New York University

New York University, founded in 1831 around Washington Square in Greenwich Village, is the largest private university in the USA by enrolment (~60,000 students) and the most global — with degree campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai plus 12 study-away sites. NYU's schools are cultural institutions in their own right: Tisch School of the Arts (Scorsese, Lady Gaga, and generations of filmmakers), Stern School of Business on Wall Street's doorstep, the Courant Institute (a world power in mathematics), and Gallatin's individualised study. NYU consistently receives more applications than any private university in America and enrols one of the largest international student bodies anywhere — with Indian students among its biggest cohorts, particularly at Stern, Tandon Engineering, and Courant.