- The Inkwell
- New York
- CUNY City College
New York, NYCity: largeZIP 10031Founded 1847
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1847
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ccny.cuny.edu
- Member of
- APLU
New YorkPublic
CUNY City College
CUNY City College is a public university in New York, New York, with 12,505 undergraduates. It admits 60% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $1,557 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate60%
Retention79%
4-year graduation25%
Pell Grant share63%
Federal loans11%
$1,557net price / year
60%admission rate
1260average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$69,594median earnings, 10 yrs
$11,695median debt
#405 of 1,704 for earnings#10 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,065 of 1,738 for graduation rate#368 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
- $12,926tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,340
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,290
- Average net price
- $1,557national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$654
$48,001–75,000$3,795
$75,001–110,000$7,139
$110,001+$10,618
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 60%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–730
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college60%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college63%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,759
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,594middle 50%: $40,612–$98,173
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,695
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$98,173
Median, CUNY City College$69,594
Lower quarter$40,612
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
- 12,505
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 63%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 34%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,231 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $20,521
- Endowment, end of year
- $304,811,846
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White12%
Hispanic41%
Black16%
Asian24%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Psychology21%
Social sciences15%
Engineering10%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.5%
Visual & performing arts8.6%
Communication & journalism5.1%
Computer & information sciences4.9%
Education4.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190567. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1093910.