New York University
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New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature,[12] NYU was founded in 1832 by a group of New Yorkers led by Albert Gallatin[13] as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education.[14][15] The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park.[16] Since then, the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan.[17]
Latin: Universitas Neo-Eboracensis | |
Former name | University of the City of New-York (1831–1896) |
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Motto | Perstare et praestare (Latin) |
Motto in English | "To persevere and to excel" |
Type | Private research university |
Established | April 21, 1831; 193 years ago (April 21, 1831)[1] |
Founder | Albert Gallatin |
Accreditation | MSCHE |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $5.9 billion (2023)[3] |
Budget | $14.7 billion (2021)[4] |
President | Linda G. Mills |
Provost | Georgina Dopico (interim) |
Academic staff | Total: 9,835 (fall 2018)[5] (5,723 full-time / 4,112 part-time)[5] |
Administrative staff | 2,242[6][7] |
Students | 51,848 (Fall 2018)[8] |
Undergraduates | 26,733 (Fall 2018)[8] |
Postgraduates | 25,115 (Fall 2018)[8] |
Location | , United States 40°43′48″N 73°59′42″W |
Campus | Large city[9], 230 acres (0.93 km2) (Manhattan campus)[10] |
Other campuses | |
Newspaper | Washington Square News |
Colors | Violet and white[11] |
Nickname | Violets |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – UAA |
Mascot | Bobcat |
Website | nyu |
NYU has become the largest private university in the United States by enrollment, with a total of 51,848 enrolled students, including 26,733 undergraduate students and 25,115 graduate students in 2019.[18][8] It is one of the most applied-to schools in the country and admissions are considered selective.[19][20][21]
NYU's main campus in New York City is organized into ten undergraduate schools, including the College of Arts & Science, Gallatin School, Steinhardt School, Stern School of Business, Tandon School of Engineering, and Tisch School of the Arts.[14] NYU's 15 graduate schools include the Grossman School of Medicine, School of Law, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, School of Professional Studies, Silver School of Social Work, and Rory Meyers School of Nursing.[22][14] The university's internal academic centers include the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Center for Data Science, Center for Neural Science, Clive Davis Institute, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Institute of Fine Arts, and the NYU Langone Health System.[23]
NYU is a global university system[24] with degree-granting portal campuses at NYU Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates and NYU Shanghai in China, and academic learning centers in Accra, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Florence, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Sydney, Tel Aviv, and Washington, D.C.[25][26][27] Past and present faculty and alumni include 39 Nobel Laureates, 8 Turing Award winners, 5 Fields Medalists, 31 MacArthur Fellows, 26 Pulitzer Prize winners, 3 heads of state, 5 U.S. governors, 12 U.S. senators, 58 members of the U.S. House of Representatives.