Welcome to the City College of New York
The City College of New York (established as 'The Free Academy' in 1847) is the founding institution of the City University of New York and home to eight schools and divisions, each dedicated to the advancement of research and knowledge. We're the place where Albert Einstein first presented his theory of general relativity outside of Europe, our alumni discovered the polio vaccine, helped build the Internet, and designed the Panama Canal. And, our alumni have gone on to become Supreme Court Justices, Secretaries of State, leaders of industry, world-renowned researchers and award winning actors and musicians. We’re the City College of yesterday, today and tomorrow. See yourself here. City College.
Schools and Divisions
- The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
- CUNY School of Medicine
- The Grove School of Engineering
- Division of Humanities & the Arts
- Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
- School of Education
- Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education
- The Division of Science
![CCNY Campus in the fall](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-08/fastfacts_fullcampus_.jpg?itok=1FltVbLw)
CCNY Fast Facts
Why CCNY? Here are a few reasons.
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Spotlights
![Spitzer School of Architecture Professor Laura Wainer is a participant in the new fellowship program Urban Design Forum Global Exchange which focuses on the housing crises at home and abroad.](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight/public/2024-08/0701_Wainer_BC.jpg?itok=oPqY7aCr)
TRANSFORMING URBAN DESIGN PRACTICE
Professor Laura Wainer earns fellowship and develops a model for community engagement to bridge the gap in housing crisis.
![CCNY celebrates 50 years of Harlem Week with the New York Road Runners’ Percy Sutton Harlem 5K.](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight/public/2024-08/0701_Percy_BC.jpg?itok=WLmv9Cl3)
COMMEMORATING HARLEM'S HISTORIC LEGACY
CCNY celebrates 50 years of Harlem Week with the New York Road Runners’ Percy Sutton Harlem 5K.
![CCNY's Maria Tzortziou is the recipient of $15M in NASA funding for an Arctic coastal study.](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight/public/2024-06/0611_Tzortziou_V3BC.jpg?itok=6Q9oJpQe)
NASA FUNDS ARCTIC COAST STUDY
CCNY's Maria Tzortziou is the recipient of $15M in NASA funding for an Arctic coastal mission.
![Dr. Sriram Ganeshan, a 2024-25 winner of the CUNY Feliks Gross Award for Oustanding Research for Assistant Professors, studies condensed matter physics.](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight/public/2024-05/0516_Physics_BC.jpg?itok=vX7HO5jF)
RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
CCNY Physics Professor Sriram Ganeshan is a recipient of the Feliks Gross Award for Outstanding Research.
![CCNY's 2024 Gilman Scholars [from left]: Amber Raine McCandless, Deborah Cobourne and Marlyn Santos-De La Rosa.](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight/public/2024-05/0528_Gilman_BC.jpg?itok=mswT7ry3)
EMBRACING GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES
Three CCNY students are set to travel abroad on Gilman Scholarships to advance their education.
![CCNY Campus](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight/public/2023-09/0918_CCNYCampus_BC.jpg?itok=JJzNMZ1P)
CCNY RANKINGS CONTINUE UPWARD TREND
City ranks among best national universities for 2024, according to the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review.
Looking Forward: Strategic Plan 2019
Learn more about where CCNY, the home of upward social mobility, is planning to go in the coming year and beyond.