Founded in 1831, New York
University is one of the largest private universities in the
USA.
The University, which includes 14 schools and colleges,
occupies six major centers in Manhattan. Founded in 1831
with an initial student body of 158, enrollment has grown
to more than 48,000 students attending 14 schools and colleges
at six different locations in Manhattan and in over 20 study-abroad
countries around the world. Students come from many foreign
countries.
The faculty, which initially consisted of 14 professors
(among them artist and inventor Samuel F. B. Morse), now
totals over 3,100 full-time members. |
