New York University
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Motto: Perstare et praestare (Latin: "To persevere and to excel") | |
Founded | 1831 |
School type | Private |
President | John Sexton |
Location | New York, New York |
Enrollment | 18,628 undergrad, 18,522 grad and professional |
Campus surroundings | Urban |
Campus size | 28 acres |
Sports teams | Violets |
Mascot | Bobcat |
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New York University (NYU) is a large university in New York City, with its primary campus located in the city's Greenwich Village neighborhood. With a total enrollment of 51,901 (as of the fall of 2000), 18,628 of which are undergraduates and 18,522 of which are graduate or professional students, NYU is one of the largest private universities in the United States. The University is comprised of 14 schools, colleges, and divisions, which occupy six major centers across Manhattan.
Originally called the University of the City of New York, it was founded by a group of prominent New Yorkers in 1831 as an alternative to the Episcopalian-dominated and "aristocratic" Columbia College (now Columbia University). Notable among NYU's founding fathers is Albert Gallatin, after whom one of the University's schools is named.
NYU's aggressive recruitment of renowned professors and Ivy League graduates has been a large factor in the University's growing prestige. It has often been involved in bidding wars to lure top faculty in an attempt to boost its academic reputation. NYU is remarkable in that it went from being a near-bankrupt commuter school to becoming one of the best universities in the United States, in large part due to the fact that, instead of building its endowment, the University spent its money on building new facilities and hiring more faculty.
NYU's Stern School of Business ranks among the top 15 business schools in the country, while its School of Law regularly ranks in the top five of US law schools in education and research.
NYU's campus is fractured and decentralized, with buildings spread over much of the neighborhood. There is often tension between the university and other neighborhood residents and businesses over real estate issues.
NYU's sports teams are called the Violets. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the University Athletic Association. The school's official color is violet. Its mascot is called Bobcat.
List of schools and colleges
- College of Arts and Science
- School of Law
- School of Medicine
- College of Dentistry
- Graduate School of Arts and Science
- Steinhardt School of Education
- Stern School of Business
- School of Continuing and Professional Studies
- Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
- Ehrenkranz School of Social Work
- Tisch School of the Arts
- Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Noted alumni
- Adam Sandler - actor, comedian, producer
- John F. Kennedy, Jr. - lawyer, journalist, son of President John F. Kennedy
- Ira Levin - author
- Adolph Green - lyricist and playwright
- Frederick Reines - physicist, recipient of 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics
- Spike Lee - actor and film director
- Ang Lee - film director
- M. Night Shyamalan - writer and film director
- Martin Scorsese - film director
- Alan Greenspan - Chairman of the Federal Reserve
- Edward I. Koch - Mayor of New York City
External links
- New York University
- NYU Weblog Portal - A directory of New York University webloggers