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CUNY City College

New York, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·ccny.cuny.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
—
Total enrollment
15,544
peer median 18,430
Avg net price
$3,776
-$8.6k vs R2 Research
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About

CUNY City College is a public higher education institution located in New York City. It is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and offers a diverse range of academic programs across multiple schools and divisions, including architecture, engineering, education, and sciences. The college focuses on accessibility and opportunities for students from various backgrounds.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
34,322
34,322 candidates competed
Admitted
20,600
60.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,543
12.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
57%
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
57%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

0.4pp gap
Pell recipients
57%679 of 1201
Non-Pell (all)
57%346 of 603
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%21 of 37
No Federal Aid
57%325 of 566

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

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 112 Title IV programs, 40 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 69 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
112
Passing
40
35.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
2.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.7%
+2.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

112programs
  • Passing40 · 35.7%
  • No Data69 · 61.6%
  • Failing3 · 2.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
3
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
38
No data
69

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.

43
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-4.6%
$32,769 vs $34,350
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-2.1%
$47,282 vs $48,304
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
-0.4%
$34,212 vs $34,350
Landscape Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+13.6%
$72,481 vs $63,816
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+23.9%
$79,051 vs $63,816
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+28.3%
$44,058 vs $34,350
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+32.9%
$45,656 vs $34,350
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+36.2%
$46,801 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

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

3
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-4.6%
−$1,581
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-2.1%
−$1,022
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
-0.4%
−$138

Debt vs earnings

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

26
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
65%
$51,161 debt · $79,051 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
57%
$85,260 debt · $149,434 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
47%
$20,637 debt · $44,058 earn
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
43%
$35,150 debt · $81,401 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
35%
$28,057 debt · $79,740 earn
Ethnic Cultural Minority Gender and Group Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
30%
$14,750 debt · $48,637 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
25%
$8,197 debt · $32,769 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
24%
$20,500 debt · $86,151 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 7

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  2. Feb 2022Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  3. Oct 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jun 2020Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$1,251
$30–48k$2,990
$48–75k$6,811
$75–110k$9,982
$110k+$12,806

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

Avg net price
$3,776
-$8,646vs R2 Research median $12,422
Federal loans
11.1%
In-state tuition
$7,340
Out-of-state
$15,290

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 8,704 students received $55.5M in Pell grants, alongside $30.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
8,704
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$55.5M
$55,461,229 total
Direct Loans
$30.6M
3,177 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

7k
’20
8k
’21
8k
’22
8k
’23
9k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.9M
1,236 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.4M
1,004 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$16.8M
728 loan awards
Parent PLUS$505K
33 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.0M
176 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,333 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,333
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
5.4%
2018
3.6%
2019
1.3%
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 City College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs97
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,425 total completions
01Psychology
53522.1%
02Education
36014.8%
03Social Sciences
35214.5%
04Engineering
30112.4%
05Visual/Performing Arts
2108.7%
06Biological Sciences
2078.5%
07Computer Sciences
1225.0%
08Health Professions
1194.9%
09Communication
1144.7%
10English Language
1054.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
15,544
12-mo unduplicated
18,326
Undergraduate
15,238
Graduate
3,088

Gender split

Men
46%8,431
Women
54%9,895

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
40.7%
Asian
24.1%
Black
15.6%
White
11.8%
Non-resident
4.5%
Two or more
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
178
92 M · 86 W
Women athletes
48.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$488K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$12K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
24 M · 26 W
$17K
Soccer
28 M · 22 W
$40K
Basketball
14 M · 15 W
$41K
Volleyball
12 M · 13 W
$38K
Baseball
25 M · —
$63K
Fencing
— · 17 W
$22K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.20
18 offenses · 15,012 students

3-year trend

1.662 yrs ago1.241 yr ago1.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
61
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
17
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
11
Burglary
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Arson
1
Robbery
1
Fondling
1

By location

18total
  • On campus16
  • Public property2

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion2
  • National origin1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs113
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

  • Tower at City College1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
539

CUNY City College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CUNY City College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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 City College
57%—15,544$3,776R2 Research
California State University-Bakersfield
50%93.9%10,419$5,652Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Dominguez Hills
43%93.3%15,182$8,615Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-East Bay
48%97.4%12,326$9,320R2 Research
California State University-Fresno
57%95.3%24,427$7,000R2 Research
California State University-Fullerton
70%90.5%43,662$6,555R2 Research
California State University-Long Beach
69%46.3%42,003$10,440R2 Research
Kean University
47%75.9%13,905$12,447Doctoral/Professional
Michigan State University
81%84.8%52,089$19,680R1 Research
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
85%41.7%38,464$17,303R1 Research
Rowan University
67%77.7%21,026$22,408R2 Research
Rutgers University-Newark
64%71.4%11,315$19,703R2 Research
San Jose State University
69%84.6%37,661$13,760Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Texas A & M International University
46%44.4%8,991$3,637Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
50%81.1%11,775$14,265Doctoral/Professional
The University of Texas at El Paso
50%99.9%25,039$9,403R1 Research
University at Albany
61%69.1%17,560$17,167R1 Research
University of Arizona
68%86.1%56,365$16,674R1 Research
University of Massachusetts-Boston
49%83.8%15,575$17,707R2 Research
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
65%83.0%16,598$17,163R2 Research
University of Memphis
51%72.0%20,276$12,397R1 Research
University of Mississippi
72%96.6%26,449$13,314R1 Research
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
51%96.2%32,911$10,359R1 Research
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
56%88.5%18,012$10,965R2 Research
University of North Carolina Wilmington
71%64.2%18,848$20,109R2 Research
University of North Texas at Dallas
42%84.5%3,794$6,420Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median57%84.5%18,430$12,422

Institutions like CUNY City College

Explore the federal data for institutions in CUNY City College's comparison group.

IPEDS

CUNY City College Institutional Research office

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

Team
4 members
  • Tammie Cumming
    Associate Provost, Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
  • John Choonoo
    Director, Office of Institutional Research
  • Hsueh Leung
    Associate Director, Office of Institutional Research
  • Trang Nguyen
    Data Scientist, Office of Institutional Research

Common Data Set

CUNY City College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (4)

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

Frequently asked questions about CUNY City College

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

What is the graduation rate at CUNY City College?

CUNY City College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend CUNY City College?

CUNY City College reports a total enrollment of 15,544 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at CUNY City College?

The average net price at CUNY City College is $3,776 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at CUNY City College?

CUNY City College's yield rate is 12.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is CUNY City College located?

CUNY City College is located in New York, New York 10031.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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