagues and programs as declared. Please be sure to inquire about which programs faculty, staff, and alumni are eligible to participate in. The Esports Manual has more in-depth info on eligibility.

NYU Esports reviews proposals for new competitive teams on a rolling basis. Interested students can submit the Esports Start a Team Application to the Administrative Aide for Club Sports and Esports, Philip Cavallo, at psc9354@nyu.edu.

Anyone interesting in volunteering should fill out the Volunteer Form, which can be found on the resources page, and the administrator for esports will reach out and follow up with more information.

We do not offer esports scholarships. We cannot aid your admissions process either, unfortunately.

For further questions you can reach out to Philip Cavallo (psc9354@nyu.edu), the Administrator for Esports.