- The Inkwell
- New York
- College of Staten Island CUNY


Staten Island, NYCity: largeZIP 10314Founded 1976
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1976
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.csi.cuny.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
College of Staten Island CUNY
College of Staten Island CUNY is a public college in Staten Island, New York, with 9,657 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 36% within six years and costs $3,153 a year after aid.
36%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention76%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share52%
Federal loans10%
$3,153net price / year
92%admission rate
1040average SAT
36%graduate in 6 years
$59,992median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,500median debt
#770 of 1,704 for earnings#19 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,447 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,271 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $13,314tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,490
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,440
- Average net price
- $3,153national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,506
$30,001–48,000$1,612
$48,001–75,000$4,890
$75,001–110,000$6,803
$110,001+$11,046
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college36%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college52%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 36%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 36%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,292
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,992middle 50%: $34,805–$90,395
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,395
Median, College of Staten Island CUNY$59,992
Lower quarter$34,805
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 9,657
- Part-time
- 21%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 32%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,665 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,329
- Endowment, end of year
- $20,128,515
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White40%
Hispanic28%
Black13%
Asian14%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Liberal arts & humanities14%
Psychology14%
Health professions9.8%
Computer & information sciences7.8%
Social sciences6.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.0%
Education4.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190558. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5146845.