1 University, 26 Colleges
2,800+ Majors & Programs
1 University, 26 Colleges
2,800+ Majors & Programs
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degrees (online, associate, bachelor’s & graduate degrees):
A Beacon of Social Mobility
CUNY’s historic mission from 1847 continues to this day: provide a first-rate public education to all students, regardless of means or background.
60%
Undergraduates are first in their family to graduate from college
72%
In-state undergrads
attend tuition-free
77%
Students graduate
with $0 debt
50%
Undergraduates from households
with less than $30K annual income
CUNY Lifts New York
We prepare New Yorkers from all backgrounds with in-demand skills to become the talented and diverse workforce that our city and state’s employers need.
82%
Alumni stay
in New York City
82%
Freshmen are NYC
public high school graduates
$600+ million
in grants won
by faculty each year
$33.2 billion
in added value per year
to New York State
The Latest at CUNY
Powering New York
The University calls on New York’s leading employers to connect with CUNY, hire graduates.
Spring Into New Studies
Immigration Resources and Information
Access the latest guidance around immigration updates and resources.
Going Beyond in ’25
CUNY marks a year of successes: a nation-leading career preparation effort, enrollment growth and record-breaking philanthropic support.
Historic Generosity
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gifts $50 million to Lehman College, the latest in a total of $130 million she’s donated to CUNY since 2019.
A Higher Ed Moonshot
New CUNY Beyond initiative to integrate career preparation into classwork, aims to triple number of students in paid internships by 2030.
Next Stop, CUNY!
MTA renames subway station after Baruch College in nod to the location where the University’s mission first began in 1847.
Special Delivery!
CUNY to lease historic Bronx General Post Office for state-of-the-art life sciences space at Hostos Community College.
CUNY Pays Off
Eight CUNY colleges have been listed by Forbes among the nation’s ‘25 Colleges with the Highest Payoff’ — including one of our schools at No. 1.
Fighting Against Hate
CUNY launches the Center for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging, centralizing discrimination and harassment policies across the system.
Step Into the CUNYverse
Explore the many unique and varied perspectives of our University through the eyes, words, microphones and lenses of our students who know it best.
Meet the Chancellor
A member of the CUNY community for two decades, Chancellor Matos Rodríguez is using his platform as the first educator of color and first Latino in the role to ensure that the University excels at our mission to serve and elevate New Yorkers of all backgrounds.
Campus Events
Zines & the Archives: Zine-Making Workshop Series
3/19/2026 | 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
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3/19/2026 | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
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Colleges
The City University of New York spans 26 unique colleges across the city’s five boroughs. Explore Our Colleges
7
Two-Year
Colleges
11
Four-Year
Colleges
8
Graduate & Professional
Schools
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