New york University (NYU), founded in 183 1, is a four-year private research university and the largest private institution in the United States. There are 509 17 students in new york university, including undergraduate students 1940 1 person, graduate students 18990, and 3823 international students, accounting for 9.7% of the total number of students. New york University is one of the largest employers in new york, with over 65,438+06,000 employees and 365,438+000 full-time teachers.
New york University is located in new york, New York, USA. New york is the largest city and the largest commercial port in the United States. It is not only the financial center of the United States, but also one of the global financial centers. It covers an area of 828.8 square kilometers. As of July 2009, it has about 8.39 million people, making it the most populous city in the United States. There are five districts in new york, namely Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island. The United Nations Headquarters Building is located on the east coast of Manhattan Island.
The main campus of new york University is located near Greenwich Village, Washington, with Washington Square as the center. Its buildings are located almost north of Houston Avenue, west of Broadway, south of 14 Street and east of Sixth Avenue (American Avenue), occupying more than 5 million square feet of internal space. New york University has 8 libraries with 4.5 million books. Bost Library and Student Center alone have more than 3.3 million books. The library also has the most comprehensive collection of contemporary British and American literature and the most comprehensive research materials of contemporary sociology in the United States.
New york University has 18 departments, namely Collegeofarts &; Sciences & amp； Science), Law School, Medical College, Polytechnic College, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Culture, School of Education and Human Development, Business School (LeonardN. SternSchoolofBusiness), Instituteoffinearts (Instituteoffinearts), tischschoolofarts(Tisch School), School of Continuing Education and Vocational Studies, School of Public Service (RobertF). WagnerGradated School of Public Service), SilverSchoolofSocialWork, School of Mathematical Sciences, CollegeofNursing, Gallatin Institute of Personal Studies, Institute of Ancient World and University of new york, Abu Dhabi offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral courses, offering students more than 230 majors and 4,500 subjects.
Features of colleges and universities:
New york University is a member of association of american universities. Only 60 top universities in the United States are members of AAU, and new york University is one of them.
According to 20 10 American news and world report, new york university ranks 4 1 among the top 400 universities in the world. American universities ranked 33 rd overall.
New york University has many research institutions in other American states and overseas, including a 57-acre manor in Florence. The school has set up summer overseas study programs for undergraduates in London, Paris, Prague, Berlin, Ankara, Madrid, Shanghai and Buenos Aires. In 2007, new york University established the Art College in Singapore. 20 10 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates officially started enrolling students.
According to the evaluation of Shanghai Jiaotong University in 2009, new york University ranks 32nd in the global university rankings, and many majors are in the forefront of the world.
According to the report of Princeton Review in 2004-2007, new york University was rated as 1 the most wanted university for American high school students.
According to a survey by Forbes magazine in 2008? A university with billionaire alumni? In the survey, new york University ranked 7th.
The College of Arts and Sciences is the oldest and largest college in new york University. The Institute of Culture, Education and Human Development is the first educational institute in American history.
According to the comments of American News and World Report 20 10 (graduate students), new york University Law School ranks sixth in the United States; Business school ranks 9 th in the United States; National ranking of education colleges16; Mathematics major ranks10 in the United States; Computer science ranks 28th in the United States; The physics major ranks 40th in the United States; Ranked 56 th in biological science; Chemistry major ranks 67th in the United States.
According to the review of American News and World Report in 2009 (graduate students), new york University ranked 17 in history and political science. English major ranks 20 th in the United States; Psychology ranks 29th in the United States.
According to the review of American News and World Report in 2008 (graduate students), the occupational therapy major of new york University ranks ninth in the United States; The public affairs major ranks10 in the United States; Physical therapy ranks15 in the United States; The School of Social Work ranks 22nd in the United States; Art college ranks 30th in the United States.
According to the review of American News and World Report in 2007 (graduate students), the medical care management major of new york University ranks 12 in the whole country. Midwifery ranks18 in the United States; The College of Nursing ranks 26th in the United States; Rehabilitation counseling ranks 58th in the United States.
Famous professor
There are four Nobel Prize and Clifford Prize winners;
4 Pulitzer Prizes;
Three people won the Nobel Prize;
There are 68 art and science colleges in the United States;
There are 25 members on the Board of Directors of American Society (from before 17 to now);
There are seven AlbertLaskerAward;
MacArthurFellowships has 12 people.
There are 23 people in the National Academy of Sciences.
Famous alumni
Some Nobel Prize winners:
Gertrude B. Elien, biochemist and pharmacologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Eric kandel, a professor at Columbia University, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Frederick Raines, physicist and Nobel Prize winner in physics.
Clifford Schell, physicist and Nobel Prize winner in physics.
George wald, physician, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Julius axelrod, biochemist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
British economist and political philosopher friedrich hayek won the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Arthur kornberg, biochemist, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry.
George Emile Paradi, cell biologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Elihu Root, former US Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Owen ross, a biologist, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
American medical physicist Rosalyn sussman Yello was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Some famous stars:
The famous director Ang Lee won the Oscar for Best Director.
The famous actress Angelina Jolie.
Martin scorsese, a famous director, won the Oscar for Best Director.
Spike Lee, a famous black director and filmmaker.
Oliver Si Tong, film director and screenwriter, winner of the Oscar for Best Director.
Student services:
The artistic atmosphere of new york University is booming. It not only has two private galleries, but also provides regular solo exhibitions or joint exhibitions for art students all the year round. At the same time, there are19-20th century sculptures, paintings and works of art in America and Europe. In addition, there are two private theaters in new york University, which provide platforms for students majoring in music, dance or film and television to publish their works.
New york University has a well-equipped sports ground, including an indoor swimming pool, a gym, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, squash courts, basketball courts and warm rooms. And at the beginning of each semester, regular physical education courses will be offered, such as water ballet, jazz dance, fencing, rhythmic dance, yoga and so on. Let the students of new york University have a good place to exercise and keep healthy while studying hard.
New york University's research equipment and books are very commendable. The school has five independent libraries, excluding the libraries of various colleges and departments. The General Library has more than 2 million books, contemporary periodicals, various manuscripts and a modern audio-visual center. Audio-visual Education Center has a large collection of audio and video tapes for students to choose and borrow.
The school's computer facilities are complete. In addition to the equipment of the computer department itself, there are also five computer centers open to students. From personal computers to various computer workstations and computer networks, it can be connected with more than 1000 universities and research institutions in the world, making data collection and processing fast and correct.
Scholarship:
1. Ambre Scholarship
(AnBryceScholarships)
The scholarship is aimed at a small number of poor students with excellent academic performance, and is evaluated once every academic year, with an average of at least 3.5 points. In addition to excellent grades, applicants must also actively participate in various in-class and extracurricular activities.
2. The highest scholarship
(arch)
This scholarship is evaluated once a year for those college students who are in financial difficulties but are determined to make positive contributions to the world. The Undergraduate Admissions Office cooperates with Wasserman Career Development Center to create career development and internship opportunities for these applicants. This scholarship covers four years' tuition in the whole university.