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New York University

Latin: Universitas Neo Eboracensis
Motto	Perstare et praestare (Latin)
Motto in English	To persevere and to excel
Type	Private
Established	1831
Endowment	$3.488 billion (2016)
Budget	$8.046 billion (2016)
Chairman	William R. Berkley
President	Andrew D. Hamilton
Provost	Katherine E. Fleming
Academic staff	Total: 9,768 (Fall 2015) (5,303 full-time / 4,465 part-time)
Administrative staff	2,242
Students	50,027 (Fall 2015)
Undergraduates	25,722 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates	24,305 (Fall 2015)
Location	New York City, U.S.
Campus	Urban 230-acre (0.93 km2) (Manhattan campus)
Colors	Purple and White
Athletics	NCAA Division III – UAA
Nickname	Violets
Website	www.nyu.edu

Coordinates: 40°43′48″N 73°59′42″W / 40.73000°N 73.99500°W / 40.73000; -73.99500

New York University (NYU) is a private nonprofit research university based in New York City. Founded in 1831, NYU's main campus is centered in Manhattan, located with its core in Greenwich Village, and campuses based throughout New York City.

NYU is also a worldwide university, operating NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai, and centers in Accra, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Florence, London, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Sydney, Tel Aviv, and Washington, D.C.

Among its faculty and alumni are 37 Nobel Laureates, over 30 Pulitzer Prize winners, over 30 Academy Award winners, and hundreds of members of the National Academies of Sciences. Alumni include heads of state, royalty, eminent mathematicians, inventors, media figures, Olympic medalists, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, and astronauts.