<p>I know it is not as highly viewed as UPenn, Columbia, Duke (at least I don't think it is), but is it still considered an excellent school? What schools is NYU comparable to?</p>
<p>In comparison to the very top schools (Stanford, etc.), it's not the most prestigious. But I would definitely say it's prestigious when compared to most universities. It's one of those that sits at the top of tier 2. NYU is an excellent school, comparable to URochester, USC, Tufts, Brandeis, etc.</p>
<p>^^I agree with all that, except if by "prestige" you mean name recognition, NYU has a very high, almost undeservedly so, prestige because it is big and has some fancy programs like film; in that sense, it is along the lines of UCLA, Cornell, Michigan, etc.</p>
<p>It's more prestigious than some schools that are ranked higher, actually. Clandenenator basically has it right.</p>
<p>I think that it is rightfully very high in the fine arts, but not so much in other major. I would say it has similar prestige to USC (SoCal), but I dont think either deserve as much as they have.</p>
<p>NYU is most like USC than any other school. It is comparable to BC, BU, Rochester, and of course USC most in mission, environment, academics, and prestige. </p>
<p>I think schools like Cornell, Tufts, Brandeis and other names above are not really comparable to NYU. They are totally different institutions, and also more selective.</p>
<p>NYU's top programs are Tisch and Stern. Other than those two, its main attraction is NYC.</p>
<p>NYU is an extremely overrated school, especially where I live in New Jersey. In terms of the "average" person people will say it in the same breath with schools should not be compared to: Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, etc. It is a good school with prestige, but that prestige is from being located in NYU and having some very well known schools in Film, Theater, Business. It is not a bad school by any means, just not quite as good as people make it out to be.</p>
<p>Thank you, willmington. NYU is one of the most overrated schools in terms of academics. It's upside is the school's location, which attracts many large consulting firms and other professions.</p>
<p>Yeah, very overrated for majors other than those in business and the arts. Kind of like USC, although USC is getting better these days. It's also similar to BC.</p>
<p>prestige basically depends on where you live and the type of people you encounter. i personally think it is extremely overrated (except for a couple of departments of course), but to some its their dream school. based on where i grew up, i'd consider it somewhere in between a Brandeis/Rochester and a GW/BU. but again, its all about what YOU are looking for in a school.</p>
<p>How is NYU's undergraduate journalism program viewed?</p>
<p>I think NYU is ranked well as of now, around #34? It is a good school that is becoming more selective over time (the acceptance rate is now 28%) but it is it's location that really makes it so popular and prestigious, particularly in other countries. </p>
<p>NYU ultimately has some amazing grad programs. It's real flaw is the size of its undergrad class and the lack of attention it gives its students. If NYU could get its act together with respect to these issues, I think it would eventually become a top 20 school. Either way, it is likely that NYU will continue to be well respected in the future and move above many peer schools simply because it is NYU and the only good school located in the heart of NYC that is relatively easy to gain admission to.</p>
<p>It all depends on which major/field of study you are talking about.</p>
<p>It's not very 'overrated' here -- barely even rated at all. Then again, I'm on the other side of the country. =p</p>
<p>The lowish acceptance rate of NYU and its "prestige" is a product of its popularity and location.</p>
<p>Avant-garde and aquamarinee,</p>
<p>You simply don't know what you are talking about. Besides the outstanding programs in business (Stern) and arts (Tisch), the philosophy department is, and has been for some time, the best in the country, see
<a href="http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/overall.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/overall.asp</a>
The same is true for the art history dept. (The Institute of Fine Arts). The Law School is among top 3-4. The math department (The Courant Institute) is in top 3-5. The economics, politics, sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, English, etc., departments are highly rated as well. NYU is very strong academically in a wide range of disciplines.</p>
<p>This is the reason why in the rankings of world universities which are based on the strength & reputation for research and overall academic excellence, NYU ranks high. See <a href="http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2006/ARWU2006_Top100.htm%5B/url%5D">http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2006/ARWU2006_Top100.htm</a>
In these well known and widely cited rankings, NYU is 29th in the world, and 21st in the US.</p>
<p>If anything, NYU is underrated.</p>
<p>sorry to burst your bubble atnyu, but those are dealing with graduate programs. completely different from undergrad quality.</p>
<p>20-25 years ago, NYU was primarily a commuter school.</p>
<p>NYU has changed this status over the years by building "on-campus" housing, upgrading their faculty and (with help of the appeal of a "cleaned-up" NYC) has increased the quality of its student body.</p>
<p>Huskem took the words right out of my mouth....</p>