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CUNY City College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location New York, NY
Population 14,000,000
Website https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,934
Men / Women 49% / 51%
Hispanic 41%
Asian 19%
White 17%
Black 15%
International 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
From State 84%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Arts 18%
Engineering 15%
Life & Natural Sciences 12%
Business & Economics 9%
Education 5%
Computer Science 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,340
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,290
Est. In-State Cost $9,495
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,779
10-Year ROI $264,000
ROI Percentile 94th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $11M #128
Engineering, Computing & Math $27M #144
Life & Natural Sciences $24M #187
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 14 #186
Life & Natural Sciences 57 #273
Humanities & Social Sciences 17 #403

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 1120 – 1360
SAT Math Range 530 – 730
SAT RW Range 540 – 700

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
Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture 56 43% / 57% 7% $64,019
Architecture 56 — 43% / 57% 7% $64,019 81 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership 718 36% / 64% 4% $60,136 88%
Business 84 +2 57% / 43% 4% $65,611 83 92%
Economics 99 +2 65% / 35% 4% $65,099 82 88%
Anthropology 16 +5 25% / 75% 6% $52,846 64 —
International Studies 43 +9 35% / 65% 5% $60,089 77 91%
Political Science 47 +3 53% / 47% 6% $64,399 82 82%
Psychology 389 +17 24% / 76% 3% $57,786 73 87%
Sociology 40 +5 22% / 78% 5% $57,182 72 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Humanities and the Arts 425 35% / 65% 5% $49,819 89%
Black Studies 12 +8 42% / 58% 8% $43,881 41 87%
Classical Languages 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $59,834 76 —
Digital Humanities 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,430 69 —
English 58 +2 24% / 76% 2% $56,288 71 87%
History 33 +5 58% / 42% 3% $54,299 67 85%
Philosophy 12 +4 33% / 67% 0% $48,342 54 84%
Romance Languages 6 +2 0% / 100% 0% $60,398 77 82%
Communication and Media Arts 61 +3 44% / 56% 8% $59,593 76 96%
Film and Video 12 — 33% / 67% 25% $47,856 52 91%
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 77 — 16% / 84% 4% $52,617 64 91%
Jazz Studies 5 — 40% / 60% 20% $40,856 32 81%
Media Communication Arts 7 — 29% / 71% 29% $61,191 78 97%
Music 11 — 64% / 36% 0% $40,856 32 81%
Sonic Arts 12 — 92% / 8% 8% $40,856 32 81%
Studio Art 93 +2 35% / 65% 1% $42,697 38 87%
Theatre 20 +1 25% / 75% 10% $25,104 4 86%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Science 279 40% / 60% 4% $74,944 91%
Earth System Science and Environmental Engineering 5 — 40% / 60% 20% $68,183 85 —
Applied Mathematics 17 +2 76% / 24% 0% $76,739 91 90%
Chemistry 11 — 55% / 45% 0% $69,111 86 —
Earth System Science 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $63,932 81 —
Mathematics 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% $72,404 88 90%
Physics 9 — 89% / 11% 11% $70,917 87 86%
Biochemistry 27 — 56% / 44% 7% $61,191 78 100%
Biology 115 +4 28% / 72% 4% $78,147 92 91%
Biomedical Sciences 74 — 34% / 66% 0% $78,147 92 91%
Biotechnology 10 — 40% / 60% 10% $69,804 87 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Grove School of Engineering 372 74% / 26% 11% $94,659 96%
Biomedical Engineering 22 — 36% / 64% 9% $79,610 93 96%
Chemical Engineering 23 — 30% / 70% 22% $68,626 86 89%
Civil Engineering 23 — 61% / 39% 17% $90,337 97 98%
Computer Engineering 38 — 76% / 24% 11% $111,970 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 73 — 84% / 16% 5% $91,761 97 98%
Environmental Engineering 18 — 67% / 33% 17% $81,630 94 100%
Mechanical Engineering 91 — 85% / 15% 9% $93,362 98 96%
Computer Science 84 — 79% / 21% 12% $105,797 99 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 106 8% / 92% 4% $67,070 92%
Bilingual Education 24 — 17% / 83% 4% $76,449 91 90%
Childhood Education 45 — 9% / 91% 2% $64,326 82 93%
Early Childhood Education 37 — 0% / 100% 5% $64,326 82 93%

Rankings

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Sustainability Squad

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Fortune 500 Feeders

Humanities & Social Sciences

Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Well-Versed
Smashing the Patriarchy 101 Gender Studies
Studies Squad
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
The Filibuster
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
Armchair Philosophers
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Stealth Overachievers
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Survey Says
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
NY Times Crossword Puzzle Experts

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Chalkboard Champions

Arts

Theatre Kid Generation Performing Arts
Opening Night