The
City University of New York (CUNY) system is the public
university system of
New York City. CUNY consists of 11 senior colleges, 7 community colleges, 1 honors college and 7 postgraduate institutions. As of 2018[update], CUNY is the United States' largest urban public university, with an enrollment of over 274,000 students.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
CUNY and the
State University of New York (SUNY) are different university systems, despite the fact that both are public institutions that receive funding from the state of New York. The 64 SUNY and 25 CUNY campus institutions are part of
University of the State of New York (USNY). USNY is the governmental umbrella organization for most education-related institutions and many education-related personnel (both public and private) in the state of New York, and which includes, as a component, the
New York State Education Department.
CUNY's history dates back to the formation of the
Free Academy in 1847 by
Townsend Harris.[9] The school was fashioned as "a Free Academy for the purpose of extending the benefits of education gratuitously to persons who have been pupils in the common schools of the … city and county of New York".[10] The Free Academy later became the City College of New York, the oldest institution among the CUNY colleges.[11] From this grew a system of seven senior colleges, four hybrid schools, six community colleges, as well as graduate schools and professional programs. CUNY was established in 1961 as the umbrella institution encompassing the municipal colleges and a new graduate school.[12]
Over the years, the configuration of the institutions of CUNY has changed. The current
College of Staten Island, the largest CUNY school by land area, is the result of a merger between Richmond College (
upper-division college founded in 1965) and Staten Island Community College (lower-division college founded in 1955).[13]Lehman College was formerly a
branch campus of
Hunter College that was known as Hunter-in-the-Bronx.[14]
The
City College is the oldest institution of CUNY, having been founded in 1847. Established in 2018, the
School of Labor and Urban Studies is the newest addition to the University.
The
City University of New York (CUNY) system is the public
university system of
New York City. CUNY consists of 11 senior colleges, 7 community colleges, 1 honors college and 7 postgraduate institutions. As of 2018[update], CUNY is the United States' largest urban public university, with an enrollment of over 274,000 students.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
CUNY and the
State University of New York (SUNY) are different university systems, despite the fact that both are public institutions that receive funding from the state of New York. The 64 SUNY and 25 CUNY campus institutions are part of
University of the State of New York (USNY). USNY is the governmental umbrella organization for most education-related institutions and many education-related personnel (both public and private) in the state of New York, and which includes, as a component, the
New York State Education Department.
CUNY's history dates back to the formation of the
Free Academy in 1847 by
Townsend Harris.[9] The school was fashioned as "a Free Academy for the purpose of extending the benefits of education gratuitously to persons who have been pupils in the common schools of the … city and county of New York".[10] The Free Academy later became the City College of New York, the oldest institution among the CUNY colleges.[11] From this grew a system of seven senior colleges, four hybrid schools, six community colleges, as well as graduate schools and professional programs. CUNY was established in 1961 as the umbrella institution encompassing the municipal colleges and a new graduate school.[12]
Over the years, the configuration of the institutions of CUNY has changed. The current
College of Staten Island, the largest CUNY school by land area, is the result of a merger between Richmond College (
upper-division college founded in 1965) and Staten Island Community College (lower-division college founded in 1955).[13]Lehman College was formerly a
branch campus of
Hunter College that was known as Hunter-in-the-Bronx.[14]
The
City College is the oldest institution of CUNY, having been founded in 1847. Established in 2018, the
School of Labor and Urban Studies is the newest addition to the University.