New York University is one of the largest private universities in the United States, spread across a core campus in Greenwich Village, New York City, and global campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. Founded in 1831, NYU has grown into a world-class research university with exceptional programs in business (Stern School of Business), law, the arts (Tisch School of the Arts), medicine, dentistry, and the social sciences. NYU's defining feature is New York City itself. There is no traditional walled campus — NYU's buildings are interspersed throughout Greenwich Village, with Washington Square Park…