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CUNY Graduate School and University Center is located in New York. It is commonly referred to as CUNY Graduate Center or GC. Established in 1961, today GC enrolls more than 4,000 students annually. CUNY Graduate Center offers more than 30 quality academic degree programs for the convenience of its students, in subjects like Engineering, English, Business and Public Health. There are also online courses and distance education programs hosted by GC.
The students participate in various cmapus organizations offered including the Active Research Group, the Cinema Studies Group, the Feminist Studies Group, the Japan Study Group and the GC Poetics Group. The students of GC can also play sports like soccer, baseball and basketball.
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Campus Location365 Fifth Ave New York, NY 10016-4309 USA Main Tel: (212) 817-7000 Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in liberal arts, therapy and counseling, science, mathematics, fine arts, and music.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
- Large number of students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| Doctorale | 358 | 40 | | Post-master's certificate | 294 | 49 | | Bachelor | 195 | 2 | | 1-2 year certificate | 56 | 7 | | Master | 55 | 6 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 5,468 in 2007-2008 (2,429 full-time equivalent). Undergrads are 19% of enrolled students and graduate students are 81%. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)Financial Aid: The Graduate Center participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2008-2009): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 127 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 17 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 34 |
Housing and MealsOn-campus housing is not available.
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (50 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
- Business/Commerce
- Business/Corporate Communications
- Finance
- Labor Studies
- Organizational Behavior Studies
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (30 awarded) - Computer Science
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (28 awarded) - Education
- Urban Education and Leadership
ENGINEERING (49 awarded) - Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (27 awarded) - Public Administration
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (30 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
LAW (15 awarded) - Legal Professions and Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (413 awarded) - Anthropology
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- Economics
- English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
- French Language and Literature
- History
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (12 awarded) MEDIA (11 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (9 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
MUSIC (16 awarded) PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded) SCIENCE (135 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biopsychology
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Physics
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (14 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (89 awarded) - Clinical Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Environmental Psychology
- Experimental Psychology
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
- Social Psychology
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