CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY · Public · Large city · CYC · York · York College
Public institution in Jamaica, NY · 4,439 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $56,945 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Average net price
- Top 5%Cost of attendance
- Top 7%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
- $4,73469th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,358303rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,308566th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $13,686106th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,000137th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,945691st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,148785th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 30.3%1,772nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 59.5%1,619th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 59.4%403rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1100684th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,439537th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.4%577th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (JFK)
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 45 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $111,769 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $97,071 | $87,973 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $75,383 | $74,576 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,219 | $71,351 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $50,231 | $29,685 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,961 | $31,547 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $40,574 | $41,937 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,018 | $29,290 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $37,883 | $39,369 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $36,521 | $33,138 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $36,131 | $38,289 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $34,420 | $32,925 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
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.
Key links
- Official websiteyork.cuny.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 190691)
- Compare colleges in NYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New YorkEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: CUNY York College vs United States Military AcademyHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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