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New York · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

CUNY City College

New York, New York. 11,934 undergraduate students. 151 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 190567 · OPEID 002688 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at CUNY City College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at CUNY City College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.3% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+21%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at CUNY City College rose 21% between 2021 and 2024 (23.8% → 28.9%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. New York

Each tile compares this institution to the New York median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$66,039+42% · 6→10y
New York median $48,917
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$46,435
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
54.7%+169% · '97→'24
New York median 64.2%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$9,775+140% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
11,934+36% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
78.6%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
58.1%+1% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$7,340+122% · '00→'24
out-of-state $15,290
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.0%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $9,775 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $66,039 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202412,505
12,6097,59219962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202456.8%
60%21%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$11,990
$12,500$5,00219972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+169%

CUNY City College · completion · 150% rose

21.1% → 56.8%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+1612%

CUNY City College · completion · 100% rose

1.7% → 28.9%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+36%

CUNY City College · undergrad enrollment rose

9,226 → 12,505

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+122%

CUNY City College · in-state tuition rose

$3,309 → $7,340

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+121%

CUNY City College · out-of-state tuition rose

$6,909 → $15,290

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+140%

CUNY City College · median debt rose

$5,002 → $11,990

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

CUNY City College · cohort default rate fell

6.0% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+40%

CUNY City College · pell share rose

43.3% → 60.5%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+43%

CUNY City College · earnings_median_10yr rose

$46,200 → $66,039

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+38%

CUNY City College · earnings_median_8yr rose

$39,900 → $55,183

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+37%

CUNY City College · earnings_median_6yr rose

$34,000 → $46,435

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Bachelor's Degree$141,1610 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Master's Degree$115,4226 gradsComputer Engineering.CIP 1409 · Bachelor's Degree$111,97047 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.CIP 0909 · Master's Degree$106,19731 gradsComputer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$105,797131 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$93,362144 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$91,76184 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$90,33749 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.CIP 1310 · Master's Degree$84,866118 gradsArchitecture.CIP 0402 · Master's Degree$82,751—Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.CIP 1414 · Bachelor's Degree$81,63029 gradsPublic Administration.CIP 4404 · Master's Degree$81,31025 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.CIP 1313 · Master's Degree$80,560102 gradsTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.CIP 1314 · Master's Degree$80,425104 gradsSustainability Studies.CIP 3033 · Master's Degree$79,72636 gradsBiomedical/Medical Engineering.CIP 1405 · Bachelor's Degree$79,61032 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.CIP 1312 · Master's Degree$79,15550 gradsBiology, General.CIP 2601 · Bachelor's Degree$78,147248 gradsApplied Mathematics.CIP 2703 · Bachelor's Degree$76,73951 gradsBilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education.CIP 1302 · Bachelor's Degree$76,44934 gradsArchitecture.CIP 0402 · First Professional Degree$73,789—Chemical Engineering.CIP 1407 · Bachelor's Degree$68,62658 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Bachelor's Degree$65,611107 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Bachelor's Degree$65,099124 grads
Showing top 24 of 42 ranked programs.151 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

42 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer Science.Bachelor's Degree$105,797131 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Special Education and Teaching.Master's Degree$84,866118 gradsTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.Master's Degree$80,425104 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Master's Degree$80,560102 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's Degree$64,32683 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Master's Degree$79,15550 gradsBilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education.Bachelor's Degree$76,44934 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.Master's Degree$115,4226 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Mechanical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$93,362144 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$91,76184 gradsChemical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$68,62658 gradsCivil Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$90,33749 gradsComputer Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$111,97047 gradsBiomedical/Medical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$79,61032 gradsEnvironmental/Environmental Health Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$81,63029 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's Degree$60,39811 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's Degree$56,288104 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Master's Degree$64,44920 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's Degree$52,617128 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Bachelor's Degree$78,147248 grads

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

Applied Mathematics.Bachelor's Degree$76,73951 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

Sustainability Studies.Master's Degree$79,72636 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, General.Bachelor's Degree$57,786404 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Public Administration.Master's Degree$81,31025 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Economics.Bachelor's Degree$65,099124 gradsPolitical Science and Government.Bachelor's Degree$64,39987 gradsSociology.Bachelor's Degree$57,18269 gradsInternational Relations and National Security Studies.Bachelor's Degree$60,08958 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Fine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's Degree$42,697118 gradsMusic.Bachelor's Degree$40,85646 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Bachelor's Degree$25,10442 gradsFilm/Video and Photographic Arts.Bachelor's Degree$47,85624 gradsFine and Studio Arts.Master's Degree$20,30923 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Bachelor's Degree$141,1610 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's Degree$65,611107 grads

HISTORY · CIP 54

History.Bachelor's Degree$54,29947 grads

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

Architecture.Master's Degree$82,751—Architecture.First Professional Degree$73,789—

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Bachelor's Degree$43,88121 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media Studies.Bachelor's Degree$59,59382 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Master's Degree$106,19731 gradsRadio, Television, and Digital Communication.Bachelor's Degree$61,1917 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at CUNY City College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$253,710
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 8year 0year 39
Cost per year
$7,188
HS-only baseline · NY
$40,100
Years to complete
4
CIP family
42

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in New York

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

NEW YORK$56.2k

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 55% completion
QUEENS$62.8k

CUNY Queens College

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 60% completion
BROOKLYN$60.8k

CUNY Brooklyn College

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 57% completion
BRONX$58.0k

CUNY Lehman College

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 49% completion
STATEN ISLAND$53.5k

College of Staten Island CUNY

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 33% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“CUNY City College graduates earn $X” — not “CUNY City College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending CUNY City College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →