- The Inkwell
- New York
- CUNY York College
Jamaica, NYCity: largeZIP 11451Founded 1966
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1966
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1988
- Website
- www.york.cuny.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
CUNY York College
CUNY York College is a public college in Jamaica, New York, with 4,345 undergraduates. It admits 64% of applicants, graduates 27% within six years and costs $1,956 a year after aid.
27%graduate
Admission rate64%
Retention57%
4-year graduation11%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans7.8%
$1,956net price / year
64%admission rate
880average SAT
27%graduate in 6 years
$62,351median earnings, 10 yrs
$11,350median debt
#670 of 1,704 for earnings#12 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,586 of 1,738 for graduation rate#441 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
- $13,293tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,358
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,308
- Average net price
- $1,956national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$364
$30,001–48,000$780
$48,001–75,000$5,177
$75,001–110,000$7,927
$110,001+$11,220
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 64%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 880
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 410–480
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 380–480
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college64%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college57%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college27%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 27%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 11%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 41%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,134
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,351middle 50%: $38,292–$89,475
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,350
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$89,475
Median, CUNY York College$62,351
Lower quarter$38,292
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
- 4,345
- Part-time
- 26%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 23.7
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,822 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,732
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,461,938
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White3.9%
Hispanic26%
Black40%
Asian21%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions37%
Business & management17%
Psychology14%
Computer & information sciences6.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.3%
Public administration & social service4.1%
Social sciences4.1%
Transportation & materials moving2.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190691. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q8055406.