Statement of Accreditation Status
Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, The
- CEO: Dr. Joshua Brumberg, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Ms. Ying Wang
- Commission Staff Liaison: To Be Assigned, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium » Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
- Control: Public
- Former Name(s): CUNY - Graduate School and University Center (7/26/2010)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1961
- Last Reaffirmation: March 4, 2021
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2027-2028
- September 25, 2025
Staff acted to acknowledge receipt of documentation of approval from the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for the Doctor's Degree- Professional Practice (MD in Medical Education). - September 25, 2025
Staff acted to acknowledge receipt of documentation of approval from the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for the additional location at 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - April 24, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the first Doctor's degree - Professional Practice (MD in Medical Education) within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification of the date that the change is implemented by email to [email protected]. To require written evidence of review, including but not limited to required approvals from all necessary licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities, including the New York State Education Department (NYSED) by email to [email protected]. To require the submission of the updated Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) reflecting the substantive change as soon as it is available by email to [email protected]. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. - April 24, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031 within the institution scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location by email to [email protected]. To require written evidence of review, including but not limited to required approvals from all necessary licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities, including the New York State Education Department (NYSED) by email to [email protected]. To require the submission of the updated Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) reflecting the substantive change as soon as it is available by email [email protected]. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - November 1, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of May 31, 2024. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - May 31, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due July 1, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity and Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Experience. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - October 31, 2023
To note the verification visits took place to the main campus at 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4309 on August 8, 2023 and to the additional location at 219 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10036 on August 8, 2023. - March 4, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note that the institution hosted a virtual site visit in lieu of an on-site visit in accordance with the United States Department of Education (USDE) guidelines published March 17, 2020. To reaffirm accreditation. To request that, beginning in 2021 and in conjunction with each Annual Institutional Update prior to the Mid-Point Peer Review in 2024, the institution provide further evidence of (1) the development and implementation of organized and systematic assessments that evaluate the extent of student achievement (Standard V) and (2) sufficient support to sustain the assessment of student achievement and to communicate the results to stakeholders (Standard V). To note that a verification visit is required by USDE guidelines and will be conducted within a reasonable period of time following the virtual site visit. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - April 16, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To delay the On-Site Evaluation visit scheduled for Spring 2020 due to extraordinary circumstances related to coronavirus (COVID-19) interruptions and to continue accreditation. To note the institution remains accredited during a delay granted by the Commission. The Evaluation visit will be scheduled in accordance with Commission policy and procedures. - June 27, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, 55 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027 within the scope of the institution's accreditation operations. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location. In the event that operations at the additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. The date for the next accreditation review will be determined by the Commission when it revises the accreditation cycle. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope to offer ONE program: MD in Medical Education
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
- Main Campus
Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, The
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016-4309 - Additional Location
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
219 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10036 - Additional Location
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
55 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
Opened: 08/25/2016 - Additional Location
CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
25 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Opened: 08/28/2013 - Additional Location
CUNY School of Medicine
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
Opened: 07/01/2025 - Additional Location
CUNY School of Professional Studies
119 West 31st Street
New York, NY 10001
Opened: 08/28/2013 - Other Instructional Site
Advanced Science Research Center
85 St Nicholas Terrace
New York, NY 10031
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
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