CUNY

The City University of New York (CUNY) is the nation's largest urban public university, serving 247,000 degree-seeking students across 26 colleges in New York City's five boroughs, awarding 50,000 degrees each year. Founded in 1847 as the first free public institution of higher education and formed as a university system in 1961, CUNY provides a public first-rate education to all students regardless of means or background.