160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1847
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 9,494
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $118,820,360
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $4,157 in-state, 10,957 out-of-state
Room/Board: $N/A
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,448,648
Number of current serial subscriptions: 31,602
Number of microforms: 894,164
Number of audiovisuals: 21,403
Number of ebooks: 18,625
Other library facilities: N/A
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Benjamin Levich Institute for Physicochemical Hydrodynamics,Child Development
and Family Service Center,Center for Algorithms & Interactive Scientific Software (CAISS),Center for Analysis of Structures and Interfaces (CASI),Center for Information Networking and Telecommunications (CINT),Center for Mesoscopic Modeling and Simulation (CMMS),Center for Study of Cellular & Molecular Basis of Development (CSCMBD),Center for Water Resources and Environmental Research (CWRER),Colin Powell Center, City College Architectural Center (C.C.A.C.),Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology (CREST),CUNY Institute for Municipal Waste Research Earthquake Engineering Center (EEC),Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL),Molecular Beam Epitaxy Program (MBE),New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Ultrafast Photonics,The CUNY Institute for Biomedical Engineering, or New York Center for Biomedical Engineering (NYCBE), The University Transportation
Research Center
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,160
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 150
Labs: 0
Other areas: 250
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: N/A
Are students permitted to have webpages? – No
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 0%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – No
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 0%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: N/A
Campus Size: 35 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): New York City (5), New York City (5)
Nearest train station: New York City (2)
Nearest bus station: New York City (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 9%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Architecture Lecture Series; Asian Culture Month; Black Culture Month; Career Services fairs; Club Hours activities & booths; Engineering students’ events; Student Support Services Program International Lunch; Japanese Cherry Blossom Day events; Latino Culture Month; Library events & shows; Men Who Cook; Movies; Musical events; Sports events; Theatrical events; Women? s Month;