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CUNY Bronx Community College

Bronx, New York·Public, 2-year·Mid East·bcc.cuny.edu
6-yr Graduation
16%
Total enrollment
6,787
peer median 8,103
Avg net price
$4,342
-$910 vs Community College
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CUNY Bronx Community College is a public community college located in the Bronx, New York. The college is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and focuses on providing accessible education and career-oriented programs. Although a specific founding year is not mentioned, the college has a significant emphasis on academic success and community involvement.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
16%
Full-time retention
51%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
18%
Non-Pell
17%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 44 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 25 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
18
40.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.3%
+1.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing18 · 40.9%
  • No Data25 · 56.8%
  • Failing1 · 2.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
12
No data
25

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.

19
Visual and Performing Arts General
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-17.1%
$28,482 vs $34,350
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
+0.4%
$34,499 vs $34,350
Teaching Assistants/Aides
Associate Degree · Education
+16.4%
$39,992 vs $34,350
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.5%
$40,361 vs $34,350
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.8%
$40,450 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.1%
$40,896 vs $34,350
English Language and Literature General
Associate Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+24.1%
$42,621 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+26.7%
$43,525 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
+0.4%
+$149

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$8,628 debt · $45,029 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
19%
$9,443 debt · $50,076 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
15%
$6,706 debt · $43,525 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
15%
$6,225 debt · $40,896 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$11,000 debt · $100,751 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1961Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 5

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Nov 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Oct 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,703
$30–48k$4,332
$48–75k$6,934
$75–110k$8,144
$110k+$10,937

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$4,342
-$910vs Community College median $5,252
Federal loans
5.9%
In-state tuition
$5,206
Out-of-state
$8,086

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 5,072 students received $24.8M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,072
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$24.8M
$24,759,344 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
599 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
5k
21
5k
22
5k
23
5k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
340 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$951K
258 loan awards
Parent PLUS$8K
1 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 701 borrowers who entered repayment, 27 (3.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.8%
+1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
701
Defaulted
27
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.1%
2017
15.4%
2018
13.6%
2019
3.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CUNY Bronx Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs49
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

855 total completions
01Liberal Arts
33238.8%
02Health Professions
17120.0%
03Security/Protective
10712.5%
04Business
748.7%
05Computer Sciences
637.4%
06Mechanic
283.3%
07Physical Sciences
263.0%
08Education
192.2%
09Visual/Performing Arts
182.1%
10Public Admin
172.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,787
12-mo unduplicated
9,183
Undergraduate
9,183
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%3,986
Women
57%5,197

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
61.6%
Black
28.0%
Asian
3.4%
Non-resident
2.9%
White
2.4%
Two or more
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
67
51 M · 16 W
Women athletes
23.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$153K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$9K
$6K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Basketball
13 M · 7 W
$65K
Baseball
19 M ·
$27K
Soccer
19 M ·
$19K
Volleyball
· 9 W
$14K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.53
17 offenses · 6,715 students

3-year trend

0.842 yrs ago1.511 yr ago2.53Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
35
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
12
Robbery
3
Arson
2

By location

17total
  • On campus1
  • Public property16

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
238

CUNY Bronx Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CUNY Bronx Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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 Bronx Community College
16%6,787$4,342Community College
Bristol Community College
6,950$6,235Community College
Bunker Hill Community College
9,876$6,313Community College
Butler Community College
6,841$16,051Community College
Cabrillo College
9,457$13,328Community College
Cape Fear Community College
14,082$5,416Community College
Chabot College
12,842$4,616Community College
College of the Desert
12,861$11,812Community College
Columbia State Community College
5,712$4,576Community College
CUNY Hostos Community College
5,478$5,001Community College
CUNY Queensborough Community College
10,337$4,620Community College
Delta College
8,397$4,550Community College
Hartnell College
11,273$2,895Community College
Imperial Valley College
8,873$1,697Community College
Las Positas College
8,103$4,175Community College
Los Medanos College
8,455$5,692Community College
Motlow State Community College
5,980$10,421Community College
Mott Community College
6,718$6,258Community College
Nashville State Community College
7,533$6,283Community College
Oklahoma City Community College
11,475$5,135Community College
Oxnard College
7,361$659Community College
Pellissippi State Community College
9,399$5,252Community College
Rockland Community College
5,364$8,508Community College
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
5,218$10,818Community College
Santiago Canyon College
11,897$3,407Community College
South Plains College
9,098$7,062Community College
Southwest Tennessee Community College
100.0%7,004$4,588Community College
St Charles Community College
6,143$5,981Community College
Ventura College
12,222$2,257Community College
Volunteer State Community College
6,963$10,477Community College
Walters State Community College
5,899$4,153Community College
Peer group median16%100.0%8,103$5,252

CUNY Bronx Community College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
718-289-5330
Address
1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) provides, and effectively communicates, timely and accurate information and analyses to support institutional effectiveness and decision-making throughout the college.

Visit IR office page
Team
7 members
  • Mr. Norman Narcisse
    IR Analyst & Workload Coordinator
  • Raymond Galinski
    Dean, Institutional Effectiveness
  • Mr. Cesar Moreno
    IR Analyst
  • Chris Efthimiou
    Director of IR and Testing
  • Handan Hizmetli
    Associate Director
  • Chelsea Ramos
    Institutional Research Specialist
  • Antonia Poline
    IR Analyst

Common Data Set (6)

The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Frequently asked questions about CUNY Bronx Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CUNY Bronx Community College.

What is the graduation rate at CUNY Bronx Community College?

CUNY Bronx Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 16% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend CUNY Bronx Community College?

CUNY Bronx Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,787 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at CUNY Bronx Community College?

The average net price at CUNY Bronx Community College is $4,342 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is CUNY Bronx Community College located?

CUNY Bronx Community College is located in Bronx, New York 10453.

Who runs Institutional Research at CUNY Bronx Community College?

CUNY Bronx Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

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