College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY · Public · Large city · CSI · CSIC · College of Staten Island
Public institution in Staten Island, NY · 9,387 undergraduates · $53,501 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Average net price
- Top 6%Cost of attendance
- Top 13%Undergraduates
- Top 15%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $5,11583rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,490319th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,440576th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,084124th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,350289th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,501883rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,9311,423rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 32.8%1,714th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.2%893rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,387271st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 49.3%396th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (EWR)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $93,964 | $94,579 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,219 | $63,005 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,238 | $59,350 |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $49,683 | $56,776 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,718 | $42,123 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $42,774 | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $38,289 | $59,948 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $37,388 | $37,208 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $37,054 | $31,495 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $35,594 | $30,616 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $33,993 | $38,289 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $32,569 | $42,682 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1976source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Graysource
- Athletic nickname: "Dolphins"source
- Mascot: Danny the Dolphinsource
- Motto: "Opportunity and Challenge"source
- Campus size: about 204 acressource
- Athletic conference: ECCsource
- Notable alum: Gene Simmonssource
- Notable alum: Kevin Sussmansource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $727,740 (M $303,433 · W $424,307)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecsi.cuny.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 190558)
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