quick facts
macaulay honors college
Macaulay is the honors college at The City University of New York. Established in
2001 by the City University of New York, Macaulay Honors College inspires and
prepares high achieving students to solve the challenges facing New York City, our
nation, and the global community.
Macaulay scholars enroll as undergraduates in one of eight CUNY senior colleges
and take additional courses designed to
build critical thinking skills.
Macaulay Enrollment
First Year Macaulay Scholars
Since welcoming its first class in 2001,
Macaulay has attracted and enrolled
increasingly talented students.
The Class of 2018:
539 students enrolled.
Macaulay Students Receive
• Full-tuition scholarship*
• A $7,500 Opportunities Fund to pursue
global learning and service
• An Apple laptop and tech training and
support
Applicants
Scores of Admitted Students
5,797
HS Average
SAT Total
Enrolled
2,495
• Two degrees: one from their CUNY home
college and one from Macaulay
539
321
• Priority course privileges
2006
Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Finance,
Business, Accounting, Political Science,
Economics, Psychology, English, and
History.
2018
Macaulay Students
Distribution of Macaulay Scholars
among CUNY’s 8 Senior Colleges
Current Enrollment: 2,032 for Fall 2018
61% women
39% men
2018
93.6
1370
Most Popular Majors
• Intensive mentoring and advisement
• World class faculty, visiting professors
and guest lecturers
2005
92.8
1288
63% immigrants
or children of immigrants
Hunter, 492
Baruch, 371
City, 354
Brooklyn, 310
68% NYC residents
18% are the first in their
family to attend college.
Queens, 231
Staten Island, 160
Lehman, 71
56% NYC public school
graduates
56% speak at least
2 languages.
* Students must meet CUNY NYS residency requirements for in state tuition to receive the full tuition scholarship
John Jay, 43
The Macaulay experience is not just the collegiate
or the intellectual experience, it’s the experience of
learning how to create opportunities.
maisha lopa ’13, hunter college/cuny ba
Selected National Fellowships & Scholarships Won by Macaulay Students
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Coro Fellow in Public Affairs
Fulbright Scholarship
George J. Mitchell Scholarship
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Marshall Scholarship
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
New York City Urban Fellowship
Rhodes Scholarship 2009 & 2011
Over 80% of Macaulay alumni in the workforce are employed in New York at
these and many other firms.
Select List of Employers
BBC Worldwide Americas
Bloomberg
Boeing
Booz Allen
CitiGroup
General Electric
Goldman Sachs
Google
Morgan Stanley The Metropolitan Opera
After Macaulay
Of our 1902 alumni to date, 43% have gone on to pursue graduate or professional
degrees within two years of graduation.
Select Graduate & Professional Schools
Bank Street College
Brooklyn Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Medical School
Howard University
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MIT NYU Law School Oxford University Stanford Law School
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