One of New York University's strengths is its vast array of institutes and centers that are not only an important part of the academic setting of the University, but are also a vital part of its cultural setting. From leading international centers for research and education, to one of the most technologically advanced lecture halls and screening facilities in New York City, the varied institutes and centers at NYU serve as critical points of convergence for the University experience.
Throughout the year, many of them offer lectures and seminars that are open to the entire University community allowing for enrichment in many different subjects.
- Africa House
- Applied Mathematics Laboratory
- Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
- Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program and Institute
- C. V. Starr Center for Applied Economics
- Center for Advanced Digital Applications (CADA)
- Center for Advanced Social Science Research
- Center for Advanced Technology
- Center for Ancient Studies
- Center for Art and Public Policy
- Center for Atmosphere/Ocean Studies
- Center for Catastrophe Preparedness & Response
- Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics
- Center for Direct Marketing
- Center for Drug Use and HIV Research
- Center for European and Mediterranean Studies
- Center for Experimental Social Science
- Center for Finance, Law and Taxation
- Center for Health and Public Service Research
- Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel Administration
- Center on International Cooperation
- Center for Japan-US Business and Economic Studies
- Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Center for Media, Culture and History
- Center for Near Eastern Studies (Hagop Kevorkian Center)
- Center for Neural Science
- Center for Neuroeconomics
- Center for Publishing
- Center for Religion and Media
- Center for Research on Culture, Development, and Education
- Center for Research in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
- Center for Research on Teaching and Learning
- Center for Soft Matter Research
- Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
- Center for Teaching Excellence
- Center on Violence and Recovery
- Center for War, Peace, and the News Media
- China House
- Consortium of New York Geriatric Education Centers (CNYGEC)
- Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Development Research Institute
- Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life
- Faculty Resource Network
- Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History
- Grey Art Gallery
- Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
- Hemispheric Institute
- The Henry and Marilyn Taub Center for Israel Studies
- The Humanities Initiative
- Information Technology Institute
- Institute for African-American Affairs
- Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems
- Institute for Education and Social Policy
- Institute of Fine Arts
- Institute of French Studies
- Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge
- Institute for Law and Society
- Institute for Public Knowledge
- Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
- International Center for Advanced Studies
- Ireland House
- The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
- Langone Medical Center
- Martha E. Rogers Center
- Metropolitan Center for Urban Education
- Muriel & Virginia Pless Center for Nursing Research
- New York Geriatric Education Center
- Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy
- Reading Recovery Program Northeast Regional Site
- Remarque Institute
- Research Center for Leadership in Action
- Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management
- Ruth Horowitz Center for Teacher Development
- Schack Institute of Real Estate
- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Child and Family Policy Center
- Taub Urban Research Center