Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Higher Education in New York City

In New York City, there are over half a million college students attending over more than sixty universities and colleges. New York City educates more students than any other city or state in the country. In fact, more freshman leaving their home state to attend college come to New York than any other state, mostly because of New York City.

The public university in New York City is City University of New York that expands to include many other colleges. However, the popularity of private universities has led to the extreme number of colleges and universities. The city is home to many universities, and the following is a brief list of notable ones: Columbia University, Cooper Union, Fordham University, The New School, Manhattan College, New York University, New York Law School, St. John’s, and Yeshiva University. New York City is also home to the world-renowned Julliard School and the School of Visual Arts. Columbia University, located in New York City, is one of the world-renowned Ivy League Schools.

New York University is a major research university in lower Manhattan. Founded in 1831 by a group of prominent New Yorkers, New York University has grown to be the largest “not-for-profit” private school in the United States. The university boasts an enrolment of nearly 40,000 students, which rivals and surpasses most of the nation’s public universities. New York University is composed of fourteen colleges and divisions, which are spread out over Manhattan.

The New York School of Law is a private law school in Manhattan and is one of the oldest law schools in the United States, second only to the Litchfield Law School of Connecticut. The Law School was founded in 1891 by a group of faculty, students, and alumni of Columbia Law School led by their founding dean, Theodore William Dwight, a prominent figure in the history of American legal education. They left Columbia in protest of teaching methods of which they did not approve and to establish a prestigious school of law. They established New York Law School in Lower Manhattan—where it has remained ever since—in the heart of the city’s legal, financial, government, and corporate headquarters.

New York City is one of the worlds premier places to attend higher education facilities. It is important for individuals to consider the strengths that these schools would offer them when considering where to go and where to apply. School is a very personal and responsive thing and should be chosen accordingly.

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