The New York University College of Arts and Science 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 2008-2009 academic year, there were a total of 7,672 students enrolled at the college which represented 36% of all undergraduates. Although the College does not... report an individual admissions rate, the overall acceptance percentage for the university is 33% for the class entering in Fall 2011. The undergraduate programs at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, although run independently, is formally associated with the NYU College of Arts and Science. The College of Arts and Science offers two undergraduate degrees: degree is currently only awarded for majors in Chemistry, Neural Science, or Physics in the College.
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