City University of New York

The CUNYfirst Account gives applicants access to view the status of their application for each CUNY college to which they applied.  Once a decision is made ...

Here is a copy of the email applicants will receive. January 14, 2019 Dear Juan, It is important to check the "Application Status" secti...

Applicants can claim their CUNYfirst account by following the steps below: Go to https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu On the Login page, click ‘New User’ On ...

No. Applicants can use their existing account to check the status of their application. The video below demonstrates the steps to check an applicatio...

Applicants who do not provide a Social Security Number will be provided their assigned four-digit number in their account claim email and should enter that ...

Passwords must be between 8-13 characters with at least one numeric or special character, one uppercase letter and one lowercase letter. Click here for the ...

A password will expire 180 days after the last password change.

Yes, an account will be locked for 60 minutes after 5 failed login attempts.  Students who have forgotten their password should use the “Forgot Password” fu...

A CUNYfirst Account is generally a student’s first name, last name and the last two digits of the CUNYfirst ID number: As an example, if the student’s name ...

After successfully submitting their applications and activating their CUNYfirst accounts, applicants can view the status of their applications in the CUNYfi...