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.

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

The University Zone recently researched and collated NYU college undergraduate data, application deadlines, rankings, admissions criteria and information. For more data about the college and other colleges, click here to download the pdf file.

Website: http://www.nyu.edu/