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.

Top 2%Average net price
Top 5%Cost of attendance
Top 9%Median graduate debt
Top 10%Undergraduates

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 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $7,340300th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $15,290564th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $13,514100th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $11,990166th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $66,039356th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $46,435771st highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 54.7%979th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 78.6%753rd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 58.1%370th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1340148th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: —

Campus

Undergraduates: 11,934211th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 59.6%213th highest of 2,140 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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	$119,061	$115,339
Computer Science	bachelors	$69,338	$59,169
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$66,240	$68,618
Civil EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$64,741	$64,706
Computer EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$63,005	$52,733
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$61,350	$57,318
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$58,673	$55,964
PhysicsPhysical Sciences	bachelors	$50,856	—
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationEducation	bachelors	$50,270	$41,937
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$47,260	$41,565
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)Legal Professions	bachelors	$46,087	—
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$42,682	$31,839

Campus facts

Founded in 1847source
Athletic nickname: "Beavers"source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
School colors: Purple and Gray and Whitesource
Mascot: Benny the Beaversource
Motto: "Respice, Adspice, Prospice (Latin)"source
Campus size: about 35 acressource
Formerly known as "Free Academy of the City of New York" (1847–1866)source
Formerly known as "College of the City of New York" (1866–1929)source
Formerly known as "City College of New York" (1929–1961)source
Athletic conference: CUNYACsource
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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Notable alum: Stanley Kubricksource
Notable alum: Henry Kissingersource
Notable alum: Abraham Maslowsource
Notable alum: Henry Millersource
Notable alum: Jonas Salksource

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.