Metropolitan College of New York
New York, NY · Private · Large city · MCNY
Private institution in New York, NY · 430 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $46,236 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Pell Grant share
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
- $25,1801,489th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,1881,117th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,188863rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,7861,029th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,6881,775th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,2361,285th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,086877th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 24.7%1,858th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 38.5%1,783rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.5%788th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4301,716th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 60.8%202nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 9 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.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $35
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $38,289 | $33,993 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyPublic Administration | bachelors | $37,424 | $35,416 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $36,995 | $29,685 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | — | — |
| Urban Studies/AffairsSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Metropolitan College of New York’s 430 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionBrooklyn, NY · 436 undergrads
- New York School of Interior DesignNew York, NY · 423 undergrads
- Boricua CollegeNew York, NY · 401 undergrads
- The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY · 460 undergrads
- Yeshiva of Machzikai HadasBrooklyn, NY · 461 undergrads
- Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaFlushing, NY · 379 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS · 428 undergrads
- Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis, MO · 426 undergrads
- Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 424 undergrads
- Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson, KY · 438 undergrads
- Mitchell CollegeNew London, CT · 421 undergrads
- Morris CollegeSumter, SC · 421 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemcny.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 190114)
- 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
- Compare with Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Metropolitan College of New York vs Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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