Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College
of The City University of New York

Motto	Latin: Nil sine magno labore
Motto in English	Nothing without great effort[1]
Type	Public
Established	1930
Academic affiliations	ACE AAC&U CUNY
Endowment	$98.0 million (2019)
Budget	$122,292,702 (2018)[1]
President	Michelle Anderson
Provost	Roberta S. Matthews
Students	17,803 (2017)[1]
Undergraduates	14,689 (2017)[1]
Postgraduates	3,114 (2017)[1]
Location	Brooklyn , New York City, New York , United States 40°37′52″N 73°57′9″W / 40.63111°N 73.95250°W / 40.63111; -73.95250
Campus	Urban, 35 acres (0.14 sq km2)[1]
Colors	Maroon, Gold, and Warm Grey[2]
Nickname	Bulldogs
Mascot	Buster the Bulldog
Website	www.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]

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.