The College of Arts and Science offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in a wide range of programs in the humanities, science, social sciences, and foreign languages and literatures and, in some departments, the Bachelor of Science degree. Joint programs of study currently involve NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Graduate School of Arts and Science, Steinhardt School of Education, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, School of Social Work, Tisch School of the Arts, School of Medicine, and College of Dentistry, as well as Stevens Institute of Technology.

The School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in the United States. It offers a comprehensive first professional program leading to the degree of Juris Doctor and a graduate curriculum leading to the degrees of Master of Laws, Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, and Doctor of Juridical Science.

The School of Medicine and Post-Graduate Medical School offer the Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy degrees and courses for accreditation designed to meet the needs of physicians in practice. Medical students and residents gain clinical experience through the NYU Hospitals Center, which includes the 726-bed Tisch Hospital and the 174-bed Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. The school also maintains affiliations with select institutions for a variety of joint academic and clinical programs. Most clinical teaching takes place at the 1,232-bed Bellevue Hospital, where the School of Medicine supervises care. Other affiliated hospitals include the Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Downtown Hospital, and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

The school's Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine is one of the world's leading medical research centers, with research emphasizing the biomolecular roots of disease. Specific areas of focus include developmental genetics, molecular pathogenesis, neurobiology, and structural biology.

The College of Dentistry is the third oldest and the largest private dental school in the United States. It offers a predoctoral program leading to the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree, as well as advanced education programs in the dental specialties and an allied health program in dental hygiene. The patient-care clinics, laboratories, and other teaching facilities that comprise the College of Dentistry are housed within several buildings, including the Arnold and Marie Schwartz Hall of Dental Sciences and the K. B. Weissman Clinical Science Building. The center is located on First Avenue, from East 24th Street to East 25th Street, in the midst of one of the nation's most renowned health sciences complexes, which extends from East 14th Street to East 34th Street.

The Graduate School of Arts and Science offers the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Fine Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy in most areas of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Several certificate programs are also offered. The NYU in Paris and NYU in Madrid M.A. programs are based in centers in Paris and Madrid, respectively. Dual degree programs of study currently involve the School of Law, the School of Medicine, the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Courses are offered in the late afternoon and evening as well as during the day.

The Steinhardt School of Education offers a broad range of innovative undergraduate preprofessional and professional programs and advanced graduate study in education, health, communications, and the arts professions. Undergraduate programs lead to the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Music degree and combine a solid foundation in the liberal arts with specialized course work and fieldwork, clinical practice, or internships in a wide variety of settings throughout New York City. Graduate students may enroll in master's, advanced certificate, and doctoral programs in a wide variety of disciplines. Courses are given weekdays, evenings, weekends, and summers to full-time, part-time, and special students. Study abroad is available for undergraduates during the academic year and for graduate students during the summer. Applied research opportunities abound for all students.

The Leonard N. Stern School of Business is located in a three-building complex that comprises Tisch and Shimkin Halls and the state-of-the-art Henry Kaufman Management Center, which houses the graduate programs. The Washington Square complex is adjacent to the University's renowned Elmer Holmes Bobst Library. The Stern School offers B.S., M.B.A., and Ph.D. degrees. Students may specialize in accounting, economics, finance, information systems, international business, management, marketing, operations management, statistics, and actuarial science. Joint graduate-level programs are offered with the School of Law and the Graduate School of Arts and Science. Enrollment in the graduate program may be full or part time.

The Undergraduate College of the Stern School of Business administers the undergraduate business program. This program offers a new, innovative curriculum that integrates liberal arts studies with business studies. Through this course of study, students are exposed in a distinctive manner to the international dimensions of business, develop strong interpersonal and team-building skills, gain a sense of professional responsibility, and undertake cross-disciplinary course work while retaining a strong individualized component through elective course work. The undergraduate curriculum is a full-time course of study.

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) has for 70 years provided courses and professional credentials designed to meet the cultural and career needs of today's adult population. SCPS offers approximately 2,000 noncredit classes each semester in the creative arts; business and marketing; entertainment, technology, and digital arts; international studies; real estate and construction; hospitality; philanthropy; and more. SCPS also offers credit-bearing programs, including associate's and bachelor's degrees geared to the needs of adults returning to college and 12 Master of Science degree programs for professionals. Students value the School's flexible scheduling; convenient class locations; and online offerings through The Virtual College™, the School's distance learning component.

The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service offers curricula covering domestic and international issues including nonprofit management, financial management, public policy analysis, urban public policy studies, urban planning, and health policy and management. Master's and doctoral degree programs are offered. The Advanced Professional Certificate Programs and the Master of Science in Management Program offer career development opportunities for experienced professionals. Joint degree programs are available with the College of Arts and Science, the School of Law, the Steinhardt School of Education, the School of Medicine, and the School of Social Work. Courses for full-time and part-time students are offered in the late afternoon and evening and on Saturdays.

The School of Social Work offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Social Work, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The bachelor's program prepares students for beginning social work practice immediately on graduation and for admission to graduate programs with advanced standing. The master's program prepares students for the core mission of social work and provides an advanced concentration in clinical social work. The doctoral program offers a concentration in clinical social work. It prepares graduates to assume leadership positions as researchers, advanced practitioners, and educators. The school also offers an Advanced Certificate in Clinical Social Work, a Post-Master's Certificate Program in the Treatment of Alcohol- and Drug-Abusing Clients, and an Advanced Professional Certificate in Palliative and End of Life Care.

The Tisch School of the Arts, founded in 1965, provides undergraduate and graduate training in aspects of the performing and visual arts. Departments and programs offering professional training are acting, dance, design, drama, performance studies, film and television, cinema studies, photography and imaging, dramatic writing, musical theatre, writing, recorded music, and interactive telecommunications. Degrees offered are the B.A., B.F.A., M.F.A., M.P.S., M.A. (moving image archiving and preservation), and, through the Graduate School of Arts and Science, the M.A. (performance studies or cinema studies) and Ph.D.

The Gallatin School of Individualized Study offers Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in individualized programs of study. Gallatin provides an innovative and student-centered liberal arts education in which students create and hone their own plans of study under the mentorship of faculty advisers. The Gallatin model encourages students to integrate their studies in traditional disciplines and professions by combining Gallatin course work with independent studies, internships, and courses at other schools within NYU. Gallatin's interdisciplinary courses focus on significant texts from around the world and engage students with major historical and philosophical traditions. Programs in the arts, writing, and community learning offer students opportunities to utilize New York City as their extended classroom and to explore the relationship between theory and practice as they develop their capacity for critical thinking, effective communication, and creative work.

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine offers the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in addition to a combined M.D.-Ph.D. program in a rigorous intellectual environment focused on collaboration between faculty and students. The school is committed to training students to be not only outstanding clinicians and scientists but compassionate individuals who also serve science and society. The school became affiliated with New York University on July 1, 1999.