New York University

A few years ago, I participated in the Career Edge Program. This week-long program was amazing as I was able to live on campus, attend events with other students, and learn in the classroom. Amazing school!

NYU is not your traditional university with miles of green acreage and beautifully manicured pathways connecting academic buildings. This university basically surrounds Washington Square, a small park filled with eclectic personalities, which acts as the school's common area, while the university itself spreads out in a 2 block radius in each direction around that same park. Given its compact size, the university has tons of people passing through, most of which are a mix between students, tourists, and locals. In a city of over 20 million people, that can be exciting or intimidating, depending upon your temperament. The school itself has around 28,000 enrolled students. If you like the excitement of a big city married to the concept of a college campus, NYU is your vibe. We toured here, and my daughter loved it. I thought it strange that we didn't get to see any classrooms, dining facilities, or living quarters on the tour, and I think this would have enhanced our overall experience. This is one of the only college tours we've been on that left out all three. There is a lot of emphasis on academics and research opportunities for students. NYU stands as the premiere educational institution in New York City next to Columbia.

Beautiful architecture old style building. Water fountain was so beautiful. Went there to check out Nyu for my daughter She loves that University.🤞

It's a great institution, but their alumni are often saddled with massive debt. But hey, it's an awesome school. If you have money, it's definitely worth it to live in NYC, party, and go to school. Their programs are top-notch.

Not bad!

Went to the Skirball Performing Arts Center and it was beautiful, clean, staff was hella respectful. The temperature was PHENOMENAL. First venue I've ever been in where the temp was PERFECT. Seating in the theater was comfortable. Bathrooms were clean. Definitely a nice spot to have shows for sure!!

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If it wasn't already called Washington Square Park, it would called NYU Park, as the campus almost completely surrounds it. Made up of multiple buildings and dorm housings, it also has a ton of restaurants and small businesses surrounding it.

Having earned my graduate degrees at NYU, perhaps I am a bit biased in its favor. But, I have corroboration, TimesHigherEducation.com just ranked NYU in its top 25 universities in the world. Take a look at the other top 24 -- NYU is in elite company for academic excellence. It was just that stature that drew me to get my degrees there in the first place. Washington Square is a wonderful, safe, progressive community. It was surrounded by mom & pop eating spots that students could afford and the best vegetarian/vegan food anywhere. My classes were small enough for me to get personalized attention. My graduate advisor, Lloyd Barenblatt, was a star in our field and a caring, brilliant advisor from whom I took continuous inspiration. I will always be indebted to him for seeing my potential as a researcher and scholar. Whenever I needed a break, I could head uptown to all the glorious offerings that Manhattan is famous for. Or, I could spend the day in Bobst Library, to this day, the finest collection of written materials in the United States. Nearby are the historic buildings of lower Manhattan, along with the 9/11 Memorial complex. Just above legendary Greenwich Village which encompasses the NYU campus, sits vibrant new Hudson Yards. You can walk to a panoply of ethnic conclaves from elegant Washington Square. Music, art, fashion, education -- no city on earth offers more than New York, and NYU puts that at the students' disposal, around the clock. Is NYU expensive, is the area limited in terms of housing, yes. But, so are Harvard, Yale, and Stanford in whose company NYU counts itself as a superlative academic bastion of learning. However, affordable housing is just across the river in East Orange, NJ, which is where I spent my first two years. Also, Atlantic Highlands, NJ is just a water-shuttle of about 40 minutes away. I lived there too and finally was awarded housing at 110 Bleecker, with an 18th floor apartment overlooking lower Manhattan. NYU takes care of its graduate students. If I had anywhere to choose for my education, all over again, NYU would be my only choice. Thank you, New York University for all you have done for me.

Not alumni friendly campus. Visiting is actively discouraged( 2024) by university policy. I discovered it by visiting today. Previously visiting was encouraged.

NYU is perhaps good for old people around 35+. 18-22 young fellow might be lonely In NYC. If you don't live near the campus area, it could be hard. Also, it's not easy campus life so many strangers all over NYU campus. Plus neighbor in the Greenwich Village is super expensive.(if you can afford, fine.) Most of the building is very old, yes, cute brick style apartment is nice! NYU Security guards aren't friendly at all........some of them are super angry mood/ Cold Scary! Same as NYU student. I don't know why. Not friendly at all...you can feel from alumni as well. Close private Univ, is Columbia might have better campus life....it could be more enjoyable student life.

3 word message to Barbie: Need You Unendingly. Excellent University where I'm lucky enough to have spent quite a lot of time. Good facilities and very expensive and living costs around here are as well... But you get to live in one of the best areas of one of the best boroughs of one of the best cities in the world - so I don't think you're going to complain too much.

Overrated. NYU relies on the hype to get students in, but after spending 1 year as a graduate student here, I've had enough. I'm a part time masters student who works full time. I take classes in the evenings. My classes were decent, but I didn't agree with the way my program was structured. I wound up taking too many core classes that I already took in undergrad. I felt like I was throwing money out the window. They brag that 70%(?) of the students are part time, but I never got that vibe. Almost everyone in my classes was full time and getting bankrolled by parents. I have to work to support myself so I don't have that luxury. NYU also only caters to full time students and doesn't give a shit if you're part time. Events, meetings, gatherings etc occur during working hours so you can never go. With COVID-19, I saw the value of an NYU education rapidly decrease. They refused to give refunds, meanwhile my summer course professor had an internet connection that dropped every 5 minutes and would also yell at her son on our class meetings. I expect these things to happen, so no fault on the professor. But I don't expect to pay NYU prices for this shitty experience. School names don't matter to me so I'm transferring out. Even when online learning is over, I don't see the value in NYU. Classes were subpar, admin was subpar and I felt very "meh" about the entire experience. I'll be saving over $40k transferring to a CUNY school. NYU seems like a great option if you have a trust fund though, so if you do, head on over.

To all that are considering getting a Master's degree at NYU, beware. I graduated from NYU Wagner and received my MPA in 2015. I have kept quiet about my experience until now but have decided to say something, inspired by Farrah Abraham's review of Harvard. I faced similar experiences at NYU and her use of the term "educationally abusive" struck a strong cord for me. To sum it up, some of my time in the two years master program was good. That good time was erased by the bad parts. Their are two major problems at NYU and they go like this: NYU spends an unimaginable amount of time trying to prevent plagiarism. In fact every time you submit anything you get a plagiarism warning. While plagiarism is important, what NYU fails to do is to train students how to treat each other with dignity and respect when doing group projects. There will be a lot of group projects when you go to graduate school. At NYU it's typical when you are writing a group paper or get involved with a group project to have fellow students erase or greatly modify your submission without consulting with you. They are also allowed to lie and tell falsehoods about team members to the professor and the professors will not circle back with you to determine if what they said was true. The result is tremendous infighting while team projects are in process and no one trains students how to behave or treat each other with respect (sort of a "Lord of the Flies" atmosphere). As a result, NYU releases a bunch of monsters into the organizations of the world, and these monsters will likely treat everyone at their jobs with the same vicious disrespect in the workplace. This is probably part of the reason why the workplace has deteriorated so dramatically over the past few years. In the end, I complained to the Dean of the Wagner School and as always they did an "investigation" that ended up the same as all investigations seem to end: They found "insufficient evidence." Here is a quote from Vice Dean Anthony Bertelli : "I find insufficient evidence to challenge the reasonableness of the grade that you have been assigned. With my decision, you have exhausted your opportunities within Wagner on this matter." After I sent my complaint to Dean Sherry Glied, an initial response said that she would look into it. Dean Glied couldn't be bothered responding to my complaint but rather turfed it off to her assistant. So much for respect. While I was supposed to receive a group grade that everyone shared, my grade was lowed by two letter grades, based upon lies told to my professor by two out of the four group members. So while they promised before the capstone project started that all of the group would share the same grade, they demoted my grade only. This horrible outcome lowered my 3.8 GPA and I have been forever traumatized by the results. NYU isn't cheap. And in addition, to avoid being treated disrespectfully and educationally abused, I would caution anyone from getting their master's degree from this institution, where wrongdoing may go unverified and unpunished. I'm not sure if Ms. Abraham is starting a movement but if anyone else has suffered any type of abuse at their educational organizations, now is the time to let the cat out of the bag.

Was visiting with my daughter as she is deciding on colleges. We've been to many places already. The very first interaction we had at the admissions center was AWFUL! An extremely rude adult lady working there aggressively questioned us about our reservation for the tour. Completely uncalled for. The WiFi was bad do we couldn't open up our email to show her the tour code- so we were given a paper map to tour on our own. Wow! Came from Texas to be treated like this. Definitely won't be wasting our daughter's time here!

Incoming freshman you should know...1. You cannot choose your dorm. They have a ranking system 1-10 and sometimes you might not even get one of your top 3. 2. You cannot choose your roommates, NYU will do it for you based on 4 questions. 3. NYU will put you with roommates that you have absolutely nothing in common with. Your roommates will be from a different part of the US or even the world. They will not have the same major or be in the same school as you. Basically, no common ground to build connections. 4. The administration does not do enough for incoming freshman to come together and socialize, you will pretty much be on your own meeting new people. This will be hard unless you are an extreme extrovert.

Really enjoyed my stay at NYU. Interesting people, good food, world-class staff, and an unbeatable location! It's a little expensive for what you get, but you're mostly paying for the atmosphere. It's hard to get a spot, so I recommend giving at least a semesters notice in advance. I tried the Bachelors in Business, but I hear that the Law, Math, Psych, and Arts programs are worth checking out Overall, I would put this on my Top 10 Must-Dos in New York

In sum: I appreciate the education I have received thus far. My interaction with this school has changed my life for the better, and it can do the same for you. Those who are complaining about about the so-called lack of connectivity, teacher investment and quality of education would probably struggle to find purpose and community at any school, unless you enjoy drinking your frat bro's pee. Regardless of where you attend university, you get out what you put in. That applies to social AND academic endeavors. Push yourself for that difficult major. Take the hardest professors. Earn straight A's and build relationships with your professors. THEN tell me NYU is a shitty place to be educated. You have to take initiative wherever you are. I have scored numerous research positions, fostered close relationships with many professors, and have acquainted myself with an extraordinarily diverse friend circle (from the left and right wings). I have acquired invaluable life skills including the necessity to accept responsibility for my own outcomes, maintain self-motivation, and to seek out the opportunities that I desire. I've learned about the benefits of balance, will and well-roundedness. My sister goes to the one and only Columbia University. She often tells me she's missing out on many of these "extra" elements. I understand all of the comments on tuition. It is a bit ridiculous. However, this is a private university like any other. Utilize your tools. I pay $700 a month to live 25 minutes away. But most importantly: stop whining because you're not resourceful nor motivated enough to succeed in a high-pressure, competitive environment.

Great teachers, but bad administration. I attended this college one semester because I wanted to leave teaching as a profession, but I have left as an unhappy customer. I have a 3.1 GPA at NYU, but they decided to take away my scholarship funding even though I am a US citizen and have worked hard at the college. Byron, the financial aid officer, had no idea about what happened to my funding in the program. I was forced to leave the college today because I cannot pay the full amount of the tuition. It is a shame that many Americans have to pay a lot to go to this college while foreigners get a lot of scholarship money to attend here. Liberal state NY cares more about foreigners than US citizens. Secondly, they place you in internships where you feel more like a secretary than a social work student. I was placed in an internship where I was taking phone calls for a councilman instead of doing "real social work" stuff. My first internship did not teach me needs assessments which was necessary for me to know my first year in the social work program. They require you 21 hours a week for their program as a field placement while most colleges require only 15 hours a week. NYU cares more about their money than the students. When Byron told me the news, they couldn't come up with a solution for me to continue to attend the college. They do not care about students and their experience at the college. If I couldn't get the scholarship funds elsewhere, I was told to withdraw and that's it. Nothing else was done. Now I am looking to move to the West where colleges will be cheaper for me to complete my MSW degree.

not worth any of the insane tuition. over populated, therefore scarce resources for students. if i could go back and tell my younger self, i would've never gone here for college.

This school is not worth it. Getting accepted and going to this school was the largest mistake of my life. IDC about the financial part. It's the professors and staff and how they treat us. We are just costumers they make sure to treat us like it. There is no one there with a positive attitude they want us to suffer like they did. At least the engineering school. Idk about the Manhattan campuses. And there's no real community everyone's trynna eat each other. I refuse to be a part of this institution.

Shut up hater bitches. Almost every single nasty review here is from someone who either couldn't get into NYU if they tried, tried to get into NYU and was rejected or lives in the Village and wants to bitch about how much more "authentic" Washington Square was when you could buy crack for $5 and find someone to give you a blowjob afterward for $10. The price of both has gone up and Washington Square is actually a pretty safe place to hang these days, so maybe you miss the "good ol' days" but most people who had to live in New York then don't. And guess what? I live in the Village and I go to NYU. Yeah it's expensive but so are most other good schools. It's not like the cost of tuition is a secret, so why bitch and moan about the price when you knew how much it was before your ass even applied? And where did people start getting the idea that large universities were supposed to "care" for you? That idea is an example of the bitch-ass nanny-state thinking which is ruining this country. We're all adults. If I wanted to pay someone to "care" about me I'd go hire a goddamned prostitute. As for Writing Workshop. Yes, I'm sure that class sucks but being that I tested out of it (right into Writing Workshop II) I wouldn't know. Too bad your writing skills sucked so badly you started out in the remedial level writing class. New York University is what you make of it. I don't live on campus and I have a great time because of it. I have an A- average and I've worked my ass off to get it. I don't begrudge NYU for buying all the once cheap-ass real estate it could and then turning itself from a bankrupt has-been school to one of the world best universities in a space of 30 years. Yes I pay a lot but the degree will pay for itself in time. Deal.

I gotta admit--the location really does it for me. And the faculty--they are quite good too, I hear. Cool student body for sure. Well, I gotta also admit that I never attended school here, instead choosing Columbia. But then I could not partake of all the goodies that surround the "NYU area". Maybe it is time to go back to school again! At you-know-where.

More hype than substance. Some great profs but unless you're at Stern or in the arts, it's an average education at an exorbitant price. Also, the kids are on their own for safety, health, and academic counseling. Don't believe any of the recruiting advertising. My kid had anaphylaxis and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Safe Rides would not pick her up from the hospital (although it was within the programs area of operation) and her Resident Assistant didn't check in with her at all afterward. She literally could've died and they wouldn't have known it. Getting an appointment with an academic counselor was a roll of the dice. She went two or three times and didn't get in because the line of kids waiting exceeded the office hours. No recourse other than to keep showing up and hoping you'll get in. The administrative diligence was only demonstrated in their ongoing billing for a $10 health center fee which was paid over a year ago. The most impressive part was the location (NYC!) and the festivities at the beginning of the year for new students.

I have such fond memories of NYU. I did not attend, but My Mom earned her graduate degree in education at night here. Often I went to class with her as a small child and slept in the back of class....child care remains at a premium in the city. She graduated Cum Laude and loves to tell people about her experience at her beloved NYU. On full scholarship she studied at night and became a New York City public school teacher by day and CUNY adjunct professor at night. Perhaps things have changed, but I felt quite welcome on campus and the three years spent here are some of the happiest and most memorable Mom speaks of. NYU, the West Village, and Mamoun's(that is what we could afford)on Bleeker will always have a spot within my heart.

There's no denying that I had some great experiences while at NYU, and that I owe part of my successes after graduation to them. I attended NYU for undergrad, when tuition was "only" $40,000/year* and John Sexton was president. I loved NYU because their location in Manhattan was awesome- deep in the heart of Greenwich Village. My freshman year, I lived in Rubin which meant I was able to have a 5th Avenue address for 8 months or so. :) I enjoyed my program as well. I pursued a degree in Sociology, with a double minor in Italian and Political Science. I had some great professors along the way. For one semester, I even studied abroad at NYU's beautiful campus in Florence, Italy. By the time I went there, I think it was in University hands for at least a decade, but don't quote me on that. Most of all, the people in my class were amazing and moved on to be very successful. I still keep in touch with a lot of the friends that I made there. Hell, my husband and I even met there (technically we first met on our first class ever during our freshman year, but we really only got to know each other during our senior year.) I also have to give credit to NYU for helping me get a job right after graduation. I was lucky because I entered the workforce right before the 2008 financial crisis. But I'm pretty sure having "NYU" on my resume helped me get callbacks. Same with when I moved to Singapore. Despite all the great memories, I'm a bit torn on what the University looks like today. You might've seen some press about their controversial expansion- "NYU 2031" as they call it- where they expand outside the core Washington Square location and build up to 2 million square feet of housing, classrooms, and offices in the Village. It sounds nice and all, but in the end, it changes the neighbourhood (usually for the worse) and unfortunately, it's always the students** who end up paying for this costly construction. And NYU is very notorious for giving out really shitty financial aid packages. Additionally, NYU is expanding globally, with fancy campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. To me, this screams "NYU = corporate" and I'm of the view that such global expansion dilutes the brand. Lastly, I'm not too happy with the alumni association here in Singapore. There are many alumni based here, and considering NYU's greed, it would behoove them to tap into this market for donations, considering the amount of wealth that these alumni have. However, the association doesn't hold consistent meet-ups (admittedly it's getting better in 2016, though in 2015 it was bad) and despite me reaching out, voicing my concerns, and offering my expertise to help, I've only been told that "they'll relay my feedback to the 'committee'" and nothing comes of it. I'm surprised that as an alumna, they don't see my skills as relevant and would rather keep doing things their way. I feel like they don't support me, and if they're not willing to support their own, well, I won't be interested in supporting them in return. It doesn't look like the NYU 2031 expansion plans will be going away, so I can only hope that future generations who decide on NYU will still get the education that they need, will be able to (miraculously?) pay off their student loans, and that the University doesn't ruin its reputation in my lifetime. -- *You can bet your ass my parents are laughing at the return on their investment, considering 2015 tuition was quoted at $66,640 a year. **Don't get me started on how NYU apparently has more "sugar babies" than any other college in the US!

This is my school. I love it. There is so much going on here. They have so many campuses which makes it easy and convenient. The professors, for the most part, are great, fun and very intelligent. I know it may seem odd to state "intelligence" as a quality for an NYU professor. Let's just say it is not... Any who! The school is constantly buying real estate or renovating so the facilities are great. There are a lot of clubs to join to make college life more enjoyable. BEWARE: As you must know, this school is expensive about 1000 a credit, but to me it is well worth the money.

My 4 years at NYU were simply amazing and have set me up well for life after graduation. NYU has world class resources. There are endless opportunities in terms of majors, classes and student clubs/organizations. Every professor I had at NYU has been truly passionate about their work and more than helpful during office hours. Not once have I had a class mainly taught by a T.A. A huge part of NYU is the access to study abroad opportunities. They make it so easy to spend a semester learning in one of NYU's global sites and therefore a majority of students spend at least one semester abroad. I know for many people, myself included, studying abroad was one of the best semesters over the 4 years. While many people complain NYU doesn't have a real campus, I didn't find it to be a problem at all. Most of NYU's buildings are clustered within a small area surrounding Washington Square Park and I would see tons of people I knew just walking around the neighborhood. The Greenwich Village area truly felt like home during my time there. Personally, I think having other people unaffiliated with the university walking around only made the area more vibrant. As a current graduate student at Columbia, I can confirm that there is way more going on in the area around NYU than the area near Columbia. Being in New York gives access to endless opportunities. I had internships almost the entire time I was at NYU which was only possible because so many companies are within such a short distance. While the City may be a little overwhelming for the first couple of months, I ended up enjoying it so much that I stayed after graduation and most people I know have stayed as well. Its great to already be settled in New York with connections after graduation instead of having to move to a new city and start from scratch. In summary, NYU is an incredible school that gives access to so many opportunities that other schools simply don't have. If you plan on going here, be proactive, find those opportunities, and get involved!

I dunno. I can't complain. I was lucky enough to go here yes and I did graduate. But to be honest, this place really just screams three stars to me. I'll credit them with this much: they haven't called me asking for money. Because they definitely know.

Cool school! Didn't seem like it has that much campus life, but since it's in NYC, there is a lot to do! Definitely would have applied if I wanted to do Business. Didn't know purple was their color. But my heart belongs to Columbia. :]

NYU is one of the most overrated universities there is. Attending NYU was the biggest mistake of my life. If you are not interested in getting your foot in Wall Street, do yourself a favor and go to other school where you can have the proper campus experience and be appreciated and respected as a student. There are a lot of poorly qualify professors at NYU and if you get problem you won't get the help you need. What NYU does not say is the number of students who end up dropping out of the program because they didn't get the education they were hoping to get.

I have been coming to NYU the last several years attending numerous business events and seminars. NYU is always bustling in energy. The programs are always First Class and the professors, staff and students that I have met have always been inviting and intellectually facsinating to meet. After attending an NYU program, you can enjoy a beautiul walk through SOHO, the Village or Union Square. Lastly, my son is attending and wrestling at NYU. The coaches and wrestlers are awesome!!

*** 100th review *** I was struggling over what to review for the big 1-0-0, since I get a kick out of little pinnacles like this. Finally it dawned on me: why not review the reason why I'm in NYC in the first place? Yeah, I'm so deep in debt like many of my peers that the light at the end of the tunnel seems like a pinhole. Yeah, I'm sick of fighting through so much red tape that I'm surprised when anything goes my way. Yeah, I realize that the purple flag is adorning more and more buildings around Manhattan, and heck, the world. --- BUT Although it's easy to jump on the hate-wagon, I find it much more satisfying to look back and think about what great opportunities and memories the school provided in the past few years I've been here. Because of NYU, I got the college environment I always preferred. No football team, low emphasis on Greek life, and a lively city, not strictly college, setting. Because of NYU, I've gotten some of the most interesting and unique internships. Cupcakes aside, that is. Because of NYU, I got to study abroad in Italy, which changed my outlook on life and is probably why I'm even on Yelp now. Because of NYU, I got to live in prime locations such as Union Square, 5th avenue, and across from Trader Joe's. Who knew ambulance sirens could become such sweet lullabies? I could go on and on, but this is beginning to feel like a memoir. So overall, for someone who blindly picked NYU without ever having visited NYC, I feel pretty lucky. Broke, but lucky.

Best private college in a true metropolitan city (non-ivy, non-religion), surrounded by East village/Greenwich/SOHO/Flatiron district. let's enjoy the mimi cheng's dumpling and by Chloe breakfast every single day :D

With everything I said about scary tuition fees still remains true, I start to appreciate the education a little more now. I graduated from NYU (Tisch) 2 years ago, and clearly my education has set me apart from many who have studied similar courses. Having required general studies for Art majors is the best thing that can ever happen to undergraduates at Tisch. But hey, almost all of my grateful peers are struggling to pay their loans now. The tuition is way too damn high!

I went to NYU for 6 years. NYU does not care about its students. It is a horrible institution and, if I had a time machine, I would go back and stop myself from ever considering it. I was there before Loeb was torn down, before they built the 25 thousand more dorms, before the awful Schimmel center went up. Here's the most annoying thing about NYU: all the administration cares about is getting money so they can buy more real estate and build more things so they can get more money. That's it. The students? Their education? The community? Nope nope nope. Those come in a distant 192nd on their list of priorities. NYU charges Ivy League prices yet don't give an Ivy League education. The students are given very little guidance and shuffled into classes based on some arcane formula that not many can ferret out. Probably has something to do with money. For example: Every undergrad student (except those in Gallatin) have to take a class called "Writing Workshop". That's something like 30 - 35K kids a year taking this class. Writing Workshop is its own department. The head of that dept (when I was there) is Pat C. Hoy. Who edits the book of essays *every* student who takes WW *has* to buy? Pat C. Hoy. NYU bookstore won't take the book back to resell, either, because a new edition comes out every year. Tell me that's not a racket. That new student center with the performing arts center inside? Ask any NYU student involved in the arts if they're allowed to use it. Nope. NYU rents it out. If you have a recital or a play you've written for a performance class and want to use any of the theaters NYU owns and houses in campus buildings, you can't. They're not for students, but for those NYU rents the space to. There are some student services, but to find out about them you have to know someone who knows someone who knows that service exists. They don't publicize many of these things. The beaurocracy makes government employees cry. As soon as you graduate, even before you've had a chance to wave some money at your crippling loans, they hit you up for alumni donations. Because, you see, NYU is so poor, and they need to buy some more buildings and land and stuff so they can.... buy some more buildings and land. What more can you say about a school that rented out the bottom floor of an undergrad dorm to a wine shop? Yeah, that's NYU.

A private university with Ivy complex. This is really the place where rich kids too stupid to get into an Ivy League university go for a vanity degree as the cost of attendance for undergrad studies for the 2020-2021 year is an astounding $84,000+, up $8,000 from $78,000, for 2019-2020. We are talking about 400K easily for a 4-year undergrad degree! Highway robbery disguised as an education. If you are smart and willing to spend that kind of money go to a real Ivy, not this overpriced place.

I'm an recent NYU alumni ('04) so I can say with some small amount of authority that NYU is not only over-rated but a very poor educational institution. This will be a long review and I will contiue it later...

Don't listen to their lies- this school has little community factor. You're walking around NYC knowing that everyone who isn't a student hates you, and most of the people who are students probably think they're better than you, and then you go back to your building to do work, which is boring and unchallenging, and then you cook yourself dinner because it's cheaper than going out and it's tastier than the shit they have in the dining halls, and then you meet some friends, and then you get drunk, and either go clubbing because it's what you're "supposed" to do at NYU, or you wander the streets cold as a motherfucker and acting way too drunk for anyone's good. It's bureaucratic. It's massive. It doesn't care much about its students at all. But if you're into that, as many people are, then go for it. I only gave it three stars because I met some great kids here, and because of Stephen Duncombe's class "Social Constructions of Reality."

After skimming though all the NYU h8, I felt compelled to write a review of my alma mater. Sure NYU costs a lot, and sure and it may not be the most mothering of colleges out there, but for those who are assertive and forthright, NYU can provide you with damn good education whether it be in philosophy of law, linguistic semantics, or the enigmas of hipsterdom (or all three at once). When I was there (class of 2010) I always picked the best rated professors and they always happened to be the most intellectually challenging classes as well (ahem, Prof. Rajsingh -- he's so awesome I'm mentioning him in an effing Yelp review.) Your NYU education is what YOU make of it. Writing the Essay (or Writing Workshop...whatever it's called these days) might be kinda shady to some, but it really did improve my ability to think and write in a format other than the five paragraph essay that most high school students are taught. Writing isn't that formulaic and NYU knows that. Yes, I am in debt, but my debt will be paid off eventually. If if weren't for NYU, I wouldn't have made my super artsy friends who blew my mind with what they were doing in their super artsy classes (like create a sculpture that holds water AND shows movement?! wft?!?). I grew up and toughened up faster than my friends who went to more traditional colleges because I lived in NYC and because I had to fight my way through 4 years of that infamous NYU bureaucracy -- what separates the true violets (or bobcats now?) from the less formidable, weakling flowers (like pansies). If you want to be coddled through college, go somewhere else, 'cause NYU don't want 'chu.

I went to school here. It's a tough school and very expensive. It's in a great location but what I don't like is it doesn't really have a campus. I wish it had its own campus like Brown University. The other bad thing about NYU is they don't have enough dormitory space and you can't afford to live in Manhattan unless you're the son the daughter of a multimillionaire

I came here with my coworker to grab some info on graduate programs. The campus is HUGE! Trying to figure out where to go on a rainy, cold day, we finally found the correct building. The staff there were awesome, informative and helped us with all of our needs. I felt so old walking the campus with teeny boppers rushing to class, but I am very happy I came to check things out and yup, online courses are so up my alley. :) This review is mainly for the Advisors who helped us both during our visit.

I give this a one star rating, because I'm a hater and there will always be people who love love love this school. Li Ping is right, I didn't even get to go to school (health problems), and got 400 in photography lab fees taken from me. It's one thing to keep the registration fee, its another to steal and keep supplies bought with money from a student who can't even use the lab. i understand having a degree from nyu can look pretty nice. schools hope that its graduates and alums make the school look good, but I will not be attributing any of my success to nyu i think its a mistake to go to nyu, there are other schools that can take you far (ohh when tours come thru the student center i always whisper, dont go here! bad investment! worst thing ever)

I'm biased as a former student in the NYU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Some of my best memories were here. I loved my undergraduate experience, but while at NYU, I couldn't help but wonder (many times) how much more I would have loved being here in New York City as a wide-eyed 18 year old. I arrived as a graduate student at NYU a week before 9/11 happened. A lot of people took the semester off, which NYU generously facilitated, even with the students who took the gifted $500 because their housing was close to ground zero and they couldn't get back to their rooms for clothes, study supplies, books, etc. The school doesn't have a centralized campus like Columbia. Washington Square Park is probably as close as it gets to that. It's simply a cluster of buildings (maybe a square or two (like in front of the library) with the purple flag with the picture of the torch adorning the entrance to let people know that it's an NYU building. I liked that it was this way, because I considered New York City to be NYU's campus. It truly, truly is and coming to NYU means you're coming to New York. There is a student bubble but, unlike most colleges and universities, it's fairly easy to escape the bubble. I never once felt that whole Towns Vs Gowns thing. The school is large. It's prestigious. The CON is being overwhelmed which is a small, small price to pay for having Hilary Clinton come to speak during Women's History Month or studying in the library and getting interrupted because everyone is running to the main foyer to see Nelson Mandella walk in to speak or VS Naipaul doing a reading the week after he wins the Nobel Prize for literature or Al Gore speaking on global warming. You get the point. The school does favor left leanings and there are a good number of students and faculty who are far, far to the left, so if you're to the right or far to the right, this may not be a comfortable place, unless you're all about being around other people who think differently from you, promote tolerance, celebrate diversity and lean/look forward to new, free modes of thought. This is a school that doesn't hand-hold so if you know what you want and you're self-driven and take personal responsibility for your own education, you'll be in good company here. Random story: Jacques Derrida was a professor there while I was a student. When I saw him in front of the library talking to a student, I had my celebrity-freak-out moment and just stared at him. It happened in slow-mo. He looked up at me and I thought he was going to say something, something brilliant, something that would change my life forever. He then looked at the student he was talking to and said, "Let's go over there and talk." Still, I was happy with that moment. I forced Derrida to cross the street and continue his conversation. Okay, I'm done being a geek. By the way, did I tell you about the time I forced Derrida to cross the street? So cool, so cool . . . .

I actually took classes from NYU SCPS which is the continuing education (money making machine) sector for NYU. My company paid for my classes, which is the only reason I continued taking courses to receive my certification in Business Management. The classes/professors through SCPS are hot/cold. I did have a few professors that I did really enjoy, however the bad ones were SO TERRIBLE that it took away from the good classes I did have. It is overwhelmingly apparent that NYU is a money making, real estate grabbing machine, not worth the exhorbitant tuition they charge.

To review an institution such as a University with the sentiment of being "right" in your opinion seems somewhat ignorant. A University is not a bar, or a coffee shop, where you can choose or not choose to spend your lunch or evening. It should seem clear (especially to an NYU graduate) that a time period of at least four years will be spent and viewed differently by different people. For me, my time at New York University has been one of challenge and growth. Many of the previous reviews are true when they say the University does not go out of its way to help students. However, I have found that when I go out of my way to help MYSELF, the University (teachers, administration) have been more than happy to help. All of my classes (including Writer's Workshop) have provided me with an intellectual challenge. My writing teacher is probably the best teacher I've ever had. Many of my friends complained about their writing classes. Not every teacher will be great. Some classes were easy, others were hard. Some were boring. **This is true at EVERY university. As for its relation to the city, just think of the University's goal: to provide an upstanding private educational Institution that thrives in one of the biggest cities in the world. Their presence in the city is quite strong, and to be honest, as a student there, I felt nothing but proud to be a part of that. I will admit, you have to have a certain personality to come to NYU, but isn't that true for New York City as well? Shy bookworms get good grades, but they don't take advantage of the city's endless opportunities. Party girls usually spend their four years going out, and usually end up in Event Promotions doing exactly what they did in college. It takes a balanced individual with a clear set of goals to make it (and make it happily) at NYU, because the environment offers many distractions that other Universities are not subject to. If you didn't like your time at NYU, you probably had a dream of coming to New York and didn't really know what to do with yourself once you got here. I have a lot of friends who were intimidated by the city and rarely went outside their dorm, unless they had class. If you feel the University didn't "help" you enough....what exactly can an administration with more than 30,000 students and faculty do to make you feel as if you got you allotted amount of personal attention? You are in New York City. Make it work. NYU isn't perfect, (otherwise they would receive five stars) but no educational institution is. I find that NYU has done an above average job in balancing its urban circumstance with its educational goals.

Its hard to describe a four year experience in one little review. I don't see how anyone would want to get recommendations on an institution through a website without actually seeing it in person. I will say the following: I recommend NYU for people who are more interested in making career related connections than having a regular college experience. NYU kind of has a campus, but you don't have that sense of community that you must have at a college with a real campus (and football team!). NYU does have wonderful study abroad programs. I was a part of their "Freshman Year in Florence" program for international students. You can basically do a semester anywhere in the world, and I highly recommend doing so because it is a priceless experience. NYU obviously has its downfalls, but any university does. Having dorms far away from class sucks, but at least you learn to manage your time, get used to commuting. I had some ridiculously unchallenging classes but I also had some life changing ones. I liked most of the professors in my programs - in CAS. They are also great contacts since most actually work in the field they teach at NYU and you can get great internships as a result. NYU is very supportive of their students in any kind of club they wish to start; this especially since NYU is not really a community based university. They also hold events of every nature, and offer discount tickets to every broadway show or sporting event. I am sure I am forgetting ten thousand things I would want to say about my experience here, but in all, it was the right fit for me, and I guess thats what this is about, finding the right institution to fit your wants and needs.

I'm currently taking classes at NYU SCPS and I've had nothing but good experiences. The professors are great and my fellow students are an interesting, varied lot. Why 3 stars? Because NYU has totally decimated the neighborhood. It has taken an historic area known for its edgy energy and turned it into some kind of playground for out of town college kids. Guess what NYU undergrads, you aren't in NY. You are in a facsimile and probably not even that anymore. I agree with prior posters who state that NYU is a real estate hog. I've never seen an area go so white bread so fast. Every other building is NYU.

I went to NYU film. I racked up the credits in high school, and thus cruised through college, taking an Irish Studies minor and loving every minute of it. Nice main campus. Dorms all over town. Largest undergraduate student body in the country. tens of thousands of students both part time, full time, etc. Lots of red tape. Film school bureaucracy really angered me, many professors may have loved film but didn't understand that this isn't a hobby and not everyone can be pretentious and only focus on film. There is a general education at stake, and I wish I could have been more forced to really explore those options. Some random points: Gay Abel-Bey is an excellent advisor. Period. I hated Writing the Essay, but my teacher was so goddamn smart, he was inspiring. Irish Studies, in the Ireland House, is the coolest thing ever. I hate the administration. I really do. I hate everything NYU has stood for in terms of how they go about building their community and how cliched and fake they are. But I can't say I haven't met wonderful people here, and had some GREAT teachers. The facilities are very good. I saw myself going here in high school and I have no regrets, only that I did not learn more general studies (the arts school specifically really focuses on craft rather than general education, which at the time I was like cool but now I was like that's not a good foundation). I can imagine that a lot of yelpers are post-college. Believe me, NYU's SCPS (school of continuing and professional studies) is something you want to check out if you are casual or hardcore about getting your head into a class or 20. An incredible range and easy system of signing up, it really caters to the work force in New York. The SCPS teachers aren't necessarily the most organized or enthusiastic bunch, but the best is to focus on the angle that they are working professionals who have experience. That's the important thing to hone in on. Here's a good example of what's stupid about NYU: The graduate film program got a hot, 10 mil donation, boat parties, celebs, the works. What does undergrad get besides snide comments about how we aren't experienced enough (true in life, but you can't show ageism like that, its totally not cool) and how we're just, well, undergrad. We take the same courseload and work just as hard. To dean campbell, personally you shot me down and I think your admin needs an overhaul. There's plenty more to say, but that's how I feel right now. 1:29PM EST, 4/17/07.

You get what you pay for- you'll just be paying for it for a very, very long time. I went here to study education and came out with a Bachelors in Communication Disorders in '05. Honestly, it was worth every penny because I had a dual degree and the TSSLD (certification to practice as a speech pathologist in NYC for 5 years while getting your masters). Most programs DO NOT offer this option. NYU makes sure you do it. Counseling in my program was fair to good. Core curriculum classes in communication disorders were a mix of undergrad and grads taking prereqs. Expectations were high and the professors pushed you. Prepared you to apply for a masters in either Audiology or Speech-Language Pathology. I remember sitting in class one day and being shocked at how much I knew about something I had never really thought about before coming to college. It all just came together. As for the extra coursework (ie. Map classes.. if they are still called that) I really enjoyed most of it. Russian history, French Film (taught by a French teacher who showed us mostly Orson Welles movies), Intro to Printmaking, etc. were all good experiences. The stupid writing course that was required was pretty awful, but I think I had the worst TA ever and he must be gone by now. If he doesn't have his phD yet, or whatever he was getting, I'm sure he's in trouble. I attended the movie portion of my boyfriend's Hitchcock class in Canter.. it was awesome and the professor was actually very cool. Plus he totally owned his stuttering, which any future SLP is very happy to see. NYU has access to the entire city and they let you know it. Kimmel Center was built while I was there and I enjoyed it to the fullest. Program Board was an awesome place to make friends and set up great events for music, film, lectures, etc. The people I met in that club are some of my closest friends to this day. So if you are struggling try that, seriously! Bobst Library was amazing and I still had friends borrowing books for me there after I graduated. I think they let you visit only 3 times as an Alumni.. but yeah, that doesn't suffice if you are going to borrow all of your books for grad school there. I hardly bought any books in college because Bobst always had them and I'd just check them out. This is a good place to go if you don't care about a college campus and like to laugh about school spirit. Violets? Come on! Thank you for putting all of the sororities and frats hidden away on several floors of one of your massive buildings.. I never had to see them! Washington Sq. Park is yours but you share it with the rest of NYC- and that's probably what makes this place great. Be sure to jump in the fountain at graduation. Try not to get mad at the Sternies who create dollar signs out of tape on top of their graduation caps.

The administrators range from callous to downright mean. Many of the professors aren't much different. I've never seen a school where there's an atmosphere of general malaise.

I'm currently enrolled in NYU's Stern School of Business, Part Time program. I absolutely love it. -The faculty is excellent. They are all experienced professors, but also come with plenty of real world experience so they can call on that and not just traditional text book material. -A very diverse student body, with lots of different backgrounds and work experiences. This makes for very interesting class discussions and lively debates. -The course offerings are top notch. Stern offered a discipline - Entertainment, Media, and Technology - that no other school offered. Though, I think they are most famous for their Finance offerings. -Many opportunities for DBi - Doing Business in - which are 1-2 week trips to foreign countries to study a particular subject, for credit. -Beautiful campus on Washington Square Park. -Not gonna lie, it's expensive. But worth it. When I looked at the job placement and starting salary for NYU grads, the cost of the school was well justified.

Isn't mindblowing to think that some person..or even some computer chose which dorm you were going to live in and who you were going to live with? Even the people assigned to the building as a whole! That total random thing/person basically shaped everything I did there, who I was friends with etc. So many landmark moments of my life and overall experience in NYC were totally based on the people I associated with in Hayden Hall and have become lifelong friends with. It's crazy to even think how drastically different my life would be if I didn't know these people. Thanks to the person/people/computer that randomly picks who lives where.

Well, well and so I try to tame the beast that is private education and the establishment none other than NYU. I have had the delight of experiencing higher education systems of three different countries and I have to admit the US wins on all aspects. I need to stress this review applies to the SCPS - Schack Institute , which is primarily graduate and aimed at working professionals, therefore the majority classes are conducted at night. Upon speeding through the revolving doors of a fairly luxurious building on 42nd Street and landing in a outstandingly lavish lobby , I find myself dropping the ideas of jagerbombs and bodyshots as fast as those banks of elevators where spewing out suited and booted corporate soldiers. The lecturers are all part-time as they maintain their full time profession in the industry, an element of the teaching which is literally priceless. Anyone can teach a theory , but to support it through a personal event makes it stick and actually quite interesting. The price tag is hefty, but is it worth it? The answer is , it depends on your financial situation. If you are planning to pay with borrowed money , then no , if you have money to spare then definitely. May I remind you as an international student the majority of low interest loans are not available to myself so I could not comment on their efficiency, but again in my eyes undergrad is a necessity, graduate follows once you know your definite direction and hopefully may have secured some financing from your employer. I am not very familiar with the stereotypical NYU student and hopefully don't fit the profile,yet again I did buy something from Urban Outfitters?! Nonetheless I have to admit upon answering the question "Which school?" ,I do get a fairly suspicious stare, as though the inquisitive party is trying to determine if I am alright as I seem or pretty much a right wanker. Finally, as most of the classes are night there is little interaction between students and everyone is focused in getting the class over in time for dinner or, preferably a ice cold bevy nearby, check BXL Cafe! Love it or hate it, I don't look good in purple but my parents' mantelpiece is missing a frame...

Let's pump up the ratings for our school, people--make every penny count! Make those never-ending monthly payments work! I can't say I have only love for my school ... but I did take a lot away from the classes I showed up to, and I'm at a good place in my life right now. It'd be safe to say that some of the credit goes to NYU.

NEVER NEVER NEVER STAY AT NYU DURING SUMMER INTERNSHIPS!!!! They force you to have a summer meal plan, their dorms are complete dumpsters! Yes they're old and that wouldn't be an issue is they at least tried to take care of them or heaven forbid do any renovations on them. If you do stay here for an internship (or even for actual school) don't live in Rubin Hall. The rooms are complete trash with holes in walls, ceilings in the bathrooms peeling and falling apart, busted doors, and deep scratches (read gouges) in the floors. The windows open up and you're lucky if you have two (my roommate and i had only 1). The windows only open 3 inches at most and are the hardest things to pull closed with them being so old and rusted up. RUBIN HALL DOES NOT HAVE A/C!!! I understand that a lot of old buildings don't, I get that, but when it's peak summer time, with high temperatures, and rooms with only 1 window, 3in of open air, stuck in a block of the building that gets no wind (my room faced an exterior wall right outside the window, with another wall to the left and another building wall on the right making it into a little cube with no access for wind) the 4th floor, you run the risk of heat exhaustion. Some say "buy a fan ya wimp." I BOUGHT 3! And all it does is move around hot air when you don't get any breeze from the windows! I was born and raised in Houston, Tx, my roommate was born and raised in Florida, trust us, we know how to handle the heat, but there have been so many times where we've almost been sick from the heat. WINESTEIN DINNING (DOWNSTEIN) IS COMPLETE SHIT!!! The workers are excessively rude, never look at you, act like it's such an inconvenience to serve you (even if you only get one thing and it's as easy as scooping mash potatoes). And when the workers actually serve you they give you the most burnt, flavorless, dried to sandpaper, food. Yes cafeteria food sucks, but they e had on rare occasions food that wasn't awful; they can do it they just choose not to because they're lazy assholes. They never have clean cups, never serve what they actually say they're gonna serve (which is the same meal repeated 4 times a week), and their grill for hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, etc. DOES NOT HAVE PROPER VENTILATION so it smokes up really fast, and (surprise surprise) the workers than man the grill put too much nonstick spray and grease on it and cause it to flame up 2-3 feet and smoke out the entire cafeteria. I worked at Bruce Cafeteria at University of North Texas for 2 years and they (it was a really good cafeteria-clean, great food, and kind staff) look like a 5 star restaurant and make Downstein look like they need to be shut down by food safety. And their "public safety officers" are the rudest, least helpful people. There's a little Indian man that works the night & late morning shift who yells at you if you use the easy access door (even if you just came down from your room to talk to the resource desk after swiping in minutes before), he gets mad when it takes you longer than a minute to sign in and out guests but it's totally fine for him to take 10 mins typing their name into the computer and searching for their IDs. I wouldn't trust these rent-a-cops with my life. You'd think that a school who rakes in billions of dollars from students and their decades of "prestige," and famous/successful alumni & professors, that they'd not be like a prison. Save your money, time, and health and avoid this place entirely!

wow so I am about to review an institution...hmmmm what to say what to say....for starters I kind of have to agree with Miller M. in saying that you really can not believe you are right no matter what your opinion is....and remember that it is not a restaurant or a coffee shop...so..... As a kid I always wanted to go to NYU...being in Manhattan going to school and living here was like yeahhh boiiiiii the coolest ever! But I did not.....somehow about 6 years after I finished up undergrad I found myself applying for a masters degree....so where else better to go then to the school I had ALWAYS wanted to go to. And here I am attending NYU.... I highly dislike what I spend on NYU (well the money the loan co. gives me to spend) A LOT! But besides that I have been getting one hell of an education....almost all of my professors (even adjuncts) have been amazing with the exception of a few. Maybe it is the program I am in or the people I have met but Im so happy I am doing my masters here.....will I be broke as a joke paying back my loans? Probably.....but even applying and getting accepted was a huge deal to me so all of that plus the great faculty I have encountered had made it worth my while.