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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

  • 0-30k
    62%
  • 30-48k
    19%
  • 48-75k
    12%
  • 75-110k
    not 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

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
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

  • sticker
  • net

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.