The City University of New York (CUNY) was organized in 1961 as the umbrella institution of the municipal colleges of the City of New York. It includes:
- Original colleges incorporated into CUNY:
- Colleges formerly included in the above, now separate institutions:
- Baruch College (formerly the downtown campus of City College)
- Lehman College (formerly the Bronx campus of Hunter College)
- Newly created institutions:
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- College of Staten Island
- York College
- Medgar Evers College
- New York Technical College
- Two-year colleges:
- Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Bronx Community College--located on the original New York University Campus.
- Hostos Community College
- Kingsborough Community College
- LaGuardia Community College
- Queensborough Community College
