College of Staten Island
The College of Staten Island (CSI) is a public university in Staten Island, New York. It is one of the 11 four-year senior colleges within the City University of New York system. Programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional studies lead to bachelor's and associate degrees. The master's degree is awarded in 13 professional and liberal arts and sciences fields of study. A clinical doctorate is awarded by the department of physical therapy. The college participates in doctoral programs of the CUNY Graduate Center in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, nursing, physics, and psychology.
Motto
Opportunity and Challenge
1956
Timothy G. Lynch
Michael E. Steiper
1,239 (Fall 2015)[1]
1,138 (Fall 2015)[1]
10,238 (Fall 2022)[2]
9,290 (Fall 2022) [2]
948 (Fall 2022) [2]
- 40°36′00″N 74°09′00″W / 40.60000°N 74.15000°W (CSI Willowbrook)
- 40°38′35″N 74°04′37″W / 40.643°N 74.077°W (CSI St. George)
CSI Willowbrook
CSI St. George
Dolphin Blue & Gray
Dolphins
Danny the Dolphin
451
601-800
Academics[edit]
Research[edit]
CSI has more than 80 science labs which includes the Center for Developmental Neuroscience and The CUNY Interdisciplinary High-Performance Computing Center (HPCC).[10] HPCC is made to advance the university's educational and research mission by providing advanced high-performance computing technology resources and corresponding technical assistance to faculty and students.[11] It is one of the most powerful supercomputers in the region.[10]
Athletics[edit]
The College of Staten Island athletic teams are known as the Dolphins. The university is a provisional member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II, and set to join the East Coast Conference (ECC) in the 2020–21 academic year.[19] The university previously competed at the Division III level as a member of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) from 1979–80 to 2019–20.[20] The college began the transition to Division II during the 2019–20 season playing a mixed schedule of Division II and Division III teams, the college.[19] During the following two years of provisional status the Dolphins will compete in the conference and are eligible for conference awards but will not be eligible for ECC and NCAA championships until completing the transition process for the 2022–23 academic year.[19] The men's and women's swimming and diving teams have competed in the Northeast-10 Conference since the 2023-24 season, formerly competing in the Metropolitan Swimming Conference (METS) as the ECC doesn't sponsor the sport. The college competes in 16 sports. Men's sports are baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); women's sports are basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor).
The College of Staten Island Baseball Complex is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Staten Island Yankees before they moved to Richmond County Bank Ballpark in 2001. The ballpark had a capacity of 2,500 people and opened in 1999.[21] It currently hosts the Dolphins baseball team.[21]