Overview
Show Quote(From the documentary New York University:It’s very hard to differentiate where New York University stops and New York City starts. That is one of the real keys to NYU— the city goes right through it. NYU benefits from the city, and the city benefits from NYU.
And if you took NYU—the same faculty, the same students—and put them someplace else, this city would be immeasurably poorer, but so would NYU. One of the reasons people pick NYU is because if you are a student there, you are a citizen here.”— Mayor Michael Bloomberg
In and of the City)
A Letter from the President
In 2031, New York University will mark its 200th anniversary. To provide the academic infrastructure necessary for the University to fulfill its mission in that milestone year, and to coincide with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bold planning efforts for the city, the University has—for the first time in its history—developed a long-term strategy, NYU 2031,to guide its future growth. What will NYU look like in another generation?
Introduction: NYU in NYC
New York University would not exist without New York City. The University’s story is intertwined with the city’s story from the beginning. Its identity and community are inextricably bound to its home in Greenwich Village. Its successes mirror the city’s successes; its struggles, the city’s struggles. To determine what NYU will be in 2031 is first to embrace what New York City must be.
NYU 2031: In Summary
NYU 2031 aims to reflect the University’s values in its physical presence. The plan addresses the university's call for more space, outlining a process that values its history, neighborhood, and community. How does it ensure progress and help keep its city livable and its neighborhoods strong?
NYU 2031 Overview Video
NYU At-a-Glance
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NYU employs 16,475 people consistently ranking it in the top 10 largest employers in New York City. (Crain’s New York, 2006)
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240,000 NYU alumni (out of a total of 360,000) live in the New York City metro area. (NYU Office of Institutional Research and Program Evaluation, 2008–2009)
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During financial year 2009, NYU spent a total of $776,015,795. (NYU Purchasing Services)
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During financial year 2009, NYU spent a total of $156,877,796 in Greenwich Village businesses alone. (NYU Purchasing Services)
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NYU undergraduates spend an average of $14.9 million each month. (Discretionary spending per student, from the Chronicle of Higher Education)
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Each year, 65% of graduating students remain and work in New York City
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NYU pays $7,000,000 in real estate taxes annually.
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NYU pays $55 million each year in income tax to New York City and New York State.
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From 2000 to 2009, NYU spent $1.9 billion on more than 1,600 capital projects.
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Social work students spend more than a half-million hours each year conducting fieldwork in New York City’s public agencies and hospitals.
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NYU’s College of Dentistry provides over $30 million in uncompensated care each year, and its clinics provide more than 300,000 patient visits per year.
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More than 15,000 NYU students volunteer or intern in community-based organizations each year.