New York University

Overview

New York University is a private research university founded in 1831, with degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai and academic centers and research programs around the world.¹

NYU's endowment is a permanent pool intended to support the university's mission and programs now and in the future while preserving long-term purchasing power.²

Investment program

Estimated AUM

$7.4B as of Aug 31, 2025⁴

Capital pool

University endowment³

Investment model

Managed by professional investment staff within the NYU Investment Office and invested globally through external managers.²

Investment approach

Globally diversified and equity-oriented; investments are evaluated on a risk-adjusted basis with liquidity carefully monitored.²

Spending support

Endowment distributions represent approximately 4% of NYU's annual operating budget.²

Spending policy

Not listed yet

Asset allocation

Invested globally across a diverse range of strategies using external managers; detailed allocation not yet extracted.²

Performance

Not listed yet

Governance

Managed according to an Investment Policy adopted by the NYU Board of Trustees.²

Investment team

Investment Office page lists CIO Michelle Knudsen and investment and operations staff.²

Unfunded commitments

Not listed yet

Source freshness

Last verified Jul 3, 2026 · Verified

Sources

Last verified Jul 3, 2026 from public career and organization materials.

Fact notes

1. Website (nyu.edu)Parent organization overview, Headquarters · checked Jul 3, 2026
2. Website (nyu.edu)Pool purpose, Institution type, Investment model, Investment approach, Spending support, Asset allocation, Governance, Investment team, Investment office page · checked Jul 3, 2026
3. Job posting (uscareers-nyu.icims.com)Capital pool · checked Jul 3, 2026
4. Fact sheet (nyu.edu)Estimated AUM · checked Jul 3, 2026

Reports and filings

• NYU audit filing for period ending August 2023Audit · checked Jul 3, 2026
• NYU Endowment Fund SummaryFact sheet · checked Jul 3, 2026
• NYU financial statements archiveFinancial statements · checked Jul 3, 2026
• NYU Form 990 filingsForm 990 · checked Jul 3, 2026

Profile and job sources

• Job posting (uscareers-nyu.icims.com)Job posting · checked Jul 3, 2026
• Website (nyu.edu)Website · checked Jul 3, 2026
• Website (nyu.edu)Website · checked Jul 3, 2026
• Primary job/profile sourceJob posting · checked Jul 3, 2026