Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls over 17,000 undergraduate and over 2,800 graduate students on a 35-acre campus as of 2019.
| Motto | Latin: Nil sine magno labore |
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Motto in English | Nothing without great effort |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1930 |
Parent institution | City University of New York |
| Endowment | $98.0 million (2019) |
| Budget | $123.96 million (2021) |
| President | Michelle Anderson |
| Provost | April Bedford, Interim |
Academic staff | 534 full-time, 878 part-time (2018) |
| Students | 17,811 (2019) |
| Undergraduates | 14,970 (2019) |
| Postgraduates | 2,841 (2019) |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York City , New York , United States 40°37′52″N 73°57′9″W |
| Campus | Urban, 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Colors | Maroon, gold, & grey |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
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| Mascot | Buster the Bulldog |
| Website | www |
Being New York City's first public coeducational liberal arts college, it was formed in 1930 by the merger of the Brooklyn branches of Hunter College, then a women's college, and of the City College of New York, then a men's college, both established in 1926. Initially tuition-free, Brooklyn College suffered from the New York City government's near-bankruptcy in 1975, when the college closed its campus in downtown Brooklyn. During 1976, with its Midwood campus intact and now its only campus, Brooklyn College charged tuition for the first time.
Prominent alumni of Brooklyn College include US senators, federal judges, US financial chairmen, Olympians, CEOs, and recipients of Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, and Nobel Prizes.