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CUNY York College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Jamaica, NY
Population 11,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,439
Men / Women 35% / 65%
Black 41%
Asian 23%
Hispanic 23%
White 5%
International 5%
Native American 2%
Mixed 2%
From State 94%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 35%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 16%
Education 6%
Computer Science 5%
Life & Natural Sciences 4%
Professional 4%
Arts 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,358
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,308
Est. In-State Cost $9,518
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,802
10-Year ROI $231,000
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 57%
4-Year Graduation Rate 15%
6-Year Graduation Rate 32%
Transfer-Out Rate 39%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #394
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #486
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #503

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 Arts and Humanities 73 48% / 52% 4% $47,304 92%
Africana Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,854 62
English 14 +1 36% / 64% 14% $49,169 56 87%
History 5 60% / 40% 0% $58,746 75
Journalism 14 50% / 50% 7% $44,226 42 91%
Philosophy 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,279 54
Spanish 5 0% / 100% 0% $67,979 85 94%
Writing and Rhetoric 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,419 57
Art History $39,438 28
Fine Arts 9 56% / 44% 0% $39,587 29
Media Communications 10 50% / 50% 0% $46,520 49 100%
Music 11 82% / 18% 0% $39,981 30
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences 203 20% / 80% 1% $56,870 90%
Economics 6 83% / 17% 0% $55,440 69 95%
Anthropology $51,292 61
Gerontology 3 0% / 100% 0% $56,115 70
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 32% / 68% 0% $56,141 70 89%
Political Science 7 14% / 86% 0% $54,693 68 89%
Psychology 96 12% / 88% 2% $56,157 70 90%
Social Work 32 19% / 81% 3% $63,534 81 90%
Sociology 40 25% / 75% 0% $54,250 67 88%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Business and Economics 222 55% / 45% 4% $56,821 93%
Computer Science 36 83% / 17% 3% $55,731 70 93%
Information Systems 10 90% / 10% 0% $65,162 83 93%
Accounting 63 44% / 56% 5% $59,338 75 94%
Business Administration 36 39% / 61% 0% $52,751 64 91%
Finance 7 71% / 29% 14% $63,628 81
Human Resource Management 15 20% / 80% 7% $55,598 69
Marketing 21 52% / 48% 5% $53,252 65 87%
Aviation Management 34 62% / 38% 3% $56,512 71 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Education 34 38% / 62% 6% $68,477 89%
Health Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $60,362 77
Elementary Education 18 17% / 83% 6% $69,456 86 89%
Physical Education 14 64% / 36% 7% $68,378 85
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Natural Sciences and Allied Health 402 24% / 76% 5% $68,569 96%
Chemistry 6 33% / 67% 0% $60,537 77
Earth and Environmental Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,983 72
Mathematics 9 67% / 33% 0% $45,103 45 100%
Biology 37 32% / 68% 14% $67,766 85 82%
Biotechnology 1 100% / 0% 0% $69,185 86
Clinical Laboratory Science 29 48% / 52% 3% $119,867 99 100%
Environmental Health 4 25% / 75% 0% $54,127 66 89%
Health Sciences 213 12% / 88% 4% $59,139 75 100%
Movement Therapy 12 83% / 17% 0% $44,091 42 100%
Nursing 55 27% / 73% 9% $96,826 98 93%
Pharmacology 9 44% / 56% 0% $67,920 85 90%
Community Health Education 26 27% / 73% 4% $54,127 66 89%