Chair Lee outlines CUNY FY27 executive budget
Lee presents CUNY's proposed FY27 budget of $1.57 billion, noting the $21.1 million increase from the preliminary plan and the $15 million in restored operating support.
On May 12, 2026, the admin released the executive financial plan for FY26 to 2030 with a proposed FY27 budget of $124.7 billion.
The City University of New York's proposed FY27 budget of $1.57 billion represents
1.3% of the administration's proposed budget in the executive plan, and this is an increase of $21.1 million, or 1.4%, from the $1.55 billion originally budgeted in the FY27 preliminary plan.
And this increase is mainly the result of $15 million in city funding for operating support that was restored and baselined starting in FY27.
As of April 2026, CUNY's pedagogical headcount was the same as their fiscal 26 budgeted headcount, and their non-pedagogical headcount was four positions.
than their FY26 budgeted headcount.