New York University

WORLD RANK

2012-13
41

New York, United States

Region: North America

  • Overall score
    72.8
  • Teaching
    73.8
  • International outlook
    38.7
  • Industry income
    29.5
  • Research
    67.4
  • Citations
    89.2

Inventor Samuel Morse was on the 14-strong faculty when NYU opened its doors in 1831. Today, it has more than 3,000 full-time members offering 2,500 courses to around 14,000 students. With five major sites in Manhattan and its heart in Greenwich Village, it also operates outposts in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.