The New York University College of Arts & Science is a private liberal arts college established in 1832. It is located within the larger research university of New York University at Washington Square in New York City. As the oldest and largest school at NYU, the College of Arts & Science currently enrolls 7,030 undergraduate students (as of March 23, 2015). The College of Arts and Science offers Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees.
The history of the College of Arts and Science begins with the founding of the University by a number of prominent New Yorkers, led by Albert Gallatin, a member of Jefferson’s cabinet. Unlike other institutions at the time, it was to be nonsectarian and to produce a different sort of elite citizen, not born to privilege but set apart for leadership by talent and effort. To that end it provided a more practical education, what the 19th century called "Useful Knowledge." A comprehensive overview of the College’s history is available on the College website: http://cas.nyu.edu/page/aboutcas
The College provides an undergraduate liberal arts education through its Core Curriculum, which is designed to prepare students to thrive in their major programs of study. Undergraduate students may select from 66 majors as well as a host of accelerated Bachelor’s-Master’s and pre-professional programs offered through 30 departments, most of which also offer courses at NYU’s 13 study away sites. Additionally, students may select from over 60 minors offered within the College; they may also choose 40 cross-school minors at other schools within NYU. Entrance to the college is very competitive: in 2014, the average SAT score was 1440 (Critical Reading and Math), and only 1 out of 16 applicants were admitted.
Academics:
Edward J. Bloustein, B.A. 1948; Former President of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Lionel Casson, B.A. 1934; Classicist, archeologist, Professor Emeritus at New York University
Howard Crosby, B.A. 1844; Presbyterian Minister & NYU Chancellor 1870-1881
Richard Davidson, B.A. 1972; Professor of psychology at University of Wisconsin–Madison
Morris Janowitz, B.A. 1941; Founder of military sociology, professor at University of Chicago
Richard Joel, B.A. 1972; Current President of Yeshiva University, New York City
Joseph Keller, B.A. 1943; 1988 National Medal of Science recipient
Paul Kurtz, B.A. 1948; Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo
Ellen Langer, B.A. 1970; Professor of psychology at Harvard University
Peter D. Lax, B.A. 1947; Mathematician, 2005 Abel Prize recipient, 1986 National Medal of Science recipient
James Milliken, B.A. 1969; President of the University of Nebraska
Sherwin B. Nuland, B.A. 1951; Bioethicist, author of How We Die
Martha Nussbaum, B.A. 1969; Philosopher, professor at University of Chicago
Leonard Peikoff, B.A. 1954; Philosopher, leading advocate of Objectivism
Howard Zinn, B.A. 1951; Historian, author of A People's History of the United States
Arts and entertainment:
Warren Adler, B.A. 1947; Author of The War of the Roses
Milton Babbitt, B.A. 1935; Composer, 1986 MacArthur Fellow
Bob Balaban, B.A. 1977; Actor
Caleb Carr, B.A. 1977; Author
Neil Diamond (Did not graduate); Musician
Tom Ford (Did not graduate); Fashion designer and film director
William Gaines, B.A. 1948; Founder of MAD Magazine
Elizabeth Gilbert, B.A. 1991; Author of Eat, Pray, Love
Ilana Glazer, B.A. 2009; Co-star and co-creator of the Comedy Central series Broad City
Ethan Hawke (Did not graduate); Actor
Joseph Heller, B.A. 1948; Author of Catch-22
Stanley Kramer, B.A. 1933; Film Director
Ken Leung, B.A. 1992; Actor
Ira Levin, B.A. 1950; Author
Dave Liebman, B.A. 1967; Jazz musician
Leonard Maltin, B.A. 1973; Film critic
Glen Mazzara, B.A. 1989; Television producer
Frank McCourt, B.A. 1957; 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography recipient, author of Angela's Ashes
Alan Menken, B.A. 1972; Musical theater and film composer
Cynthia Ozick, B.A. 1930; Author
Kira Peikoff, B.A. 2007; Author and journalist
Meg Ryan, B.A. 1982; Actress
Martin Scorsese, B.A; 1964; Film Director, 2006 recipient of Academy Award for Best Director
Charles Simic, B.A. 1967; 1984 MacArthur Fellow, Recipient of 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 15th United States Poet Laureate
Business:
Maria Bartiromo, B.A. 1987; Fox Business Network Television Journalist
Clive Davis, B.A. 1953; Founder of Arista Records
Marvin Davis, B.S. 1947; Owner of Denver Broncos, billionaire, industrialist
Jack Dorsey (Did not graduate); Co-founder of Twitter and Square, Inc.
Arthur Frommer, B.A. 1950; Tourism Industry Writer
Scott Harrison, B.A. 1998; Founder and CEO of the non-profit charity: water
Henry Kaufman, B.A. 1948; President of Henry Kaufman & Company, Inc.
Mildred Robbins Leet, B.A. 1942; Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Joseph Nacchio, B.S. 1970; Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Qwest Communications International
Marc Rich (Did not graduate); commodities trader, billionaire, fugitive
Larry Silverstein, B.A. 1952; Billionaire, Real Estate Investor
Sy Syms, B.A. 1946; Founder of Syms Clothing
Dennis Tito, B.A. 1962; Entrepreneur, Space Tourist
Journalism:
Lynda Baquero, B.A. 1974; Correspondent for WNBC
Don Hewitt, B.A. 1941; Television producer, creator of 60 Minutes
Ray Suarez, B.A. 1985; Broadcast journalist, host of Inside Story on Al Jazeera America
Alvin Toffler, B.A. 1949; Futurist, writer, journalist
Gene Weingarten, B.A. 1973; Washington Post journalist, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner
Legal profession:
Constance Baker Motley, B.A. 1940; Civil-rights activist, judge, state senator, Borough President of Manhattan
Evan Chesler, B.A. 1970; Partner and Chairman, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Jonathan Lippman, B.A. 1965; Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Victor Marrero, B.A. 1963; United States federal senior judge
Herbert Wachtell, B.S. 1952; co-founder of the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
Medical profession:
Balamurali Ambati, B.A. 1991; Youngest person ever to become a physician
Eugene Braunwald, B.A. 1949; Cardiologist
Henry Sherwood Lawrence, B.A. 1938; Immunologist
George Wald, B.A. 1927; Recipient of 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Politics and government:
Jerome Anthony Ambro, B.A. 1955; US Congressman
Bill de Blasio, B.A. 1984; 109th Mayor of New York City
Irwin Delmore Davidson, B.S. 1927; US Congressman
Thomas De Witt Talmage, B.A. 1853; Preacher, religious leader, social reformer
Steven Boghos Derounian, B.A. 1938; US Congressman
William Henry Draper, Jr., B.A. 1916; First U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO
Fernando Ferrer, B.A. 1972; Former Bronx Borough President and 2005 Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York
Henry Grunwald, B.A. 1944; U.S. Ambassador; former managing editor of TIME magazine and editor in chief of Time, Inc.
Sean Hannity (Did not graduate); political commentator
Frank L. Howley, B.S. 1925; Brigadier General, Commandant of the American sector of Berlin
Jacob Javits, B.A. 1923; US Senator from New York from 1957 to 1981
Samuel Levy, B.A. 1894; Manhattan Borough President
Martha Roby, B.A. 1998; US Congresswoman
Albert del Rosario, B.S. 1960; Former Philippine Ambassador to the USA. Currently the Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary
Science:
Evelyn Berezin, B.S. 1951; Computer engineer
Avery Fisher, B.S. 1929; Inventor of the transistorized amplifier and the first stereo radio-phonograph, noted philanthropist
Alfred Vail, B.A. 1836; Inventor
Sports:
Marv Albert, B.A. 1965; Sportscaster
Howard Cann, B.A. 1920; 1968 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee
Howard Cosell, B.A. 1938; Sportscaster
Carol Heiss, B.A. 1961; Gold medal winner, Olympic Winter Games 1960
Mika'il Sankofa, B.A. 1988; Fencer, Olympic Gold Medalist
Dolph Schayes, B.S. 1948, NBA champion (1955), 12× NBA All-Star, Hall of Fame Inductee
Ed Smith, B.A. 1934; Model for Heisman Trophy
George Spitz, B.A. 1934; World record high jumper
Colin Cassady, B.S.; WWE wrestler
