Founded at the turn of the century in 1900, the Stern School of Business at New York University is a large, leading business school located in Manhattan and considered the best in New York. With over 3,000 graduate students and 2,000 undergraduates, Stern is a top finance school in both its graduate and undergraduate programs.

Academic programs range from Marketing to Information Technology, Economics, Accounting and Finance, along with specialities in Entertainment and International Business. Ranked as a top ten program, the school has partnerships with leading business schools throughout the world as part of its International Business Exchange Program which allows students to study abroad, including in Hong Hong, Italy and Korea. With a 20% admissions rate, the graduate school is particularly competitive, and features leading researchers ranging from Peter Drucker to Nobel Laureate Robert Engle.