| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
24,985 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
23,715 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
1,270 |
| Total graduate students: |
24,289 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
16,183 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
8,106 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
64% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 21.0% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.2% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 12.8% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.2% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 33.1% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.5% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 18.8% | Nonresident Alien |
| 4.2% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 19.6% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.1% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 11.5% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 35.6% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.6% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 15.1% | Nonresident Alien |
| 9.1% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| City or town school is located in: |
New York City |
| Population of city/town: |
8,405,837 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campuses abroad in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. |
| Online campus map: |
www.nyu.edu/footer/
map.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- single-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- other housing including Wellness, theme, substance-free, first-year experience, sophomore experience, living learning, and co-ed housing.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
85% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
44% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
56% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
595 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Rare books and manuscripts. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery. Special academic facilities for arts, business, culture, education, film, international relations, language, law, media, music, public service, research, and social policy. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, scribes, taping services, library, lab assistance, early registration, extra time on assignments. |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
90% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
23 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
7% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
14 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
6% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Washington Square News |
| Number of honor societies: |
14 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
609 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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180 Fellowship, Adventist Christian Fellowship, Agape Week Planning Committee - Theme Week, Alpha Omega, Apologetics Cafe, Asian American Christian Fellowship, Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkers, Bahai Club, Bridges: Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Dialogue, Buddhism Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Graduate and Law Students Association, Chabad, Christian Inter-Fellowship Council, Christians on Campus aka Zoe Christian Club, Compass Koinonia, Emmet Till, Encounter, Every Nation Campus Ministry, Graduate Christian Fellowship, Greater Fellowship, Hillel : The Jewish Culture Foundation, Hindu Students Council, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, International Chinese Christian Fellowship, Kesher: Reform Jews, Korea Campus Crusade for Christ, Korean Catholics United, Krishna Bhakti Club, Latter-day Saint Student Association, Meor, Muslim Students Association, Navigators (ecumenical), Newman Club (Catholic UG), Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Reformed University Fellowship City Campus, Remnant Christian Fellowship, The (Presbyterian), Sahaja Meditation Club, Shalhevet, Shine, The Indie Minyan, Tzu Ching Collegiate Association, Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry, United Sikh Association, Value Creation Society, Youth Evangelical Fellowship, Health and Grad at Compass Fellowship-School of Medicine G |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Culture Club - SCPS UG, African Heritage Month, African Students Union, Arab Students United, Armenian Hokee, Asian Cultural Union, Asian Heritage Month, Association for Indian Cultural Exchange, Bella Quisqueya, Biracial and Multicultural Students Association, Black Student, Brazilian Society, Chinese Mei Society, Chinese Student Society, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Corners of Culture, East Asian Literature Society, Global China Connection, Hawaii club, Hellenic Heritage Association, Iranian Jewish Club, Joss Whedon Appreciation Club, Korean Graduate Students Association, La Herencia Latina, LUCHA (Latinos Unidos Con Honor y Amistad), Organization of Black Women, Rhythmic Impulse; Afghan, Bengali, Canadian, Caribbean, Cuban American, Ethiopian and Eritrean, Haitian American, Hong Kong, Indonesian, Korean, and Persian Student Associations |
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| International student organizations: |
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African Students Union, Armenian Hokee, Asian Cultural Union, Asian Business Society, Association for Indian Cultural Exchange, Brazilian Society, Chinese Mei Society, Chinese Student Society, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, European Business Society, Anatolian Culture Club, Armenian Hokee, Latin American Business, international activities club, International Filipino Association, international students club, Japan International, Japanese Business Association, Japanese Graduate Student Organization, Korean Graduate Students Association, Korean International Students Organization, Malaysian and Indonesian Student Society, New York Ukrainians, Persian Cultural Society, Polish club, PorColombia, Russian club, South Asian Business Association, Stern in Africa; Afghan, Bengali, Caribbean, Hong Kong, Korean, Latin Afghan, Pakistani, Singapore, and Taiwanese Student Associations |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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194 Recordings, Advanced Placement Student Dental Association, Amateur Astronomy Association, Asian Pacific Islander-Nursing Student Association, Composers' Collective,Computer Music, Digital Artist Network, Draper Chemical Society, Fundraising Student Association, Fusion Film Festival, Geriatric Student Interest Group, Graduate Sports Business Society, Graphic Communications Management Association, GSAS Master's College Program Board, HammerkatzNYU, Health Care Management Society, Hospitality and Tourism Society, Human Development and Social Intervention Graduate Society, Humanities Ambassadors, Integrated Marketing Association, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Faculty, Alumni, Nursing Students, and Staff, Liberal Studies Student Council, LS Productions, Men Entering Nursing, Musicians as Healers, Net Impact, NextSteppers at Westchester, Nursing Students for Global Health, NYU Asian Pacific Islander-Nursing Student Association, NYU Collective Real Estate Society, NYU Politics Society, NYU Publishing Students Association, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate Association, NYU Society for Human Resource Management Chapter, Open Space Collective, Organizational Behavior and Change Association, Organizational Development Association, oSTEM at NYU, Pre-Dental Club, Real Estate Student Association, SCPS Graduate Student Council, SCPS Real Estate Club, SCPS Undergraduate Student Council, Shakespeare in the Square, Sports Business Society, Stern Tisch Entertainment Business Association, Student Animation League, Student Association for Global Affairs, Student Producers Association, Students of Color Collective, Tea & Philosophy, The Collective, The Gentlemen of Quality, The History Society, The J.S. Bach Society, The NYU N'Hamonics, Tisch New Theatre, Tisch Talent Guild, Undergraduate Nursing Student Organization, Women's Wellness, Writers As Actors, Actors As Writers; culture, drama therapy, business, politics, and theater clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Christopher Bledsoe,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Janice Quinn,
Associate Director Athletics |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director,
Christopher Bledsoe,
New York University,
181 Mercer Street,
Coles Center,
New Yo |
| School colors: |
purple and white |
| School mascot: |
Bobcat |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), University Athletic Association (UAA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's basketball | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's cross-country | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's diving | no | |
| Men's fencing | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's golf | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's swimming | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's volleyball | no | Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's wrestling | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cross-country | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's diving | no | |
| Women's fencing | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | University Athletic Association, NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
5% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
30% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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athletic facility, sports center |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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athletic combine, basketball, bench press, bowling, calisthenics, football, futsal, home run derby, kickball. soccer, softball, tennis, triathlon, volleyball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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badminton, baseball, cheerleading, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, figure skating, ice hockey, kendo, lacrosse, outdoor hiking, racquetball, running, squash, table tennis, tae kwon do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, water polo |
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| Club sports for women: |
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badminton, cheerleading, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, figure skating, ice hockey, kendo club, lacrosse, mascots, outdoor hiking, pep band, racquetball, running, softball, sport tae kwon do, squash, table tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, water polo |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Queens, NY (JFK) (18 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Newark, NJ (13 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
New York City |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
New York City |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
14% immediately, 59% within 5 years of graduation |
| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
79% within six months of graduation |
| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Alan Greenspan, former chairperson, Federal Reserve Board
- Clive Davis, record producer, founder of Arista Records
- Martin Scorsese, film director.
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