New York University
New York University, a coeducational nonsectarian institution of higher education in New York City. It is one of the largest privately supported universities in the United States. The liberal arts college and most of the university's other colleges and schools are at Washington Square, in Manhattan. The Medical Center, the Dental Center, and the Graduate Business Center are located elsewhere in the city.
Several notable buildings were opened in the early 1970's—the Andre and Bella Meyer Hall of Physics; Tisch Hall, which houses the College of Business and Public Administration; and the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library and Study Center, the largest of the university's seven libraries. The libraries have more than three million volumes and are noted for their special collections and rare books.
The university was founded as the University of the City of New York in 1831. Instruction began in 1832. The present name was adopted in 1896. A campus at University Heights, Bronx, was sold to the City University of New York in 1973.