NYU College of Arts and Science

Type	Private
Established	1832; 194 years ago (1832)
Parent institution	New York University
Dean	Wendy Suzuki
Students	7,660
Address	32 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10003 , New York City , New York , 10003 , U.S.
Colors	Mayfair Violet[1]
Website	cas.nyu.edu

TheNew York University College of Arts and Science^[2] (CAS) is the primaryliberal arts college ofNew York University (NYU).

The school is located nearGould Plaza next to theCourant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and theStern School of Business, adjoiningWashington Square Park inGreenwich Village.^[3]

As the oldest and largest college within NYU, the College of Arts and Science currently enrolls 7,660 undergraduate students (as of 2017). CAS enrolls the largest number of undergraduate students for a private liberal arts college in the United States; its size and complexity owe to NYU's overall profile of enrolling the largest number of students in the country for a private, nonprofit, residential, and nonsectarian institution of higher education.^[4] The College of Arts and Science offersBachelor of Arts (B.A.) andBachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees.

In 1914, Washington Square College was established in downtown Manhattan to serve commuter students.^[5][6]

The college provides an undergraduate liberal arts education through its Core Curriculum. 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, many of which also offer courses at NYU's 13 study away sites. Additionally, students may select from over 60 minors offered within the College as well as 40 cross-school minors at other colleges within NYU. Admission to the College of Arts and Science is competitive, with an acceptance rate of 4% for the class of 2027.^[7]

The school also hosts multiple student organizations, includinggreek life,political,religious,ethnic, andmusic performance groups (often alongside theTisch School of Arts).

The university also sponsors some traditions for undergraduates including Apple Fest, the Violet Ball, Strawberry Festival, and the semi-annualmidnight breakfast where Student Affairs administrators serve free breakfast to students beforefinals.

The College of Arts and Science runs several student journalism clubs and publication with theArthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, includingWashington Square News,NYU Local,Washington Square Local, and the literary journalsWashington Square Review andThe Minetta Review.^[8] The university also associated (though not officially affiliated) with the campus comedy magazine,The Plague, which started to poke fun atpopular culture as well as campus life and the idiosyncrasies of NYU in 1978.

The university also runs a radio stationWNYU-FM 89.1, which broadcasts to the entireNew York metropolitan area.

Several undergraduatesecret societies have existed at the College of Arts and Science. Starting in 1832, thePhilomathean Society and theEucleian Society were formed, making rivals of each other. When the Philomathean Society died out, its remnants formed the Andiron Club in 1904.^[9] The most selective and famous club on campus is theRed Dragon Society, founded in 1898, which continues to exist to this day.^[10] Many notable NYU alumni have been members of these secret societies, includingElmer Ellsworth Brown,Howard Cann,John Harvey Kellogg,Walter Reed, andFrederic Tuten.^[11]Edgar Allan Poe was an occasional guest at the Eucleian Society.^[11]

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• Edward J. Bloustein, B.A. 1948; former president of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey^[12]
• Lionel Casson, B.A. 1934; classicist, archeologist, professor emeritus at New York University^[13]
• Howard Crosby, B.A. 1844; Presbyterian minister and NYU chancellor 1870–1881^[14]
• Richard Davidson, B.A. 1972; Professor of Psychology atUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison^[15]
• Morris Janowitz, B.A. 1941; founder ofmilitary sociology, professor atUniversity of Chicago^[16]
• Richard Joel, B.A. 1972; current president ofYeshiva University, New York City^[17]
• Joseph Keller, B.A. 1943; 1988National Medal of Science recipient^[18]
• Paul Kurtz, B.A. 1948; Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at theState University of New York at Buffalo^[19]
• Ellen Langer, B.A. 1970; Professor of Psychology atHarvard University^[20]
• Peter D. Lax, B.A. 1947; mathematician, 2005Abel Prize recipient, 1986National Medal of Science recipient^[21]
• Sherwin B. Nuland, B.A. 1951; bioethicist, author ofHow We Die^[22]
• Martha Nussbaum, B.A. 1969; philosopher, professor atUniversity of Chicago^[23]
• Leonard Peikoff, B.A. 1954; philosopher, leading advocate ofObjectivism^[24]
• Howard Zinn, B.A. 1951; historian, author ofA People's History of the United States^[25]

• Milton Babbitt, B.A. 1935; composer, 1986MacArthur Fellow^[26]
• Bob Balaban, B.A. 1977; actor^[27]
• Neil Diamond (Did not graduate); musician^[28]
• David Chase, B.A. 1968; writer, producer, and director^[29]
• Tom Ford (Did not graduate); fashion designer and film director^[30]
• William Gaines, B.A. 1948; founder ofMAD Magazine^[31]
• Ilana Glazer, B.A. 2009; co-star and co-creator of theComedy Central seriesBroad City^[32]
• Ethan Hawke (Did not graduate); actor^[33]
• Tom Kirdahy, B.A. 1985; Theater producer and activist^[34]
• Stanley Kramer, B.A. 1933; film director^[35]
• Ken Leung, B.A. 1992; actor^[36]
• Dave Liebman, B.A. 1967; jazz musician^[37]
• Leonard Maltin, B.A. 1973; film critic^[38]
• Glen Mazzara, B.A. 1989; television producer^[39]
• Alan Menken, B.A. 1972; musical theater and film composer^[40]
• Valeria Mercer, B.A. 1979; Head Curator of African-American Art (Detroit Institute of Arts)^[41]
• Meg Ryan, B.A. 1982; actor^[42]
• Martin Scorsese, B.A; 1964; film director, 2006 recipient ofAcademy Award for Best Director^[43]

• Warren Adler, B.A. 1947; author ofThe War of the Roses^[44]
• Caleb Carr, B.A. 1977; author^[45]
• Elizabeth Gilbert, B.A. 1991; author ofEat, Pray, Love^[46]
• Joseph Heller, B.A. 1948; author ofCatch-22^[47]
• Ira Levin, B.A. 1950; author^[48]
• Frank McCourt,Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography recipient, author ofAngela's Ashes^[49]
• Cynthia Ozick, B.A. 1930; author^[50]
• Kira Peikoff, B.A. 2007; author and journalist^[51]
• Charles Simic, B.A. 1967; 1984MacArthur Fellow, Recipient of 1990Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 15thUnited States Poet Laureate^[52]

• Maria Bartiromo, B.A. 1989;Fox Business Network television journalist^[53]
• Clive Davis, B.A. 1953; founder ofArista Records^[54]
• Marvin Davis, B.S. 1947; owner ofDenver Broncos, billionaire, industrialist^[55]
• Jack Dorsey (Did not graduate); co-founder ofTwitter andSquare, Inc.^[56]
• Arthur Frommer, B.A. 1950; tourism industry writer^[57]
• Scott Harrison, B.A. 1998; founder and CEO of the non-profitcharity: water^[58]
• Boris Jordan, B.A. 1988; billionaire, investor^[59]
• Henry Kaufman, B.A. 1948; president of Henry Kaufman & Company, Inc.^[60]
• Mildred Robbins Leet, B.A. 1942; entrepreneur and philanthropist^[61]
• Mark Leslie, B.A. 1966; venture capitalist and founder ofVeritas Technologies^[62]
• Joseph Nacchio, B.S. 1970; former chairman and chief executive officer ofQwest Communications International
• Marc Rich (Did not graduate); commodities trader, billionaire, fugitive^[63]
• Larry Silverstein, B.A. 1952; billionaire, real estate investor^[64]
• Sy Syms, B.A. 1946; founder of Syms Clothing^[65]

• Lynda Baquero, B.A. 1974; correspondent forWNBC^[66]
• Don Hewitt, B.A. 1941; television producer, creator of60 Minutes^[67]
• Ray Suarez, B.A. 1985; broadcast journalist, host ofInside Story onAl Jazeera America^[68]
• Alvin Toffler, B.A. 1949;futurist, writer, journalist^[69]
• Gene Weingarten, B.A. 1973;Washington Post journalist, two-timePulitzer Prize winner^[70]

• Constance Baker Motley, B.A. 1940; civil rights activist, judge, state senator,Borough President ofManhattan^[71]
• Evan Chesler, B.A. 1970; partner and former chairman,Cravath, Swaine & Moore^[72]
• Jonathan Lippman, B.A. 1965;Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals^[73]
• Victor Marrero, B.A. 1963; United States federal senior judge^[74]
• Janai Nelson, B.A. 1993; President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund^[75]
• Herbert Wachtell, B.S. 1952; co-founder of the law firm ofWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz^[76]

• Jerome Anthony Ambro, B.A. 1955; US Congressman^[77]
• Bill de Blasio, B.A. 1984; 109thMayor of New York City^[78]
• Irwin Delmore Davidson, B.S. 1927; US Congressman^[79]
• Thomas De Witt Talmage, B.A. 1853; preacher, religious leader, social reformer^[80]
• Steven Boghos Derounian, B.A. 1938; US Congressman^[81]
• William Henry Draper, Jr., B.S. 1916; firstU.S. Permanent Representative to NATO^[82]
• Fernando Ferrer, B.A. 1972; former Bronx Borough president and 2005 Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York^[83]
• Henry Grunwald, B.A. 1944; U.S. ambassador; former managing editor ofTime magazine andeditor in chief ofTime, Inc.^[84]
• Sean Hannity (did not graduate); political commentator^[85]
• 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 US and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary

• Balamurali Ambati, B.A. 1991; youngest person ever to become a physician
• Evelyn Berezin, B.S. 1951; computer engineer
• Eugene Braunwald, B.A. 1949; cardiologist
• Humayun Chaudhry, B.A., 1986; president and CEO,Federation of State Medical Boards
• Avery Fisher, B.S. 1929; inventor of thetransistorizedamplifier and the firststereoradio-phonograph, notedphilanthropist
• Neil Garg, B.S. 2000; Professor of Chemistry atUniversity of California, Los Angeles
• Chris Harrison, B.S. 2005; computer scientist and entrepreneur, assistant professor atCarnegie Mellon University
• Henry Sherwood Lawrence, B.A. 1938; immunologist
• Alfred Vail, B.A. 1836; inventor
• George Wald, B.A. 1927; recipient of 1967Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

• 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 forHeisman Trophy
• George Spitz, B.A. 1934; world record high jumper
• Colin Cassady, B.S.; WWE wrestler

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