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Brooklyn College

Coordinates: 40°37′52″N 73°57′9″W / 40.63111°N 73.95250°W / 40.63111; -73.95250
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Brooklyn College
of The City University of New York
MottoLatin: Nil sine magno labore
Motto in English
Nothing without great effort[1]
TypePublic
Established1930
Academic affiliations
Endowment$98.0 million (2019)
Budget$122,292,702 (2018)[1]
PresidentMichelle Anderson
ProvostRoberta S. Matthews
Students17,803 (2017)[1]
Undergraduates14,689 (2017)[1]
Postgraduates3,114 (2017)[1]
Location, ,
United States

40°37′52″N 73°57′9″W / 40.63111°N 73.95250°W / 40.63111; -73.95250
CampusUrban, 35 acres (0.14 sq km2)[1]
ColorsMaroon, Gold, and Warm Grey[2]
     
NicknameBulldogs
MascotBuster the Bulldog
Websitewww.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Brooklyn College is a liberal arts college in Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York's university system. It has around 16,822 students. It was built in 1930.

The college is known for its beautiful campus. It is often called "the poor man's Harvard" because of the low cost of going to the college and the high quality of its education.[3][4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Fast Facts". Brooklyn College. City University of New York. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Brand Guidelines" (PDF). Brooklyn College. City University of New York. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. Baer, Dave (July 28, 2008). "CUNY schools beat out Columbia, NYU on best college list". New York Daily News.[permanent dead link]
  4. Ellen Freudenheim, Anna Wiener (April 2004). Brooklyn: The Ultimate Guide to New ... ISBN 9780312323318.

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