- The Inkwell
- New York
- Metropolitan College of New York
New York, NYCity: largeZIP 10006Founded 1964
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1964
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.mcny.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Metropolitan College of New York
Metropolitan College of New York is a private nonprofit college in New York, New York, with 402 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 31% within six years and costs $29,006 a year after aid.
31%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention20%
4-year graduation22%
Pell Grant share64%
Federal loans67%
$29,006net price / year
90%admission rate
—average SAT
31%graduate in 6 years
$48,298median earnings, 10 yrs
$33,538median debt
#1,331 of 1,704 for earnings#1,421 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,530 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,191 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
- $38,304tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $20,188
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,188
- Average net price
- $29,006national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,288
$30,001–48,000$27,111
$48,001–75,000$31,476
$75,001–110,000$29,606
$110,001+$30,526
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college20%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college31%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college64%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 31%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 22%
- First-year retention
- 20%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 40%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,018
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,298middle 50%: $25,979–$70,407
- Median debt at graduation
- $33,538
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,407
Median, Metropolitan College of New York$48,298
Lower quarter$25,979
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
- 402
- Part-time
- 35%
- Women / men
- 69% / 31%
- Average age at entry
- 32.4
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 64%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,154 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,596
- Endowment, end of year
- $893,675
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White9.4%
Hispanic27%
Black58%
Asian0.5%
Two or more races2.5%
U.S. nonresident1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.2%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Public administration & social service38%
Business & management24%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting22%
Health professions10%
Computer & information sciences5.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190114. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3307468.