New York University

Overview

New York University is a private research university headquartered in Manhattan, founded in 1831 with 158 students in its first semester [4]. As of Fall 2025, NYU enrolls 60,525 students across 29,471 undergraduates and 27,804 graduate and professional students [5], with degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai [3]. The university operates 13 global academic centers and runs research programs in more than 25 countries [11]. NYU reports research expenditure of $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025 [7] and conferred 20,211 degrees in 2024-2025 [9].

NYU's Technology Opportunities and Ventures office supports the formation of startup companies based on university innovations [1]. The office lists Clarifai in its startup portfolio, founded in 2013 with principal investigator Matthew Zeiler, PhD [1]. Clarifai achieved top-five finishes in image classification at the 2013 ImageNet Challenge [1].

New York University was founded in 1831, with 158 students in its first semester. [4]

NYU lists 21 schools, colleges, institutes and programs founded between 1832 and 2013, including the College of Arts and Science (1832), the School of Law (1835), the Tisch School of the Arts (1965), NYU Abu Dhabi (2010) and NYU Shanghai (2013). [10]

Business address: 70 Washington Sq S, New York, New York, 10012. [12]

Growth & traction

NYU reports Fall 2025 enrollment of 60,525 students, comprising 29,471 undergraduates and 27,804 graduate and professional students. [5]

NYU reports 4,633 total faculty, of whom 1,459 are tenured or tenure-track and 3,174 are non-tenure-track or contract faculty. [6]

NYU reports research expenditure of $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025. [7]

NYU counts "more than 700,000 alumni from the United States and 183 foreign countries". [8]

NYU conferred 20,211 degrees in 2024-2025: 7,676 bachelor's, 10,911 master's and 551 doctoral degrees. [9]