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ACCREDITATION
The City University of New York is registered by the New York State Department of Educaton: Office of Higher Education and the Professions, Cultural Education Center, Room 5B28, Albany, NY 12230; Telephone: 1.518.474.5851; http://www.nysed.gov/heds/IRPSL1.html. The Graduate Center has been accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1961, last reaffirmed in 2005. See http://web.gc.cuny.edu/provost/pdf/accreditation.pdf.
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| At a Glance |
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President
William P. Kelly |
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Mission:
Founded in 1961, The Graduate Center’s mission is to prepare students to become scholars, experts, and leaders in the academy and in the private, nonprofit, and governmental sectors; to enhance access to doctoral education for traditionally underrepresented groups; and to advance the educational, economic, and cultural interests of the complex urban community it serves. |
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Faculty
1,531-member pool drawn from the CUNY campuses
125 Graduate Center appointments |
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Alumni
9,143 doctoral graduates
A five-year post-graduation survey of 1999-2000 graduates indicated that close to 65% were employed in education, 14% in industry and business, with the remainder in government, nonprofit, and other fields. |
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Enrollment
(Fall 2006)
Doctoral 4,131
Master’s 234 |
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Gender
(doctoral and master’s students)
Female 56.0%
Male 44.0% |
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Ethnicity
(doctoral and master’s students)
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
White, non-Hispanic - 71.2%
Black, non-Hispanic - 9.4%
Hispanic - 12.4%
Asian/Pacific Island - 6.6%
American Indian/Native Alaskan - 0.3% |
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International Students
24.8% representing 98 countries |
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