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Berkeley College-New York

New York, New York · Large city

Admit rate
$34,124
Avg net price
44%
Graduation rate
$45,884
Median earnings

Berkeley College-New York is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in New York, New York (large city setting), enrolling 1,449 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,449 undergradsLarge cityOtherCold wintersNear the coast

About New York, New York

New York, often called New York City, is the most populous city in the United States. In the pre-Columbian era, the area of present-day New York City was inhabited by Algonquians, including Munsee-speaking Lenape. New York City is frequently the setting for novels, movies, and television programs and has been described as the cultural capital of the world. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
3 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
6 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How Berkeley College-New York compares

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 29% · #123 of 159 in New York

First-year retention55%

Higher than 9%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,884

Higher than 26% · #111 of 133 in New York

Average net price$34,124

Cheaper than 10% · #131 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$30,426

Lower than 4%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment1,449

Larger than 48%

Percentiles compare Berkeley College-New York with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,874students
  • Undergraduate1,44977%
  • Graduate42523%

Undergraduates by gender

1,449undergrads
  • Women94665%
  • Men50335%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White2.2%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial54%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,449
Graduate enrollment
425
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
55%
Median family income
$17,420
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$71,361

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 112 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York80%
  • Other U.S. states7.1%
  • International13%

Most first-years stay in state — Berkeley College-New York draws overwhelmingly from New York.

13% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$29,800
Room & board
Books & supplies
$900
Total cost of attendance
$45,041
Average net price
$34,124

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
44%
Graduated on time (4 years)
37%
First-year retention
55%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,284
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,884
Median debt at graduation
$30,426
Students with federal loans
57%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
37%
Low-income (Pell)
35%
First-generation
34%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50
Athletics
Other
Varsity athletes
23 (15 men · 8 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (1)

Basketball23

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,156 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$33,638
$30–48k
$33,341
$48–75k
$33,533
$75–110k
$38,839
$110k+
$38,592

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$142,155

$33,533/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

97%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,519
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 97% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,519. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 63 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$45,884
Typical debt at graduation
$30,426
Debt vs. one year's pay
66%
Out-earn a HS grad
55%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$42,891
Men
$50,305

Men out-earn women by $7,414 (17%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
49.5″
Annual snow
29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl PK Twr, NY US station (1.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.