70 Washington Square S
New York, NY 10012
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1831
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 20,566
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $1,591,687,498
Admissions
Application Fee: $65
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,420
Room/Board: $11,780
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 70%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Goldman Sachs, Ernst & Young, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Deloitte & Touche, Unilever, CFSB
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 5,390,289
Number of current serial subscriptions: 54,024
Number of microforms: 6,332,917
Number of audiovisuals: 1,494,519
Number of ebooks: 673,590
Other library facilities: Elmer Holmes Bobst Library houses NYU’s general library collection as well as: the Fales Library of rare books and manuscripts in English and American literature; the Tamiment Institute Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, a unique center for scholarly research on labor history and the history of socialist, anarchist, communist and other radical political movements; and the Avery Fisher Center for Music and Media. Other libraries include the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Library; the Real Estate Institute’s Jack Brause Library; Stephen Chan Library of Fine Arts; Conservation Center Library, Kevorkian Center’s Ettinghausen Library and Near Eastern Studies Collection; and medical, dental, and law libraries
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Grey Art Gallery, and special academic facilites for arts, business, culture, education, film, international relations, lanugage, law, media, music, public service, research, and social policy.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 4,500
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 650
Classrooms: 950
Labs: 850
Other areas: 13,000
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 12,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 54%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 4%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 2%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 54%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 75%
Other: 25%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 24
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 96%
Fire alarms: 92%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: N/A
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Queens, NY (LaGuardia) (10), Newark, NJ (13)
Nearest train station: New York City (1)
Nearest bus station: New York City (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 17%
Average undergraduate wage: 4,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: La Herencia Latina, Pride Month, African Heritage Month, Women’s Herstory Month, Asian Heritage Month, Shuruq, Earth Week, Agape Week, Speech and Debate Skyline National Tournament, Parliamentary Debate International Tournament, Strawberry Festival, All-University Club Fair, Ultra Violet Student Talent Show, Program Board? s Mystery Concert, Greek Nite, Relay for Life, Grad Alley, Program Board Film Series, Chinese Mei Society? s YUAN, Asian Cultural Union? s Asian Cultural Expression, Korean Student Association? s Korean Culture Nite, Hong Kong Student Association’s Sensation, Chinese Student Society? s Expo, International Filipino Association, Pilipino Cultural Nite, Latinos Unidos Con Honor y Amistad Cultural Gala.