Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. The University, which is composed of 14 schools, colleges, and divisions, occupies five major centers in Manhattan. It operates branch campus and research programs in other parts of the United States and abroad, as well as study abroad programs in more than 25 countries. New York University is also one of the largest employers in New York City, with over 16,000 employees.
Schools, Colleges, and Institutes
Washington Square Center
- College of Arts and Science/CAS (1832)
- School of Law/LAW (1835)
- Graduate School of Arts and Science/GSAS (1886)
- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development/ED (1890)
- Leonard N. Stern School of Business/STERN (1900)
- Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences/CIMS (1934)
- School of Continuing and Professional Studies/SCPS (1934)
- Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service/WAGNER (1938)
- School of Social Work/ESSW (1960)
- Tisch School of the Arts/TSOA (1965)
- Gallatin School of Individualized Study/GAL (1972)
NYU School of Medicine
- School of Medicine/MED (1841) Post-Graduate Medical School/P-GM (1948), 550 First Avenue
David B. Kriser Dental Center
- College of Dentistry/DENT (1865), 324 East 24th Street
Institute of Fine Arts
- Institute of Fine Arts/IFA (1938), 1 East 78th Street
New York University Midtown Center
- School of Continuing and Professional Studies/SCPS (1934), 11 West 42nd Street
Officers
- Martin Lipton: Chairman of the Board of Trustees
- John Sexton: President
Buildings
Academic and Administration
- Over 5 million square feet of interior space
Residential
- Housing for over 11,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
Libraries
- The eight libraries hold over 4.5 million volumes. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library and Study Center alone holds more than 3.3 million
Enrollment
- Total: 50,917
- Undergraduate: 19,401
- Graduate and Professional: 18,990
- Noncredit Programs: 12,526
Degrees Conferred
- Total: 11,804
- Associates: 698
- Baccalaureate: 4,492
- Master's: 4,840
- Doctoral: 407
- Professional: 1,367
Selected Awards and Honors
- Guggenheim Fellowships: 147 faculty members have received fellowships since 1964; 70 in the last 17 years
- Nobel and Crafoord Prizes: 4
- MacArthur Fellowships: 12
- American Council of Learned Society Fellowships/Grants: 25 in the last 17 years
- Pulitzer Prizes: 4
- Lasker Awards: 7
- Elected to the National Academy of Sciences: 21
- Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: 68
- Howard Hughes Medical Investigatorship: 7
Alumni
- Nearly 350,000 from all 50 states and 163 foreign countries.
International
- International students make up 9.7 percent of NYU's student body (3,823).
Budget
- For information on NYU's budget, please view the Fiscal 2009 Board-Approved Budget Plan.
For more NYU facts, visit the Web site of the University's Office of Institutional Research and Program Evaluation.