NYU is a private research university spread across 18 schools, colleges and institutes. With more than 2,500 courses offered, the University awards more than 25 different degrees, and, although overall NYU is large, the individuals schools and colleges are small- to moderate-sized units.
At NYU, there are more than 40,000 students attending 18 schools and colleges at five major centers in Manhattan and in sites in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. Today, students come from every state in the union and from 133 foreign countries. The faculty, which initially consisted of fourteen professors and lecturers (among them artist and inventor Samuel F. B. Morse), now totals over 3,100 full-time members whose research and teaching encompasses the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences; the law; medicine; business; education; the fine arts, studio art, and the performing and cinematic arts; music; social work; public administration; the ancient world; and continuing and professional studies. With more than 2,500 courses offered, the University awards more than 25 different degrees.
Although overall the University is large, the individuals schools and colleges are small- to moderate-sized units each with its own traditions, programs, and faculty - and there are many communities to be found within the NYU community based on interests, activities, and shared experiences.
