Brooklyn College

CUNY Senior College

On May 15, 1930, the Board of Higher Education officially established Brooklyn College of the College of the City of New York, making it the first public coeducational liberal arts college in New York City. Brooklyn College is an innovative, four-year liberal arts college with a history of academic excellence.

From its founding 76 years ago, the College has offered men and women—immigrants or the children of immigrants, often the first in their families to go to college—the opportunity to receive a first-rate education that leads to productive careers and satisfying lives.

Noting its commitment to high quality, The Princeton Review ranked Brooklyn College first for "most beautiful campus" in 2003 and among the top ten of "America's Best Value Colleges" in 2004 and, for a second time, in 2005—a distinction accorded to only one other college.