Academics
![Students working with equipment in a physics lab.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Physics_FEATUREDIMAGE.png)
Physics Is the Foundation of Everything
And at NYU, you’ll find advanced research, superstar faculty, and a tight-knit community.
![A portrait of author and faculty member Ta-Nehisi Coates.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/TCoates_headshot.jpg)
NYU Journalism Students Put In the Work
Renowned author and faculty member Ta-Nehisi Coates teaches that great writing is about effort.
![Students raising hands in a classroom.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Precollege_IMAGE2.jpg)
High School Students Experience College at NYU Precollege
At NYU Precollege, high school students can take classes during the summer to gain college credits and experience what college life is all about.
![A student looking at laptop with NYU sticker visible on back.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/email.opt_.jpg)
This or That: Computer Science vs. Computer Science
What's better than one computer science major? TWO computer science majors! Find out the differences here.
![Students looking engaged and smiling while sitting in a classroom.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/19-0780_B_00025_resized.jpg)
Education Studies at NYU: Everything You Want to Know
Learn how educational policy is formed at the community, regional, national, and global levels.
![girl studying business globally](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/P1020555.jpg)
Studying Business Across the Globe
Here are three Stern classes that you can take around the world without committing to a full semester in another country!
![GIF of Oprah that reads, “Relax” and](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ezgif-1-4eb8b44482ad.gif)
How I Abandoned All of My Plans
Some things go exactly how you planned them. Other times, things change. You’re free to change your mind, to make mistakes, and to go a different way.
![Three students seated together. One of them is writing on paper and the other two are conversing.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Final_featuredimage.jpg)
Language Learning at NYU
See how learning another language can improve career prospects and expand your brain.
![Two students working together at a table and looking at the same laptop.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/data_science_featuredimage.jpg)
Anyone Can Study Data Science at NYU
Check out an NYU data science course that requires no prior coding experience.
![Students mingling in Bobst Library.](https://meet.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ezgif.com-resize.jpg)
This or That: English vs Comparative Literature
Have a deep-rooted belief that the book is always better than the movie but not sure what to study? Learn the differences between two majors that might be of interest.