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City University was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute (named for the donor of its campus, the Marquess of Northampton), and admitted its first students two years later. Intended to promote "the industrial skill, general knowledge, health and well-being of young men and women belonging to the poorer classes," the Institute held classes at night, and tuition was variable according to "what may be reasonably expected to be paid by persons belonging to the poorer classes between the ages of 16 and 25." Charter departments were those of Mechanical Engineering and Metal TradesMetalworking is the craft and practice of working with metals to create parts or structures. It requires skill and the use of many different types of tools, including: Hand Tools File Hacksaw Height gauge Scriber Taps and Dies Machine Tools Bandsaw Brake, Artistic Crafts, Applied PhysicsPhysics (from the Greek, physikos , "natural", and physis , "Nature") is the science of Nature in the broadest sense. Physicists study the behavior and properties of matter in a wide variety of contexts, ranging from the sub-microscopic particles from whi and Electrical Engineering, HorologyHorology is the science of timekeeping. Clocks, and watches are examples of instruments used to measure time. Horology has a long history and there are many museums devoted to it. An example is the Royal Greenwich Observatory, which is also the source of, Electro-ChemistryElectrochemistry is the study of the electronic and electrical aspects of chemical reactions. The elements involved in an electrochemical reaction are characterized by the number of electrons each has. The oxidation state of an ion is the number of electr, and Domestic Economy and Women's Trades.

In 19001900 is the common year starting on Monday. see link for calendar) For the film, see 1900 (film). Events January January 1 Nigeria becomes British protectorate January 2 John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 Chicag the Institute began offering day classes in engineering. Nine years later students began to qualify for bachelor's degrees in the University of London and its faculty were made Recognised Teachers of that institution. Thereafter the Northampton Institute came to be known as the Northampton Engineering College.

St Bartholomew's College of Nursing and Midwifery and Charterhouse College of Radiography were incorporated into the university in 1995, and in 2001, the Inns of Court School of Law (founded 1852) merged with the university's Department of Law to form the current Institute of Law.