CUNY City College
CUNY City College admitted 60% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1070–1430 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $1,557 a year. Within six years, 50% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 60%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1070–1430
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $12,926 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $1,557 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $7,340 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $15,290 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 50%
- Students who return for a second year
- 79%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $69,594 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,695
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,505
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 63%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Psychology
- 21%
- Social sciences
- 15%
- Engineering
- 10%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Visual and performing arts
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- State University of New York at New Paltz NY · 62% admitted
- University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · 60% admitted
- College of Charleston SC · 60% admitted
- Agnes Scott College GA · 62% admitted
- Union University TN · 60% admitted
- Florida Polytechnic University FL · 57% admitted
More colleges in New York
- New York University NY · 9.2% admitted
- University at Buffalo NY · 74% admitted
- Stony Brook University NY · 49% admitted
- CUNY Hunter College NY · 54% admitted
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY · 48% admitted
- Cornell University NY · 8.8% admitted
- Syracuse University NY · 46% admitted
- Binghamton University NY · 39% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.