Interesting facts about nyu

 Fabricated interesting facts about nyu

1. It is the only private university in the world that was founded by a woman, it's founder Mary Wollstonecraft Leavitt.

2. The first class of students graduated from this institution in 1636 and the last classes were graduating in 1876.

3. The school has over 10,000 alumni who are still alive today.

4. There are currently more than 1,200 professors at the college and its affiliated hospitals.

5. New York University is the smallest university in the United States, in terms of enrollment.

6. NYU was originally called New York College.

7. The university's first home was in a former Jesuit novitiate on Greenwich street.

8. Its second home was in a former Dutch church on James street.

9. NYU has moved around quite a bit, starting out in several different locations before settling in its current location in the 1920s.

10. The University has two libraries, the Institute Library with more than 5 million volumes and the main library, which holds more than 6 million volumes.

11. The university has a fine arts school, Tisch School of the Arts, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs.

12. NYU has a school of medicine, which was the first private medical school in the United States.

13. NYU also has schools of law, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, social work and architecture among others.

14. The Tisch School of the Arts has a Dance Company, a Music School, a Theater School and a Film School, plus classes such as Music Technology, Jazz Theory and Songwriting.

15. NYU is consistently ranked among the best schools of medicine in the country.

16. The Center for Urban Justice at NYU offers a range of programs to serve communities that have traditionally gone under-served.

17. The American Medical Student Association has chapters at most major medical schools.

18. The NYU chapter of the AMSA is one of the largest in the nation.

19. The dental school was the second in the United States to admit women, in 1884.

20. The NYU dental school was ranked #1 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for National Rankings of dentists.

21. The NYU dental school is located on Washington Square Village where the hospital used to be.

22. Henry James, renowned American novelist was an alumnus of the university.

23. Notable alumni of NYU Law School include former US Solicitor General and Federalist Party leader, Joseph Biden.

24. Notable alumni of the medical school include the writer Upton Sinclair who was a doctor.

25. Notable alumni of the Dentistry school include the actor/comedian/writer John Belushi, who was a doctor.

26. NYU is one of the few colleges in the nation that runs several successful schools all located on one campus.

27. You can take classes at the public library. No tuition costs are associated with these classes.

28. The library has over 5 million volumes, making it the largest library in terms of volume in the world.

29. You can get a degree without ever setting foot outside of New York City!

30. There are over 2 million books in the library and over 1 million titles.

31. The library has a reading room that is open only to students, professors and staff.

32. The library also has a book tent that hosts book signings by famous authors.

33. The library has over 1,000 computers available to users, more than any other library in the United States.

34. There are also over 50 group study rooms for use by students.

35. There are over 30 art and photography exhibits held at the library each year.

36. The library has four museums on campus: the Modern Art Museum, the Museum Studio, the Photography Museum and the Folk Art Museum.

37. There are four theaters on campus: the Mainstage Theater, the small black-box theater, the Dance Studio and the Helmer auditorium.

38. There are two symphony orchestras on campus: the New World Symphony and the Symphony in Perpetuity.

39. You can take classes at the university's fitness center.

40. The fitness center has an indoor track.

41. The university offers more than 700 different types of classes each year.

42. The university has a major ice hockey team called the "Gobal Huntress".

43. The university has its own archery club.

44. The university has had a national debate team for centuries.

45. The university has had a world class debating society since 1876.

46. The university is also known for its many great writers such as Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Wolfe, John Irving, Toni Morrison, Erica Jong and many others.

47. The Radio City Music Hall and Rockettes, located in Rockefeller Center, are both within walking distance of campus.

48. There are two movie theaters on campus and show new releases every day.

49. There are two television studios on campus that show new releases every week.

50. There are two performing arts centers on campus that show popular Broadway plays.

51. The university owns the only performing arts center in the state of New York that is also a public library.

52. The university publishes the "Hampden Journal of Life", a newspaper.

53. The university has had an official baseball team since 1859.

54. The university has had an official basketball team since 1895.

55. The university has had an official football team since 1890.

56. The university has had a National Championship Rugby Team since 1896.

57. The university has had an official soccer team since 1873.

58. NYU boasts many traditions such as: beating Concordia in men's fencing, the construction of a "Globes" every time you beat Columbia, and the drinking of a lot of alcohol every time you lose to Dartmouth.

59. There are over 4,000 undergraduate students at NYU.

60. The university has had a co-ed nude beach in Coney Island since 1959.

61. The university has had a competitive cheerleading squad for over 50 years.


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