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New York, NY · Public · 12,505 undergraduates · urban

CUNY City College

Moderately selective

City College combines historic liberal arts with serious engineering, architecture, science, and public-service programs on a distinctive Harlem campus.

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Institutional profile

Well established Exceptional in affordability, and exceptional in mobility.
Academic Solid Affordability Exceptional Career Emerging Mobility Exceptional Experience Steady
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Exceptional
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Exceptional
Student experience Steady
Admission
58.1% admitted

31,988 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
58.4%

$66,039 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets CUNY City College apart

Academic design

The Grove School of Engineering and Spitzer School of Architecture sit alongside sciences, humanities, social sciences, and education.

Campus pattern

Neo-Gothic campus occupies a hill in upper Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights and Harlem area.

Career & value signal

New York provides engineering, architecture, government, technology, healthcare, and cultural-sector access.

Can I get in?

58.1% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

31,988

About 58 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 58.1%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1220–1460
10601600

Of admitted students, 8% submitted an SAT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT range standing on a handful of files.

Academic benchmarkModerately selective

Admission by residency

Harder from out of state

Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students · Fall 2023

CUNY City College admitted 63.7% of New York applicants and 52.1% of applicants from other states. Residents were admitted at 1.2 times the out-of-state rate. New York students took 93% of the seats in the entering class.

In-state63.7% admitted

18,387 admitted from 28,868 applicants

Out-of-state52.1% admitted

1,170 admitted from 2,247 applicants

International21.2% admitted

355 admitted from 1,672 applicants

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for CUNY City College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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In the season card

What CUNY City College weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

The Grove School of Engineering and Spitzer School of Architecture sit alongside sciences, humanities, social sciences, and education.

02

Make institutional fit specific

City College combines historic liberal arts with serious engineering, architecture, science, and public-service programs on a distinctive Harlem campus.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular DecisionFeb 1
Application routeCUNY application

$65 application fee

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

ArchitectureAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Computer scienceAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

EngineeringAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$32,540
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$4,000
Affordability profileExceptional

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

CUNY City College publishes three merit awards, the largest reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year. Each one requires a separate scholarship application. two renew past the first year.

Separate scholarship application Merit scholarship

Through the honors college · Merit · Competitive · Renews

Separate scholarship application Merit scholarship

Through the honors college · Merit · Competitive

Separate scholarship application An award reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit and financial need · Competitive · Renews each year

In the season card

These three awards, by name

What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.

  • The name of each award 
  • What it pays 
  • The grades and scores it asks for 
  • How to be considered 
  • What to send, and where 
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In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at CUNY City College

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years58.4%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one78.9%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$66,039

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Psychology, General

Recent graduates432
Median earnings$56,223

Biology, General

Recent graduates196
Median earnings$63,206

Fine and Studio Arts

Recent graduates106
Median earnings$45,656

Computer Science

Recent graduates105
Median earnings$116,238

Admits separately

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Recent graduates104
Median earnings$58,063

What is campus life like?

CUNY City College beyond the classroom

Neo-Gothic campus occupies a hill in upper Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights and Harlem area.

Academics

A defining academic feature

The Grove School of Engineering and Spitzer School of Architecture sit alongside sciences, humanities, social sciences, and education.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Neo-Gothic campus occupies a hill in upper Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights and Harlem area.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

New York provides engineering, architecture, government, technology, healthcare, and cultural-sector access.

12,505 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticurban settingCampus housing available