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CUNY Graduate School and University Center

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

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At a glance

Average net price
Not reportedWhat students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
68%
Graduation rate
Not reportedShare of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
3,254
In-state tuition
$7,235Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$15,185
SAT midpoint
Not reported
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$65,991Median 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

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Not rated

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Completion

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Earnings

$65,991

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

Debt at graduation

$12,584

Better than 95% 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

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

Average net price

Not reported

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 Graduate School and University Center
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal timeNot reported
Retention rateFirst-year students who returnNot reported
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$12,584
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$65,991

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 Graduate School and University Center by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$109,744182
Information Science/Studies$73,93781
Business/Commerce, General$65,52087
Health and Medical Administrative Services$58,03334
Communication and Media Studies$57,78244
Social Sciences, Other$54,265Not reported
Psychology, General$48,29972
Public HealthNot reported91
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesNot reported43
Physical Sciences, GeneralNot reported43
SociologyNot reported25
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesNot reported23
Social Sciences, GeneralNot reported16
Urban Studies/AffairsNot reported9
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesNot reported4
Digital Humanities and Textual StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasNot reportedNot reported
Civil EngineeringNot reportedNot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringNot reportedNot reported
Mechanical EngineeringNot reportedNot reported
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
English Language and Literature, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Landscape ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationNot reportedNot reported
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Pharmacology and ToxicologyNot reportedNot reported
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsNot reportedNot reported
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Computational ScienceNot reportedNot reported
Human BiologyNot reportedNot reported
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageNot reportedNot reported
Real EstateNot reportedNot reported
ArcheologyNot reportedNot reported
Sociology and AnthropologyNot reportedNot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Biology, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
MathematicsNot reportedNot reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessNot reportedNot reported
ChemistryNot reportedNot reported
PhysicsNot reportedNot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsNot reportedNot reported
Social WorkNot reportedNot reported
Political Science and GovernmentNot reportedNot reported
Fine and Studio ArtsNot reportedNot reported
MusicNot reportedNot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsNot reportedNot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsNot reportedNot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Engineering, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringNot reportedNot reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesNot reportedNot reported
PhilosophyNot reportedNot reported
Security Science and TechnologyNot reportedNot reported
AnthropologyNot reportedNot reported
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftNot reportedNot reported
Business/Managerial EconomicsNot reportedNot reported
Human Resources Management and ServicesNot reportedNot reported
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsNot reportedNot reported
HistoryNot reportedNot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Business/Corporate CommunicationsNot reportedNot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementNot reportedNot reported
Chemical EngineeringNot reportedNot reported
Computer EngineeringNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Physical Sciences, OtherNot reportedNot reported
Computer ScienceNot reportedNot reported
DanceNot reportedNot reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsNot reportedNot reported
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNot reportedNot reported
Area StudiesNot reportedNot reported
JournalismNot reportedNot reported
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationNot reportedNot reported
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Religion/Religious StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesNot reportedNot reported
CriminologyNot reportedNot reported
EconomicsNot reportedNot reported
Geography and CartographyNot reportedNot reported
International Relations and National Security StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Design and Applied ArtsNot reportedNot reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherNot reportedNot reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsNot reportedNot reported
Fire ProtectionNot reportedNot reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsNot reportedNot reported
International BusinessNot reportedNot reported
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Non-Professional Legal StudiesNot reportedNot reported
BiotechnologyNot reportedNot reported
Applied MathematicsNot reportedNot reported
Public AdministrationNot reportedNot reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyNot reportedNot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyNot reportedNot reported
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesNot reportedNot reported
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsNot reportedNot reported
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
International/Globalization StudiesNot reportedNot reported
StatisticsNot reportedNot reported
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherNot reportedNot reported
Human Services, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyNot reportedNot reported

All 111 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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