CUNY College Of Staten Island

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The College of Staten Island, or CSI, is a four-year, senior college of The City University of New York. It was founded in 1976 from the merger of Richmond College and Staten Island Community College. It is one of the 11 senior colleges of The City University of New York (CUNY). The college offers associate and bachelor degrees in liberal arts and sciences and professional studies. CSI also offers master degree in more than ten professional and liberal arts and sciences fields of study.

CSI’s campus is spread across an area of more than 200 acres. Nestled in a park-like landscape, the campus is centrally located on Staten Island. The academic buildings of CSI house 300 classrooms, study lounges, laboratories and instructional spaces, department and program offices, and faculty offices.

Some of the notable alumni of CSI are Noam Germain, businessman and strategist; Gene Simmons, lead singer of Kiss; and Justin Brannan, radio announcer.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 13,092 in 2009-2010 (10,401 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 91% are full-time and 9% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

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

Graduate School Focus

College Of Staten Island offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (2 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (405 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (45 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (180 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (24 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (7 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (13 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (11 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (841 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (22 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (57 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (15 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (10 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (180 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (18 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (53 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (114 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology