The City College of the City University of New York (more commonly referred to as the City College of New York, or simply City College, CCNY, or City) is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) in New York City. It is the oldest of City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning. City College's thirty-five acre Manhattan campus along Convent Avenue from 130th Street to 141st Street is on a hill overlooking Harlem; its neo-Gothic campus was mostly designed by George Browne Post, and many of its buildings are landmarks.

CCNY was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States and is considered the flagship campus of the CUNY public university system. The college accounts 10 winners of the Nobel Prize among its alumni, the latest being Harlem native John O'Keefe. 

Motto: Respice, Adspice, Prospice (Latin)

Motto in English: Look behind, look here, look ahead

Established: 1847

Type: Public

Endowment: $131 million

Academic Staff: 581 (full-time), 914 (part-time)

Admin. staff: 401

Students: 16,161

Undergraduates: 13,113

Postgraduates: 3,048

Location: New York City, New York

Colors: Lavender      and Black    

Athletics: NCAA Division III – CUNYAC (North)

Sports: 16 sports teams

Nickname: Beavers

Mascot: Beaver

Website: ccny.cuny.edu

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