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CUNY York College

Jamaica, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·york.cuny.edu
6-yr Graduation
32%
-12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
6,174
peer median 12,326
Avg net price
$4,456
-$5.5k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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About

York College is a public college located in Jamaica, New York, and is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. It focuses on providing a personalized educational experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels, with notable emphasis on civic engagement and diversity within its community.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
15,563
15,563 candidates competed
Admitted
9,976
64.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
766
7.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
32%-12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
15%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

3.6pp gap
Pell recipients
33%268 of 804
Non-Pell (all)
29%89 of 303
Subsidized loan, no Pell
29%4 of 14
No Federal Aid
29%85 of 289

Pell recipients here graduate at a 3.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 60 Title IV programs, 24 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
24
40.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing24 · 40.0%
  • No Data36 · 60.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
24
No data
36

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.

24
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.0%
$44,991 vs $34,350
Mathematics
Bachelor Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+34.0%
$46,023 vs $34,350
Communications Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+38.2%
$47,469 vs $34,350
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+53.4%
$52,679 vs $34,350
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+54.7%
$53,156 vs $34,350
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+56.9%
$53,901 vs $34,350
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+64.7%
$56,571 vs $34,350
Air Transportation
Bachelor Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
+67.9%
$57,665 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$12,550 debt · $52,679 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
17%
$10,500 debt · $62,993 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
16%
$8,737 debt · $53,156 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
15%
$9,240 debt · $60,820 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
14%
$8,600 debt · $59,899 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$7,650 debt · $60,346 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
12%
$8,000 debt · $67,152 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$12,500 debt · $112,147 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 1967Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 5

  1. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Aug 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Oct 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jun 2018Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    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$2,861
$30–48k$4,161
$48–75k$7,426
$75–110k$9,383
$110k+$12,520

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

Avg net price
$4,456
-$5,521vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $9,977
Federal loans
6.2%
In-state tuition
$7,358
Out-of-state
$15,308

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, 2,838 students received $16.5M in Pell grants, alongside $5.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,838
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.5M
$16,480,319 total
Direct Loans
$5.2M
814 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
389 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
269 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.4M
140 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6K
1 loan awards
Grad PLUS$231K
15 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 525 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
525
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.5%
2017
6.7%
2018
4.9%
2019
1.5%
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 York College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

884 total completions
01Health Professions
37342.2%
02Business
13915.7%
03Psychology
11212.7%
04Public Admin
657.4%
05Biological Sciences
556.2%
06Computer Sciences
515.8%
07Social Sciences
333.7%
08Transportation
252.8%
09Education
202.3%
10Comm. Technologies
111.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
6,174
12-mo unduplicated
8,046
Undergraduate
7,780
Graduate
266

Gender split

Men
38%3,048
Women
62%4,998

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
39.5%
Hispanic
25.6%
Asian
20.8%
Non-resident
4.6%
White
3.9%
Two or more
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
124
65 M · 59 W
Women athletes
47.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$625
$625
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
23 M · 16 W
$62K
Basketball
17 M · 12 W
$97K
Volleyball
11 M · 14 W
$55K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
13 M · 12 W
$27K
Track and Field (Indoor)
16 M · 6 W
$23K
Tennis
10 M · 11 W
$31K

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
0.16
1 offenses · 6,161 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.311 yr ago0.16Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
203

CUNY York College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CUNY York 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 York College
32%—6,174$4,456Masters Colleges & Universities: Small 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-San Marcos
55%95.1%16,237$10,229Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Coppin State University
26%45.8%2,210$9,977Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
72%47.5%20,081$3,033Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Brooklyn College
54%58.4%14,390$3,103Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY City College
57%60.0%15,544$3,776R2 Research
CUNY Hunter College
57%53.8%22,538$2,984Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
56%57.1%13,763$3,203Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Lehman College
51%56.6%13,324$3,148Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Queens College
53%64.3%15,965$4,195Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Delaware State University
39%46.6%5,327$13,910Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Lincoln University
44%65.7%1,670$14,977Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Norfolk State University
39%87.8%6,053$15,282Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
North Carolina Central University
42%87.0%8,579$15,359Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
SUNY Old Westbury
45%83.6%4,709$11,282Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Houston-Downtown
33%90.0%13,730$10,542Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
35%96.4%3,177$13,338R2 Research
University of the District of Columbia
44%—4,202$10,648Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Virginia State University
39%88.6%5,605$15,840Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median44%65.7%12,326$9,977

Institutions like CUNY York College

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

IPEDS

CUNY York College Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Reem Jaafar
    Dean for Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Set

CUNY York 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 York College

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

What is the graduation rate at CUNY York College?

CUNY York College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend CUNY York College?

CUNY York College reports a total enrollment of 6,174 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at CUNY York College?

The average net price at CUNY York College is $4,456 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at CUNY York College?

CUNY York College's yield rate is 7.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is CUNY York College located?

CUNY York College is located in Jamaica, New York 11451.

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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