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CUNY City College

New York, NY · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · CCC · CCNY · City · City College · City College of New York

Public institution in New York, NY · 11,934 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $66,039 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$3,48638th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$7,340299th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$15,290561st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$13,514100th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$11,990165th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,039355th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,435770th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
54.7%974th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
78.6%747th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
58.1%364th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1340148th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
11,934211th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
59.6%211th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (LGA)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 60 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$119,061$115,339
Computer Sciencebachelors$69,338$59,169
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,240$68,618
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,741$64,706
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005$52,733
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,350$57,318
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,673$55,964
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$50,856—
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationEducationbachelors$50,270$41,937
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$47,260$41,565
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)Legal Professionsbachelors$46,087—
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$42,682$31,839

Campus facts

Athletics — 6 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to CUNY City College’s 11,934 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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