CCNY is also 11th in producing graduates who have become America's leading business executives. Reflecting the college's commitment to equal educational opportunity, CCNY is also one of the nation's leaders in producing minority engineering graduates. The college ranks 1st in New York State and 10th nationally in graduating minority engineers and is also among the leaders in the number of African-American graduates who gain admission to medical school. Overall, CCNY's medical school admissions rate is well above the national average. The college houses several major institutes and centers including the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers, the CUNY Institute for Transportation Systems, and the Colin L. Powell Center for Policy Studies.
Students can also participate in a wide variety of intercollegiate and intramural sports.
There are 16 varsity teams for men and women. The Herman Goldman Center for Sports and Recreation contains outstanding facilities for track and field, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, and softball. The City College campus occupies 35 acres in Manhattan along Convent Avenue from 131st to 141st Streets in the area known as St. Nicholas Heights. The surrounding neighborhoods are predominantly residential. City College includes the College of Liberal Arts and Science and the largest complex of professional programs in the City University.