CUNY City College

The City College of The City University of New York was established in 1847 as the Free Academy of the City of New York. It was founded by Townsend Harris, president of the Board of Education. It was renamed to College of the City of New York in 1866 and City College of New York in 1929. The college adopted its current name in 1961. It is also known as City College of New York, City College, or CCNY and is a flagship campus of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. The following are the academic division of CCNY:

• Division of Humanities and the Arts
• Division of Science
• Division of Social Sciences
• School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
• School of Education
• Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
• The Grove School of Engineering
• The Macaulay Honors College at City College

Some of the fraternities and sororities recognized by CCNY are Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Lambda Upsilon, and Tau Epsilon Phi. The college has several other student organizations including American Medical Student Association, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Asian Cultural Union, The History Club, Sociology Club, Persian Student Association, and many more.

CUNY City College Highlights

Where CUNY City College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in music, engineering, fine arts, architecture and planning, computer science and engineering, education and teaching, and therapy and counseling.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Selective admissions.
• High male/female ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

City College Students

The student enrollment at City College was 14,392 in 2007 (10,699 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: City College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

City College provides on-campus housing for 600 of its 10,699 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

City College Athletics

City College is in the City University of New York Athletic Conference for major sports.

City College Admissions (2007)

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