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CUNY City College

New York, New York

https://www.ccny.cuny.edu

#163 National Colleges

46.49% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

12,359 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
  • Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
  • Hispanic-Serving Institution


By Gigi Altarejos - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44433261

The City College of the City University of New York (City College of New York, or simply City College, CCNY, or City) is a public college of the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, City College was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States. It is the oldest of CUNY's 24 institutions of higher learning, and is considered its flagship college.

Located in Hamilton Heights overlooking Harlem in Manhattan, City College's 35-acre (14 ha) Collegiate Gothic campus spans Convent Avenue from 130th to 141st Streets. It was initially designed by renowned architect George B. Post, and many of its buildings have achieved landmark status. The college has graduated ten Nobel Prize winners, one Fields Medalist, one Turing Award winner, three Pulitzer Prize winners, and three Rhodes Scholars. Among these alumni, the latest is a Bronx native, John O'Keefe (2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine). City College's satellite campus, City College Downtown in the Cunard Building at 25 Broadway, has been in operation since 1981. It offers degree programs for working adults with classes in the evenings and Saturdays.

Other primacies at City College that helped shape the culture of American higher education include the first student government in the nation (Academic Senate, 1867); the first national fraternity to accept members without regard to religion, race, color or creed (Delta Sigma Phi, 1899); the first degree-granting evening program (School of Education, 1907); and, with the objective of racially integrating the college dormitories, "the first general strike at a municipal institution of higher learning" led by students (1949). The college has a 48% graduation rate within six years. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".


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Location

City
New York, New York

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Engineering 19.3%
Social Sciences 13.4%
Psychology 13.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 10.1%
Visual And Performing Arts 10.0%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 5.1%
Education 4.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters 4.6%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 4.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.1%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 2.9%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.8%
Architecture And Related Services 1.8%
Physical Sciences 1.6%
History 1.0%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.9%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.8%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.7%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs 0.2%

Cost

In State Tuition
$7,340.00

Out of State Tuition
$15,290.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
11.30%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$2,385.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1145 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 640 580 520
Verbal 610 565 520

ACT Scores

0 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 0 0 0
English 0 0 0