Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States and an internationally distinguished research university, with a global alumni base of more than 600,000. NYU has built strength in every dimension of the University: program reputation, faculty eminence, research portfolio, arts and science, medical enterprise, and engineering and applied sciences.

NYU embodies vision in action. It rewards entrepreneurship, inspires philanthropy, and invests in the most productive and path-breaking ideas available in the academy. New York University’s Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) office is dedicated to soliciting the private funding necessary to support the strategic goals of the University in teaching, learning, and research. UDAR’s endeavors raise funds for immediate University use and for the University’s endowment. UDAR has developed a highly donor-centric structure that encourages collaboration across schools and units and yields bold visions for cross- and multi-disciplinary projects supported by principal and transformational gifts.