New York University

Manhattan private university

New York University is a private research university in New York City, founded in 1831.

Commonly called NYU, it is known for its schools of law, business, and the arts, and for its urban campus centered around Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village.

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urban

Manhattan

NYC's densest borough

Brooklyn · SoHo · downtown · skyscrapers · metropolis · diversity · nightlife · bodega · city life · East Village

academic

professors

Highest-ranking university instructors

seminars · thesis · dissertation · scholarship · humanities · sciences · engineering · economics · psychology · philosophy

innovative

entrepreneurship

Creating and managing ventures

cutting-edge · creativity · breakthrough · technology · biotech · fintech · research centers · media lab · innovation hub · interdisciplinary

institutional

campus

Institutional grounds and buildings

tuition · scholarships · endowment · commencement · registrar · provost · dean · dormitory · undergraduate · graduate

prestigious

renowned

Widely known and esteemed

selective · competitive · global · influential · world-class · Nobel laureates · notable alumni · reputation · elite · recognition

Opposites
institutional prestige/exclusivity

New York UniversityHarvard University

Elite Cambridge-based academic institution

Yale University · Princeton University · Columbia University · University of Pennsylvania · Brown University

urban vs. rural/suburban campus setting

New York UniversityDartmouth College

Private university in Hanover

University of Virginia · Stanford University · Princeton University · Cornell University · Notre Dame

private vs. public higher education

New York UniversityCUNY

SUNY · University of Michigan · UC Berkeley · state school · public university

Family

university, newer, newest, newness, universal, universe, universality, universally

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G