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The City College of New York Overview

The City College of New York is a public institution located in New York, New York. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is The City College of New York Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$30,384 Avg Cost After Aid
64% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at CCNY is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at CCNY.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 39% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from CCNY makes roughly $58,052 a year. This is 42% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is The City College of New York?

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Contact details for CCNY are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031
Phone: 212-650-7000
Website: www.ccny.cuny.edu

How Do I Get Into CCNY?

You can apply to CCNY online at: www.ccny.cuny.edu/admissions/applications

Admission Requirements for CCNY

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CCNY?

64% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at CCNY is 64%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 53%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Can I Afford The City College of New York?

$30,384 Net Price
4% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of CCNY is $30,384. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CCNY, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $6,594 a year. That adds up to $26,376 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CCNY is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The City College of New York Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,761 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,364 undergraduate students at CCNY, with 9,761 being full-time and 2,603 being part-time.

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There are also 2,667 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,761 full-time undergraduates at CCNY, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The City College of New York students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,686
Black or African American 1,379
Hispanic or Latino 3,676
White 1,198
International Students 492
Other Races/Ethnicities 330

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at The City College of New York. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 170 countries are represented at CCNY. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at The City College of New York

5,060 Took All Classes Online
12,924 Took At Least One Class Online
21,423.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 12,924 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CCNY has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 69th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of CCNY

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The City College of New York was 21,423.9%. This is the #21 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CCNY regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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