Students would take seminar classes and lectures are the Macaulay building on the UWS in addition to your classes at their home campus (one of the 8 shown here).

 Macaulay students are required to either study abroad, participate in an approved internship, or conduct independent research. (Experiential Learning)

Benefits include free tuition and a dedicated academic advisor and cohort.

Application differs from the general CUNY application.  

• (2) essays

• (2) academic letters of recommendation and 1 character reference

• Deadline is November 16th, 2026

You select 6 schools on your application and indicate 1 of the 6 for Macaulay.  (All 4 year CUNY’s except Medgar Evers and York)

For students who has excelled academically in HS and took a rigorous course load.  (GPA range of median students was 94)

If you're applying to Macaulay please come see anybody in the College Office, room 729.