- The Inkwell
- New York
- CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NYCity: largeZIP 10016Founded 1961
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1961
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.gc.cuny.edu
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CUNY Graduate School and University Center
CUNY Graduate School and University Center is a public university in New York, New York, with 3,254 undergraduates. It admits 68% of applicants and costs $4,766 a year after aid.
—graduate
Admission rate68%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans12%
$4,766net price / year
68%admission rate
—average SAT
—graduate in 6 years
$69,504median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,594median debt
#410 of 1,704 for earnings#37 of 1,739 for lowest net price#524 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
- $11,928tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,235
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,185
- Average net price
- $4,766national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,766
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 68%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college68%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- —within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- —
- First-year retention
- —
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $72,043
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,504middle 50%: $45,366–$107,069
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,594
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$107,069
Median, CUNY Graduate School and University Center$69,504
Lower quarter$45,366
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
- 3,254
- Part-time
- 67%
- Women / men
- 72% / 28%
- Average age at entry
- 32.7
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 34%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,869 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $43,575
- Endowment, end of year
- $108,349,418
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White18%
Hispanic34%
Black29%
Asian13%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions24%
Computer & information sciences15%
Social sciences11%
Psychology10%
Education10%
Business & management10%
Liberal arts & humanities6.9%
Communication & journalism5.2%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY | $3,245 | 20% | $49,242 |
| SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY | $19,338 | 61% | $53,737 |
| SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY | $15,275 | 55% | $56,849 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY | $12,696 | 37% | $51,652 |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY | $15,606 | 56% | $61,867 |
| SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY | $18,952 | 70% | $70,405 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | $6,803 | 51% | $54,599 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO | $10,217 | 49% | $69,387 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $9,872 | 52% | $60,704 |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | $12,913 | 43% | $60,482 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | $11,062 | 52% | $62,536 |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | $12,365 | 51% | $51,903 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190576. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1024543.