Admissions and Aid

Welcome to the CUNY Graduate Center

Our approach to graduate education is about more than just supporting new areas of interdisciplinary exploration. It’s about giving students the resources — strengthened by research and outreach partnerships at CUNY and throughout New York — they need to thrive in any workplace.

Find Your Perfect Program

Choose from more than 40 outstanding doctoral and master’s programs in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. As a student at the Graduate Center, you’ll be immersed in a highly intellectual, collaborative culture and benefit from exceptional research and teaching experiences.

Browse our programs

Start the Application Process

Our step-by-step guide to the application process contains everything you need to know about deadlines, transcripts, standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, and requirements for international students.

How to Apply

Explore Financial Aid Opportunities

The Graduate Center is committed to providing all students — including those from underrepresented backgrounds — with access to robust financial resources. Learn more about how we can help you secure the funding you need to complete your degree.

Financing Your Education

Get to Know the Graduate Center

The CUNY Graduate Center, a leader in public graduate education, is committed to doctoral and master’s education for the public good.

A Faculty That Breaks New Ground

Graduate Center faculty are pioneering scholars, top researchers in their fields, and bestselling authors; they are recipients of the Nobel Prize, Guggenheims, Pulitzers, and other world-renowned accolades. Their research — which has garnered millions of dollars in grants — significantly influences public policy and discourse as it advances the public good.

An Innovator in Graduate Education

At the Graduate Center, our focus is on the future. Students and faculty develop new ways to learn, research, and teach through programs like GC Digital Initiatives and the Futures Initiative in addition to 30-plus research centers and institutes dedicated to areas of compelling social, civic, cultural, and scientific concern.

An Immense Scholarly Network

The Graduate Center participates in the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium, a grouping of distinguished institutions — including Columbia University, Fordham University, the New School, New York University, Princeton University, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, and Stony Brook University — that offer eligible doctoral students the opportunity to expand their network by enrolling in courses throughout the consortium.

Admissions Resources and Contacts

We are here to help you take the right next step.

Download our Quick-Reference Admissions Brochure

The Graduate Center Admissions Brochure provides a brief overview of our program offerings, student outcomes, and the benefits of pursuing your advanced degree at CUNY's hub for graduate and doctoral education.

Download the Admissions brochure

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Connect with Us

The Office of Admissions is located in Room 7201 in the Graduate Center building at 365 Fifth Avenue and can be reached by phone at 212-817-7470.

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