New York University College of Arts and Science

The New York University College of Arts and Science (CAS) is the oldest and largest academic unit of New York University, founded in 1832. This private liberal arts college is located at Washington Square in Manhattan and the administrative offices of the college are in the Silver Center for Arts & Science. Over the 180 years following the founding of the university, NYU developed an urban campus around Washington Square. For the 2011-2012 academic year, there were a total of 7,423 undergraduates enrolled at the college which represented 33% of all undergraduates. Although the College does not report an individual admissions rate, the overall undergraduate acceptance rate for NYU was 33% for the class entering in Fall 2011. Although operated independantly, the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences is formally associated with the NYU College of Arts and Science and is responsible for all mathematics courses.

The College of Arts and Science offers two undergraduate degrees:

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree is currently only awarded for majors in Chemistry, Neural Science, or Physics

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