New York University

Academics

The university is widely considered to be one of the major research universities in the United States. NYU counts 20 Nobel Prize laureates, 9 National Medal of Science recipients, 12 Pulitzer Prize winners, 19 Academy Award winners, several Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winners and many MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowship holders among its past and present graduates and faculty.

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Nobel Prize - National Medal of Science - Pulitzer Prize - Academy Award - Emmy - Grammy - Tony Award - MacArthur - Guggenheim Fellowship - Graduates and faculty

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Recent rankings rate NYU programs among the best in the country. (Note that rankings are often highly disputed - see College and university rankings). NYU's Stern School of Business undergraduate program is consistently ranked among the top 5, Stern's MBA program among the top 15 programs in the country (# 13 U.S. News,# 9 Financial Times 2005, # 13 Business Week, #8 Economist, # 3 by research contribution), Stern`s part-time M.B.A. program is ranked #1 by U.S. News. The School of Law has consistently been ranked among the top five U.S. law schools by U.S. News. NYU`s Tisch School of the Arts is considered to be a premier school for studies in the performing arts.

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College and university rankings - Stern School of Business - School of Law - Law school - Tisch School of the Arts

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The Graduate School of Arts and Science philosophy department has been ranked # 1 in the U.S.. The Graduate School's Political Science department is ranked in the top 20 annually, and its International Relations program is ranked 10th nationwide. NYU`s Steinhardt School of Education is ranked among the Top 15 Schoolsfor education and teaching . The Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has the highest-ranked Health Policy and Management program in the country. The Courant Institute is also considered to be one of the best in the country, ranking #5 in citation impact, and #1 in applied mathematics.

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Graduate School of Arts and Science - Steinhardt School of Education - Wagner Graduate School of Public Service - Courant Institute

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NYU has also grown highly selective in its undergraduate admissions in recent years, in light of the growing popularity of an "urban" education and the perceived decrease in crime in New York City. NYU has seen a continuing trend of increasingly greater numbers of applicants, lower acceptance rates, and higher average SAT scores for freshmen. In 2000, applications to NYU increased by more than 300 percent from 1991, while the acceptance rate declined from 65 percent to 29.3 percent{{ref|admissions1}}. As of 2004, the undergraduate acceptance rate was 35 percent {{ref|admissions2}}. Such a trend of increasing selectivity is expected to continue at NYU as it improves its standards, its faculty, and its resources. In 2004 and 2005, NYU was ranked by the Princeton Review as the leading "dream school" (first choice when factors such as the school's selectivity are not considered) among high school seniors{{ref|dream}}. In 2004 and 2005, NYU had the largest undergraduate applicant pool of all private universities in the U.S.

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NYU also has one of the largest and most diverse international student populations of any university in the United States, with nearly 4,000 students representing over 100 different countries{{ref|international}}. The university is also a very "national" school, with over 60% of its incoming freshmen coming from outside of the Tri-State Area. In addition, 15% of students come from one of New York City's five boroughs, and 25% come from the surrounding 17 counties. Nevertheless, NYU's main feeder schools reflect a strong New York City influence; the top five are Stuyvesant High School, Benjamin Cardozo High School, Brooklyn Technical High School, Townsend Harris High School, and the Bronx High School of Science. The 2004 top five competitor schools among students who declined NYU's offer of admission were Boston University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Cornell University, and the University of California at Berkeley.

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Tri-State Area - Five boroughs - Stuyvesant High School - Benjamin Cardozo High School - Brooklyn Technical High School - Townsend Harris High School - Bronx High School of Science - 2004 - Boston University - University of Pennsylvania - Columbia University - Cornell University - University of California at Berkeley

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