FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)

Among its several purposes, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) was enacted to:

• protect the privacy of students' educational records;
• establish the rights of students to inspect and review their educational records;
• provide students with an opportunity to allow inaccurate or misleading information in their educational records to be corrected.

For further information, please visit the NYU FERPA website or email ferpa@nyu.edu