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The City College of New York (CUNY)

New York, United States · Urban

PublicResearchCoed
Acceptance
60.0%
Tuition/yr
$18,600
Students
15,000
Founded
1847

About

The founding college of the CUNY system, a historic Gothic campus in Harlem long known as the 'poor man's Harvard' for launching generations of immigrants into engineering, medicine, and public life. Grove School of Engineering and Spitzer Architecture offer accredited degrees at a fraction of typical NYC cost.

University type
Public
Acceptance rate
60.0%
Total enrolment
15,000
Student : faculty
17:1
Founded
1847

Courses & majors

Civil EngineeringElectrical EngineeringComputer ScienceArchitectureBiomedical EngineeringBiologyPsychologyEconomicsFilmBiomedical Education (BS/MD)Political Science

Cost of studying

Tuition / yr
$18,600
Cost of attendance
$37,000
Application fee
$65

Rankings

#601
Times Higher Ed
#105
National

Scholarships & financial aid

Very limited scholarships for internationals; the value is CUNY's low tuition itself (~$19k/yr in New York City).

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