History
The City College of New York was originally founded as the Free Academy of the City of New York in 1847 by wealthy businessman and president of the Board of Education, Townsend Harris, who would go on to establish diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan.
Education
Outstanding programs in architecture, engineering, education and the liberal arts and sciences prepare our students for the future, and produce outstanding leaders in every field.Whether they are drawn to the traditional, like philosophy or sociology, or emerging fields like sonic arts or biomedical engineering, our baccalaureate graduates go on to graduate programs at Stanford, Columbia or MIT – or they stay right here in one of our 50 master's programs or our doctoral programs in engineering, the laboratory sciences, and psychology.
Research
Leading CUNY in funded research, we house a number of research centers, and soon two new advanced research centers will rise on South Campus.Nearly all of our full-time faculty hold PhDs or – like our architecture faculty, maintain professional practices.Art professors exhibit their work, film professors make films, and music professors perform in venues around the country.
The City College of New York Key Statistics & Highlights
- #501 Ranking
- 57 Masters
- 547 Scholarships
- 581 Academic Staff
- 16,161 Students
- Public Institution Type
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The City College of New York Student Reviews & Awards
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Study Portals Meta Ranking
Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.
Academic Ranking of World Universities
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
3 year trend Academic Ranking of World Universities
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| 401 | 501 | 501 |
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QS World University Rankings
By TopUniversities
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2025 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
3 year trend QS World University Rankings
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| 1001 | 1201 | - |
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Best Global Universities Rankings
By U.S. News & World Report
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2025 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
3 year trend Best Global Universities Rankings
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| 684 | - | - |
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Housing services
The Towers is City College’s modern on-site student residence conveniently located just a short walk from classrooms, laboratories and all student activities. Choose from several different room layouts and enjoy a safe, comfortable work, study, and living environment. Amenities include free Wi-Fi throughout the building, free modern laundry facilities, fitness center, outside grounds for sports or barbecues and many other comforts.
Live and study in the greatest city in the world – you’re just minutes away from Central Park, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden and all the museums, shopping, clubs, theatres and excitement New York City has to offer.
Library services
The City College Library System – seven facilities in five buildings and the affiliated CUNY Dominican Studies Library –is the largest within CUNY.The libraries own more than 1.6 million print volumes and provide access to more than 200,000 electronic books and 77.000 electronic journals. As a federal depository since 1884, the libraries hold more than 230,000 government documents.
Medical services
Student Health Services is a campus resource and service center for all students at City College. Our goal is to empower students to obtain the care they need and to make informed decisions about their health.
Clinical services are free and confidential to all currently enrolled CCNY students provided by a full-time Registered Nurse.
Campus life
The main campus of The City College of New York is comprised of 36 tree-lined acres running from 133rd Street to 140th Street in Harlem, bounded by St. Nicholas Terrace and St. Nicholas Park on the east and Amsterdam Avenue on the west.It includes 13 College buildings at present, as well as the New York State Structural Biology Center and the two new state-of-the-art research buildings rising on South Campus and due to open in 2014.
City College's downtown campus, the Center for Worker Education, is located in the Wall Street area on the seventh floor of the iconic Cunard Building, at 25 Broadway.
Sports facilities
The Athletics Communications Deparment at The City College of New York serves the needs of the media, coaches, student-athletes, supporters and fans. The staff facilitates a diverse number of goals including aiding all media requests for CCNY'S 14 athletic programs, maintaining the official Department of Athletics website www.ccnyathletics.com, creating online and print publications including game programs and media guides, in addition to maintaining biographical and historical information and stat keeping.
Student clubs
The Departmetn of Student Life provides meeting space and support for more than 200+ student organizations. These organizations cover a wide array of interests including academic clubs, cultural clubs, religious clubs, and social clubs.
Some of our most active student clubs are the Caribbeab Student Association, LAESA-SHPE (Hispanic Engineers), Muslim Student Organization, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the Dominican Students Association among others.