CUNY City College
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.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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 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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing40 · 35.7%
- No Data69 · 61.6%
- Failing3 · 2.7%
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 · 3
Action history · 7
- Oct 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Feb 2022Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedLiaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
- Oct 2020Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2020Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationLiaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
- Jun 2019Renewal of AccreditationMiddle 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, 8,692 students received $53.8M in Pell grants, alongside $21.6M 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 1,333 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below 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 City College
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 · 8
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 campus13
- Public property5
Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion12
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
CUNY City College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CUNY City College 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 City College | 57% | — | 15,544 | $3,486 | R2 Research |
California State University-Bakersfield | 50% | 93.9% | 10,419 | $5,825 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
California State University-Dominguez Hills | 43% | 93.3% | 15,182 | $3,659 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
California State University-East Bay | 48% | 97.4% | 12,326 | $11,276 | R2 Research |
California State University-Fresno | 57% | 95.3% | 24,427 | $6,480 | R2 Research |
California State University-Fullerton | 70% | 90.5% | 43,662 | $5,646 | R2 Research |
California State University-Long Beach | 69% | 46.3% | 42,003 | $8,931 | R2 Research |
Kean University | 47% | 75.9% | 13,905 | $12,168 | Doctoral/Professional |
Michigan State University | 81% | 84.8% | 52,089 | $20,751 | R1 Research |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 85% | 41.7% | 38,464 | $16,931 | R1 Research |
Rowan University | 67% | 77.7% | 21,026 | $22,185 | R2 Research |
Rutgers University-Newark | 64% | 71.4% | 11,315 | $19,407 | R2 Research |
San Jose State University | 69% | 84.6% | 37,661 | $13,741 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Texas A & M International University | 46% | 44.4% | 8,991 | $3,061 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 50% | 81.1% | 11,775 | $12,817 | Doctoral/Professional |
The University of Texas at El Paso | 50% | 99.9% | 25,039 | $10,726 | R1 Research |
University at Albany | 61% | 69.1% | 17,560 | $18,486 | R1 Research |
University of Arizona | 68% | 86.1% | 56,365 | $15,960 | R1 Research |
University of Massachusetts-Boston | 49% | 83.8% | 15,575 | $18,282 | R2 Research |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 65% | 83.0% | 16,598 | $18,627 | R2 Research |
University of Memphis | 51% | 72.0% | 20,276 | $13,253 | R1 Research |
University of Mississippi | 72% | 96.6% | 26,449 | $13,164 | R1 Research |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 51% | 96.2% | 32,911 | $10,011 | R1 Research |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 56% | 88.5% | 18,012 | $10,170 | R2 Research |
University of North Carolina Wilmington | 71% | 64.2% | 18,848 | $19,472 | R2 Research |
University of North Texas at Dallas | 42% | 84.5% | 3,794 | $8,376 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| Peer group median | 57% | 84.5% | 18,430 | $12,493 |
CUNY City College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Tammie CummingAssociate Provost, Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
- John ChoonooDirector, Office of Institutional Research
- Hsueh LeungAssociate Director, Office of Institutional Research
- Trang NguyenData Scientist, Office of Institutional Research
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.
- DashboardDashboardir.baruch.cuny.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary - Institutional EffectivenessThis glossary provided by CUNY City College outlines key terms related to institutional effectiveness, focusing on assessment strategies and learning outcomes. The document includes definitions for processes like 'Alignment,' 'Assessment,' and 'Curriculum Map,' among others, aiming to standardize and guide the assessment and improvement of educational and operational goals.qc.cuny.edu
- Strategic planCUNY Lifting New York; 2023-2030 Strategic Roadmap2023The City University of New York's strategic roadmap titled 'CUNY Lifting New York' outlines its mission to become the foremost student-centered urban university system by 2030. Guided by themes such as equity, mobility, and academic excellence, the plan aims to transform the university into a leading educational engine for social uplift. It will leverage the collective strengths of its 25 campuses to amplify CUNY's impact on New York's diverse communities and economy.cuny.edu
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