CUNY System

Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011

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The City University of New York is the nation’s leading urban public university serving more than 480,000 students at 23 colleges and institutions in New York City. The University’s 23 institutions include 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E. Macaulay Honors College at CUNY, the Graduate School and University Center, the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, the CUNY School of Law, the CUNY School of Professional Studies, and the CUNY School of Public Health.

CUNY students are remarkably diverse, tracing their ancestries to 205 countries. African-American, white and Hispanic undergraduates each comprise more than a quarter of the student body, and Asians more than 15 percent. Forty-seven percent of undergraduates have a native language other than English, 41 percent work more than 20 hours a week, 63 percent attend school full time, and 15 percent support children. Nearly 60 percent are female and 29 percent are 25 or older. Of first-time freshmen, 37 percent are born outside the U.S. mainland and nearly 70 percent attended New York City public high schools.

New York City Council Peter F. Vallone Academic Scholarships and individual scholarships offered by CUNY colleges complement federal and state grants and loans. Graduates of New York City high schools with a B or better average who are accepted to CUNY, may be eligible for Vallone Scholarships. Of full-time undergraduate CUNY degree students, 70 percent receive financial aid, from federal Pell grants and state TAP awards, to federal work-study. Annually, students receive more than $600 million from a variety of sources to help meet the cost of attending CUNY.

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