Macaulay Honors College, formally known as the William E. Macaulay Honors College is a highly selective college in New York City. The school offers New York’s most promising students financial and academic support to help realize their potential and eventually graduate debt-free.
The school’s faculty to student ratio is one of the highest at US honors colleges—offering unique academic and professional guidance to each student.
Macaulay Honors College Acceptance Rate
For the 2016 admissions cycle, Macaulay had a 29% acceptance rate, making admission to the school selective.
Macaulay Honors College accepts applications from high school seniors who are applying for the first time to be freshman immediately after their senior year. The school does not accept transfer students or applicants who wish to apply for mid-term entry.
Prior to submitting their application, prospective students are advised by the college to research the eight CUNY senior colleges which participate in Macaulay. Information regarding these schools can be found online. After that, Macaulay applicants are considered for acceptance to the undergraduate degree program at the CUNY campus designated on their applications.
Admitted Students Profile
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Tuition Figures
Macaulay provides every student a merit-based scholarship package which includes access to the Opportunities Fund, tuition, a laptop computer, and Cultural Passport.
Those who meet CUNY New York State residency requirements for in-state tuition are given a chance to graduate free from tuition debt due to the tuition scholarship. The program covers four years of undergraduate study, exclusive of fees and expenses.
Location
Macaulay Honors College is located at 35 West 67th Street. The campus is just half a block from Central Park and three blocks from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Students may reach the building by taking the Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus (through the M10, M20, M66, and M104) or subway (through the 1 train at 66th Street–Lincoln Center station).
In the building’s ground floor, there is a commons area complete with a stage for student concerts, readings, guest lectures, and other events. The main floor houses a reading room, the Wall of Fame, and a large multi-purpose lecture hall. Meanwhile, the reading room has a small library of books donated to Macaulay by students, faculty, staff, NYC dignitaries, and friends of Macaulay, available for in-house reading.
Found on the second and third floors are classrooms, meeting rooms, informal gathering spaces, visiting professor offices, the dean’s office, and a fully-equipped film screening room that has traditional movie theater seats for 72 viewers.
The building is centered on a three-story open-roof, internal courtyard, painted bright red after the college’s colors. Everyone can access the courtyard, which serves as a multi-purpose space within the college.
It is one of the most popular sites for gatherings and events, student theatre performances, and a temporary visiting artist-student collaborative installation. The fourth floor is where the staff offices can be found. The campus is equipped with Wifi connection throughout the building.
Academics
There are many outstanding educational opportunities from William E. Macaulay Honors College that target academically gifted students from the five New York City boroughs and beyond.
The program is specifically made for students who have shown broad intellectual curiosity and scholastic strength through their high school academic records. Students’ credentials are also gauged based on standardized test scores, extracurricular involvements, and other academic criteria.
The Macaulay Honors College program is being offered in 8 CUNY campuses: Baruch College, Brooklyn College, City College, College of Staten Island, Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lehman College and Queens College.
Student Life
Macaulay provides many clubs and organizations for its diverse student body. Activities in the campus bring students together to strengthen the community. Students who wish to create their own Macaulay experience may do so with the help of the school’s resources and guidance for organizations.
Student-led activities include student government, gaming clubs, arts, and social events, business, entrepreneurship and professional interests.
Athletics
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Notable Alums
One of the most well-known graduates of the William E. Macaulay Honors College is Anthony Volodkin (2007), the founder of The Hype Machine. Unfortunately, no further details about other alumni are available in this section.
