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Why Consider
The College of Staten Island of
the City University of New York
CSI IS ABOUT VALUE
SMART CHOICE
Affordable quality education.
WINNERS
Students win Fulbright, National Science Foundation and other prestigious awards.
MENTORS
Distinguished, award-winning faculty inspire, encourage, and mentor students, including Pulitzer prize winner Tyehimba Jess and Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award winner Patricia Smith.
CAMPUS
83-hectare park-like campus, the largest physical campus in New York City.
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hear Mary's experience as an international student at CSi
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Rankings & Awards
FORAGE NAMES CSI A TOP 25 SCHOOL FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
For the second year in a row, Forage has named the College of Staten Island among its top schools nationally in experiential learning.
Abound names CSI a 2023 Best college for adults
Abound, an online college guidance system for degree-seeking adults, has named the College of Staten Island to its exclusive list of the nation’s Best Colleges for Adults in 2023
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