Cooper Union

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, established in 1859, is among the nation's oldest and most distinguished institutions of higher learning. The college, the legacy of Peter Cooper, occupies a special place in the history of American education. It is the onl...

Columbia University

Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King’s College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. The Royal Charter formally establishing King’s College in 1...

New School University

New School University is an innovative educational institution founded as a bastion of intellectual and artistic freedom. At the New School, education is seen as a tool to produce positive changes in society. The University excels at providing transformative ideas and skills to ...

The Juilliard School

At the time The Juilliard School was founded in 1905 (as the Institute of Musical Art), the idea of establishing a music academy in America to rival the European conservatories was a novel one. But Dr. Frank Damrosch, the godson of Franz Liszt and the head of music education for ...

Mannes College of Music

Founded in 1916 by violin and piano duo David Mannes and Clara Damrosch Mannes, what started out as a community music school named The David Mannes School of Music has grown into a world-class conservatory of music. Today Mannes College of Music trains and nurtures classical musi...

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music offers a unique course of study in which a passionately engaged faculty of professional artists, drawn from New York City’s renowned jazz community, guides serious and talented students toward high standards of achievement and the on...

Parsons School of Design

Since 1896, Parsons has been the leader in design education. Parsons is one of the largest and most competitive schools of art & design in the world. Located in Greenwich Village - the heart of New York City. Parsons School of Design, now over 100 years old, has been a pionee...

Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music has contributed to the vibrant culture of New York City for over 85 years. It is one of the premier private music conservatories in the nation, with nearly 275 faculty members dedicated to shaping over 800 students from 40 countries into world-class musi...

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is one of the nation’s premier institutions for medical education, basic research and clinical investigation. A full-time faculty of more than 2,000 teaches, delivers health care and conducts research in every major biomedical specialty. Fr...

Fashion Institute of Technology

In setting out to create "the MIT for the fashion industries," FIT's founders were clearly onto something. When the college first opened its doors in September 1944, it occupied the top two floors of the High School for Needle Trades, and offered two programs of study (...

New York University

Founded in 1831, New York University is one of the largest private universities in the United States. The University, which includes 14 schools and colleges, occupies six major centers in Manhattan. From its founding in 1831, academic excellence has been the hallmark of New York ...

City University of New York (CUNY)

The City University of New York, or CUNY, is the nation’s largest urban university, comprised of 11 senior colleges, 6 community colleges, a graduate school, a law school and a medical school. Nearly 200,000 students are enrolled in degree credit courses, and another 204,000 are ...

Queens College

Pace University

Founded in 1906 by the Pace brothers as a business school for men and women who aspired to a better life, Pace Institute began its transformation into a modern university, with emphasis on the liberal arts and sciences, under Robert Pace 42 years later. With dynamic leadership an...

City College of New York

The City College of New York - CCNY - is the United State's flagship institution of public higher education, predating the Midwestern state land-grant colleges by two decades. Founded in 1847 by Townsend Harris to provide children of the poor and new immigrants the higher educati...

Yeshiva University

Founded in 1886, Yeshiva University is the oldest and most comprehensive educational institution under Jewish auspices in America. It reflects the centuries-old commitment of the Jewish people to learning, continuity, and the advancement of human knowledge and is a unique and vit...

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute encompasses a number of schools, in Architecture; Art & Design; Liberal Arts; Schol of Information and Library Science; and ProStudies. Pratt Institute attracts highly motivated, talented students from a variety of backgrounds. Applications are welcome from al...

Fordham University

Founded in 1841 as the first Catholic institution of higher learning in the northeast, Fordham is an independent university in the Jesuit tradition. It grants baccalaureate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences and business administration to both traditional and non-traditiona...

Hunter College

Hunter College is a comprehensive teaching, research and service institution, long committed to excellence and access of undergraduate and graduate students in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as in several professional fields: education, health sciences, nursing and social...