New York, NY · Public
60%
Acceptance rate
1,340
SAT Average
$3,486
Avg net price
11,934
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,972Master’s 764Doctoral 101 |
| Bachelor’s 427Master’s 70Doctoral 21 |
| Bachelor’s 295Master’s 23Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 204Master’s 76Doctoral 21 |
| Bachelor’s 190Master’s 14Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 171Master’s 35Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 98Master’s 261Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 98Master’s 24Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 92Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 80Master’s 27Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 76Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 66Master’s 37Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 63Master’s 34Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 40Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 22Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s 15Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 8Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s 37Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 60Doctoral 59 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 16Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 5Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
The City College of New York
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- City University of New York Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports14
Athletic participation
178 unique student-athletes · 10 varsity teams
Early Decision: October 26 at 6:00 PM EST (Application & Supporting Documents)
Freshman/Transfer: International Applicants
Applicants requesting a student visa
Freshman/Transfer: U.S. Educated
Freshman/Transfer: U.S. Educated
· Apply with the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $6,930
- Required fees
- $410
- Food and housing
- $18,840
- Books and supplies
- $1,500
- Other expenses
- $6,216
- Total
- $33,896
- $30,3722019–2019–20
- $30,7212020–2120–21
- $30,9592021–2221–22
- $31,6842022–2322–23
- $30,7782023–2423–24
- $33,8962024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $3,486 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2023–24
- First-years with need-based aid
- 88%
- Average share of need met
- 55.2%
- Average need-based grant
- $9,261
- Required forms
- FAFSA and State aid form
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from CUNY City College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 3 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2023–24).
CUNY City College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 3 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in CUNY City College's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. CUNY City College admits in-state applicants at 63.7%, out-of-state applicants at 52.1%, and international applicants at 21.2%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
2,666 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 1. Submission shares describe only students who chose to submit.
CUNY City College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.7% who submitted one.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.40
CUNY City College rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
- Application essay
- Not considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not considered
- Talent / ability
- Not considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
CUNY City College leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7)
CUNY City College's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $3,486 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,245 of 2,560 first-years in the 2023–24 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. CUNY City College reports institutional aid is not available to international students.
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed78.6% of CUNY City College’s first-years return for a second year and 54.7% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03