CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · CGSUC · CUNY Graduate Center · The Graduate Center · The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Public institution in New York, NY · 3,067 undergraduates · 39% acceptance rate · $65,991 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 10%Acceptance rate
- Top 11%Median graduate debt
- Top 15%In-state tuition & fees
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
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,410308th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,360566th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
- $12,584214th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,991356th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,616118th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 38.6%160th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,067686th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.9%797th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (LGA)
On 3 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 105 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $91,448 | $88,786 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $60,771 | $52,107 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $57,318 | $47,260 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $55,151 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $46,790 | $48,432 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,488 | $31,314 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| ArcheologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Architecture | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to CUNY Graduate School and University Center’s 3,067 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NY · 3,110 undergrads
- Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · 3,122 undergrads
- Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY · 2,988 undergrads
- Molloy CollegeRockville Centre, NY · 3,185 undergrads
- Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY · 2,942 undergrads
- Manhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY · 2,928 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, CO · 3,070 undergrads
- The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC · 3,063 undergrads
- Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC · 3,080 undergrads
- University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC · 3,080 undergrads
- St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN · 3,049 undergrads
- Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, IN · 3,088 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitegc.cuny.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 190576)
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