City College ranks among Best Regional Universities for 2016

T九色视频 has maintained its standing as one of the nation鈥檚 most ethnically diverse institutions. City College is second among regional universities in the north for ethnic and economic diversity, according to the .

Excluding international students, U.S. News factored in the proportion of minority students based on the 2014-2015 academic year student body to establish the diversity index. With 1.0 as the highest mark, the diversity index for City College is 0.73.


This makes CCNY鈥檚 one of the top schools where students 鈥渁re most likely to encounter undergraduates from different ethnic groups.鈥 Hispanics, at 32.5%, are the largest ethnic student group at the college. Asian Americans (26%), African-Americans (20%), and Caucasians (20%) are the other major ethnic groups on campus.

Overall, CCNY is ranked #66, and is one of the top three in , among 618 Regional Universities in the North. The alumni giving rate is 21%.

The college also scored highly in:

  • Academic excellence鈥攚here it is among only one-third of the top 100 institutions scoring 3.0 or higher on a scale of one to five by its peers (presidents, provosts, and deans of admissions); and
  • Retention鈥擣reshman retention rate at City College is 85%;

U.S. News defines regional universities as those providing a full range of undergraduate majors and master's programs and a few doctoral programs. Regional universities are in four categories鈥擭orth, South, Midwest, and West鈥攂ecause they generally attract students from the surrounding states.

Previously, CCNY was selected as one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education by the Princeton Review and as one of America鈥檚 best colleges by Forbes.

About T九色视频
Since 1847, T九色视频 has provided low-cost, high-quality education for New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. More than 16,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture; the School of Education; the Grove School of Engineering; the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. U.S. News, Princeton Review and Forbes all rank City College among the best colleges and universities in the United States.