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CUNY City College

New York, New York · Public · 4-year · City

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At a glance

Average net price
$3,776What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
60%
Graduation rate
56%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
12,505
In-state tuition
$7,340Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$15,290
SAT midpoint
Not reported
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$66,039Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against public 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$3,776

Better than 99% of public 4-year colleges (565 compared).

Completion

56%

Better than 60% of public 4-year colleges (566 compared).

Earnings

$66,039

Better than 82% of public 4-year colleges (590 compared).

Debt at graduation

$11,990

Better than 96% of public 4-year colleges (588 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$14,403

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$3,776

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for CUNY City College
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time56%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return79%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$11,990
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$66,039

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at CUNY City College by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Computer Science$83,258105
Computer Engineering$78,32644
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$78,17283
Chemical Engineering$67,45037
Civil Engineering$67,19436
Mechanical Engineering$65,905100
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$62,94527
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$56,71131
Physics$48,90814
Economics$45,55699
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$44,17518
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,059104
Communication and Media Studies$42,73469
Business Administration, Management and Operations$40,14183
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$39,16985
Philosophy$33,33910
Psychology, General$30,925432
International Relations and National Security Studies$30,62749
History$30,29032
Political Science and Government$29,82368
Sociology$28,82550
Applied Mathematics$28,70223
Biology, General$28,324196
English Language and Literature, General$27,08269
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$26,97321
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$26,91821
Fine and Studio Arts$24,742106
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$23,9327
Music$19,14532
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$15,09836
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyNot reported52
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationNot reported22
AnthropologyNot reported19
MathematicsNot reported18
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationNot reported14
ChemistryNot reported10
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesNot reported10
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNot reported9
BiotechnologyNot reported5
Digital Humanities and Textual StudiesNot reported2
Area StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyNot reportedNot reported
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Non-Professional Legal StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsNot reportedNot reported
Public HealthNot reportedNot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingNot reportedNot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsNot reportedNot reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Geography and CartographyNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesNot reportedNot reported
DanceNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasNot reportedNot reported
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansNot reportedNot reported
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Urban Studies/AffairsNot reportedNot reported
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Landscape ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported
Special Education and TeachingNot reportedNot reported
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsNot reportedNot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesNot reportedNot reported

All 63 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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