Factoids

Public University in New York

- U.S. News and World Report 2026 Best Colleges

#24

Public University Nationally

- U.S. News and World Report 2026 Best Colleges

AAU Member

Since 2001

- Association of American Universities

100%

of Creative Writing and Film & Television faculty are active in the field.

32

full-time faculty across Creative Writing, Film and Television

5

academic degrees offered across the program, with a sixth on the way. 3 MFA degrees, 1 BFA, 1 forthcoming BA + 3 minors

Faculty Awards

1 Thalberg Award

to MFA in Film Artistic Director Christine Vachon and faculty Pamela Koffler, co-founders of Killer Films.

1 Booker Prize

to Marlon James for A Brief History of Seven Killings.

1 Cannes Film Festival premiere

of May December, co-produced by Killer Films.

...and dozens of NYT Best Sellers and scores of film festival awards

Books, Film, and Television

40 books

published by Creative Writing alumni over the last 10 years, including including Caitlin Mullen, Jordan E. Franklin, Marissa Levien, Genevieve Sly Crane, Alison Fairbrother, Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones, and Helen Simonson.

16 feature films

from Film alumni over the last 10 years, including Andy Fidoten, Doug Forrester, Juhyoung Ra, and Peggy Tserwen Tseng.

3 TV Writing alumni working in writers rooms

Mallory Baysek and Anna Zabe on Paramount's Fear Not, and Emma Gutt on The Diplomat.

Guests Artists per Year

60+including Todd Haynes, Gayle Forman, Nick Flynn, Debra Kahn, James Schamus, Carmen Gimenez, Mary Harron, Lena Kahlaf Tuffaha, Aaron Schimberg, Kent Jones, Deborah Landau, and Ashley Lyle.