unitid 190567 · New York, NY · public 4-year · city (large)
CUNY City College
- enrollment 2023
- 16,985
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
60%
17th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
12,505
78th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
61%
undergrads on Pell grants
94th pctl among public 4-years
completion
57%
finish within 150% time
73rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$14,403
14th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$3,776
after aid, aided students
5th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$66,039
after entry, Title IV students
86th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$11,990
18th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $1,251 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k62%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $20,074
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,340
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 432 | $57,786 | $10,000 |
| Biology, General. | 196 | $78,147 | $12,348 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 106 | $42,697 | $15,849 |
| Computer Science. | 105 | $105,797 | $8,623 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 104 | $52,617 | $12,985 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 100 | $93,362 | $13,232 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 99 | $80,560 | — |
| Economics. | 99 | $65,099 | $7,300 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 85 | $64,326 | $9,916 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 83 | $91,761 | $13,563 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 83 | $65,611 | $10,518 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 69 | $59,593 | $15,827 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.