City University of New York

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The City University of New York (CUNY) is a large public university system comprising multiple colleges and professional schools that primarily serve the residents of New York City.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf higher education institution
public research university system
public university system
abbreviation CUNY
city New York City
country United States
focusesOn access to higher education
affordable tuition
foundedBy New York State Legislature
foundingDate 1961
fundingType publicly funded
governingBody Board of Trustees of the City University of New York
hasAcademicStaff thousands of faculty members
hasAlumni MacArthur Fellows
Nobel laureates
many public officials
hasCampusType urban
hasComponent Baruch College
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Bronx Community College
Brooklyn College
CUNY Graduate Center
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
CUNY School of Law
CUNY School of Professional Studies
City College of New York
College of Staten Island
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Guttman Community College
Hostos Community College
Hunter College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Kingsborough Community College
LaGuardia Community College
Lehman College
Macaulay Honors College
Medgar Evers College
New York City College of Technology
Queens College
Queensborough Community College
York College
hasMotto The Greatest Urban University in the World
hasPredecessor Free Academy of the City of New York
Municipal College System of New York City
hasStudentBody hundreds of thousands of students
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn New York City
offers graduate programs
professional programs
undergraduate programs
operatesIn Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
serves residents of New York City
state New York
type public
website https://www.cuny.edu/


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