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Latin: Universitas Neo Eboracensis | |
Motto | Perstare et praestare (Latin) |
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Motto in English | To persevere and to excel |
Type | Private[1] |
Established | 1831[1] |
Endowment | $4.3 billion (2018)[2] |
Budget | $11.945 billion (fiscal 2018)[3] |
Chairman | William R. Berkley[4] |
President | Andrew D. Hamilton |
Provost | Katherine E. Fleming[5] |
Academic staff | Total: 9,620 (Fall 2016)[6] (5,510 full-time / 4,110 part-time)[6] |
Students | 51,848 (Fall 2018)[7] |
Undergraduates | 26,733 (Fall 2018)[7] |
Postgraduates | 25,115 (Fall 2018)[7] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Urban 230-acre (0.93 km2) (Manhattan campus)[8] |
Colors | Purple and White[9] |
Nickname | Violets |
Mascot | Bobcat |
Website | nyu |
New York University, also known as NYU, is a research university in New York City. It is the largest private university in the United States, and is highly regarded in the nation as well as around the world.