CUNY Graduate School and University Center is a public four-year institution based in New York, New York. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 9,536 students in fall 2024, including 3,486 undergraduates and 6,050 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of City University of New York.
CUNY Graduate School and University Center offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 218 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Information Science/Studies, and Disability Studies. It awarded 2,894 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Mission
The Graduate School and University Center’s Statement of Purpose (May 2019) Through collaborative arrangements, the Graduate School and University Center (GSUC) offers research intensive, interdisciplinary, honors, and professional programs. Students may pursue certificates, bachelor’s, master’s and the doctoral degree. The Graduate School and University Center is the degree-granting authority for The Graduate Center and each school in the University Center. The GSUC facilitates the establishment of new schools, providing administrative infrastructure and support for entities that play a unique and complementary role in the university.
Key figures
9,536
Students enrolled
2,894
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
218
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 218
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
907
Master's degrees
1,244
Doctoral degrees (research)
321
Certificates under 1 year
164
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
5
Postbaccalaureate certificates
253
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
9,536
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,486
Graduate students, fall 2024
6,050
Full-time, fall 2024
49%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
11,693
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,797
Graduate students, 2024-25
6,896
Full-time, 2024-25
44%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
68%
Men
32%
White
30%
Hispanic or Latino
24%
Black or African American
21%
Asian
12%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
10%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
59%
Students taking some online courses
8%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
City University of New York
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
President
Joshua Brumberg
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization