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College of Staten Island CUNY

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 8,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,387
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 44%
Hispanic 25%
Asian 14%
Black 12%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%
From State 92%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 40%
Business & Economics 21%
Life & Natural Sciences 10%
Computer Science 9%
Education 8%
Engineering 4%
Health Sciences 4%
Arts 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,490
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,440
Est. In-State Cost $9,689
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,973
10-Year ROI $206,000
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #305
Life & Natural Sciences $4M #314
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #398
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 20 #414
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences 563 29% / 71% 2% $55,899 93%
African and African Diaspora Studies $52,699 64
American Studies 2 100% / 0% 0% $53,058 64
Communications 46 46% / 54% 0% $58,907 75 88%
Contemplative Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $54,145 66
English 64 +1 16% / 84% 0% $58,175 74 95%
Geography 4 25% / 75% 0% $54,847 68
History 28 71% / 29% 0% $60,004 76 97%
International Studies 3 0% / 100% 33% $60,004 76
Italian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,658 64
Philosophy 7 +2 86% / 14% 0% $50,582 59
Political Science 31 +1 45% / 55% 3% $61,744 79 90%
Psychology 254 +5 20% / 80% 2% $57,346 72 92%
Sociology and Anthropology 55 35% / 65% 2% $42,385 37 95%
Spanish 8 +2 0% / 100% 12% $56,418 71
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $55,686 69
General Education 18 6% / 94% 0% $67,334 84 100%
Art 18 11% / 89% 0% $44,250 42
Cinema Studies 9 89% / 11% 0% $50,336 59 89%
Drama 2 50% / 50% 0% $37,942 24
Music 6 67% / 33% 0% $43,727 41
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Science and Technology 348 57% / 43% 3% $84,971 94%
Electrical Engineering 29 86% / 14% 3% $90,691 97 95%
Engineering Science 22 95% / 5% 5% $80,915 93 100%
Computer Science 91 85% / 15% 5% $99,880 98 97%
Computer and Information Sciences 5 100% / 0% 0% $85,340 95
Chemistry 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $65,222 83
Geosciences 5 60% / 40% 0% $61,564 79
Mathematics 12 +3 50% / 50% 8% $51,195 61 82%
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $66,188 83
Biochemistry 9 56% / 44% 11% $72,246 88
Biology 122 35% / 65% 0% $68,849 86 90%
Clinical Laboratory Science 16 19% / 81% 0% $93,443 98 96%
Nursing 32 28% / 72% 0% $120,316 99 99%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business 297 61% / 39% 2% $65,594 94%
Information Systems and Informatics 19 63% / 37% 0% $81,488 94
Accounting 55 +2 60% / 40% 0% $68,247 85 94%
Business 193 +7 62% / 38% 3% $62,693 80 94%
Economics 30 +3 60% / 40% 3% $69,332 86 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Social Work 108 7% / 93% 1% $71,056 96%
Social Work 14 0% / 100% 0% $59,976 76 94%
Biology Teacher Education $74,195 90
Elementary Education 64 2% / 98% 2% $72,209 88 94%
English Education 12 8% / 92% 0% $73,767 89 100%
History Education 6 33% / 67% 0% $73,767 89 100%
Mathematics Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $73,767 89 100%
Physics Teacher Education $74,171 90
Spanish Education 5 60% / 40% 0% $73,767 89 100%
Drama Education 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $73,767 89 100%