Undergraduate Admissions

the Admission review process

The admission review process provides us with an opportunity to examine your entire high school academic record, which includes: academic units, grades/grade trends, and standardized test scores (SAT, ACT and NY State Regents). To be admitted into a four-year college, you must demonstrate college-level readiness in reading, writing and mathematics. Please review the Freshman Admission Profile <pdf> to get an idea of the mean grade point average (GPA) and SAT scores for last year's admitted freshman class.

GED Students

• The GED test score is one of several components evaluated during the admission review; you must also meet the academic requirements as outlined above. See the minimum GED test scores <pdf> required by each CUNY college.

prepare to apply

To begin, you will need to download the Application Worksheet for High School Students <pdf>  . The worksheet provides step-by-step instructions on how to apply to CUNY as either a General Freshman or Macaulay Honors College applicant (see below). Review and complete the worksheet by filling in all blank fields and writing down notes to help you accurately complete your application. Next, create a CUNY Portal account and submit the admission application. Finally, review what is needed after you have applied to CUNY here.

General Freshman Applicants

• Apply online to as many as six CUNY colleges with one application and one non-refundable application-processing fee. *
  
  Note:
  *The University is pleased to announce The New Community College at CUNY - an exciting new opportunity for students. Beginning on October 17, The New Community College will be available as an option on the CUNY application for Fall 2012 admission. At that time, applicants who included a community college on their CUNY application will be notified of the option to modify their applications and include The New Community College as one of their choice colleges.

Macaulay Honors College Applicants

• Apply to as many as seven CUNY participating colleges: Baruch College, Brooklyn College, City College, College of Staten Island, Hunter College, Lehman College or Queens College via the Admission Application. It is extremely important to list the college choices in order of preference. Macaulay Honors College applicants are also considered for general freshman admission at all eight colleges and therefore are notified of admission decisions in a two-step process. For more information visit www.macaulay.cuny.edu/prospective-students.

Deadlines, notification dates and admission decision types

Be sure to review specific deadlines and notification dates as well as the types of admission decisions you can expect as a CUNY applicant.

Academic Integrity

You do not have the option to omit any portion of your academic history. For more information and to view the University policy regarding the submission of fraudulent documents please download the CUNY Policy on Application Documents <pdf>. For information on academic integrity at CUNY, please review the CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity <pdf>.