300 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1946
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 12,439
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $11,039,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $65
Application Deadline: March 14
Selectivity: Least selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $4,538 in-state, 9,178 out-of-state
Room/Board: $N/A
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 77%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 83%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 89%
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: 183,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 23,000
Number of microforms: 14,000
Number of audiovisuals: 6,000
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: interlibrary loans and electronic resources through the City University of New York; database searching; internet access; library archives; access to all 19 CUNY colleges and academic libraries of Brooklyn
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: learning resource center; art gallery
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 395
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): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
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
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: N/A
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: N/A
Housing available for all unmarried students? – N/A
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – N/A
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: N/A
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Queens, NY (10), Newark, NJ (15)
Nearest train station: New York City, NY (1)
Nearest bus station: New York City, NY (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – N/A
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: – 2%
Average undergraduate wage: 10,000
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, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: N/A