CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
About
The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is a public community college in New York City. Founded in 1963 as part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, BMCC grants associate degrees in a wide variety of vocational, business, health, science, engineering and continuing education fields.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 48 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing21 · 43.8%
- No Data24 · 50.0%
- Failing3 · 6.2%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 5
- Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Sep 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Sep 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jun 2018Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2018Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 13,979 students received $69.8M in Pell grants, alongside $4.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,454 borrowers who entered repayment, 41 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at CUNY
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
- Public property5
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
- Gender1
- Religion1
- Ethnicity1
- National origin1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
CUNY vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CUNY selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | 25% | — | 20,123 | $4,907 | Community College |
City College of San Francisco | — | — | 19,267 | $7,272 | Community College |
CUNY Bronx Community College | — | — | 6,787 | $4,342 | Community College |
CUNY Kingsborough Community College | — | — | 18,165 | $5,436 | Community College |
CUNY LaGuardia Community College | — | — | 14,494 | $5,699 | Community College |
CUNY Queensborough Community College | — | — | 10,337 | $4,620 | Community College |
Cuyahoga Community College District | — | — | 17,840 | $4,538 | Community College |
El Paso Community College | — | — | 25,567 | $4,154 | Community College |
Fresno City College | — | — | 28,071 | $1,699 | Community College |
Glendale Community College | — | — | 12,075 | $7,461 | Community College |
Hillsborough Community College | — | — | 21,483 | $4,929 | Community College |
Houston Community College | — | — | 53,253 | $6,738 | Community College |
Johnson County Community College | — | — | 18,743 | $13,912 | Community College |
Los Angeles City College | — | — | 14,611 | $7,532 | Community College |
Los Angeles Pierce College | — | — | 16,906 | $11,196 | Community College |
Miami Dade College | — | — | 58,941 | $5,929 | Baccalaureate |
Monroe Community College | — | — | 8,641 | $6,569 | Community College |
Nassau Community College | — | — | 12,301 | $5,736 | Community College |
Riverside City College | — | — | 21,730 | $4,026 | Community College |
San Diego City College | — | — | 13,242 | -$818 | Community College |
Sinclair Community College | — | — | 19,415 | $5,741 | Community College |
Suffolk County Community College | — | — | 19,973 | $4,882 | Community College |
SUNY Westchester Community College | — | — | 9,359 | $9,301 | Community College |
Wayne County Community College District | — | — | 11,887 | $5,762 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 25% | — | 18,003 | $5,718 |
CUNY Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our mission is to support the college’s strategic planning, decision-making, and continuous improvement efforts through comprehensive data analysis and research. We provide official, precise, unbiased, and valuable information and analysis to enhance institutional effectiveness and student success.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Musa ElbulokActing Assistant Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning
Common Data Set (6)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionGlossary – BMCCThis glossary page from the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) provides definitions for key terms associated with information security, including various types of malware like spyware, ransomware, and viruses, as well as concepts like phishing and VPNs.bmcc.cuny.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFactbook Archives – BMCC2015The BMCC Factbook Archives provide historical data on various institutional metrics, research analytics, and reports relevant to stakeholders such as students, faculty, and staff. The archives cover reporting periods from 2003-2004 to 2014-2015, offering insights into the college's institutional effectiveness, strategic planning, and student demographics.bmcc.cuny.edu
- Strategic planCUNY Lifting New York; 2023-2030 Strategic Roadmap2023The CUNY 2023-2030 Strategic Roadmap, under Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, sets a bold vision for the future, focusing on transforming CUNY into the leading student-centered urban university system by 2030. Key themes include increasing diversity, equity, and upward mobility, enhancing academic and research innovation, and optimizing university resources and infrastructure. With input from thousands of university community members, the plan aims to elevate CUNY's impact on students and the broader New York community by leveraging collaborative infrastructures and focusing on inclusive economic activities.cuny.edu
Grants & funding (2)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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