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College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York · Large city

92.3%
Admit rate
$5,579
Avg net price
34%
Graduation rate
$53,501
Median earnings

College of Staten Island CUNY is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Staten Island, New York (large city setting), enrolling 9,657 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 9,657 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 92% admitNCAA Division II without footballCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against College of Staten Island CUNY's admitted students.

Admit rate
92.3%
SAT (mid 50%)
890–1250
Avg GPA (est.)
2.99

Enter a test score to see where you land against College of Staten Island CUNY's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and College of Staten Island CUNY's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Staten Island, New York

Staten Island, coextensive with Richmond County, is the southernmost of the five boroughs and counties in New York City, New York, United States. As in much of North America, human habitation appeared on the island fairly rapidly after the Wisconsin glaciation. Archaeologists have recovered tool evidence of Clovis culture activity dating from about 14,000 years ago. Artists and musicians have been moving to Staten Island's North Shore to be close to Manhattan while having affordable space to live and work. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
11 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How College of Staten Island CUNY compares

Selectivity92.3%

More selective than 19% · #123 most selective of 137 in New York

SAT average1040

Higher than 14%

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 16% · #134 of 159 in New York

First-year retention76%

Higher than 48%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$53,501

Higher than 49% · #94 of 133 in New York

Average net price$5,579

Cheaper than 98% · #16 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$14,350

Lower than 92%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment9,657

Larger than 88%

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

College of Staten Island CUNY campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

10,639students
  • Undergraduate9,65791%
  • Graduate9829%

Undergraduates by gender

9,657undergrads
  • Women5,44756%
  • Men4,21044%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White40%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Asian13%
  • Other or multiracial5.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
9,657
Graduate enrollment
982
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
14%
Median family income
$23,634
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$113,985
Endowment
$20,128,515

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 2,227 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York90%
  • Other U.S. states8.4%
  • International2.0%

Most first-years stay in state — College of Staten Island CUNY draws overwhelmingly from New York.

2% 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.

Admissions

Admission rate
92.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
890–1250
SAT average
1040
SAT reading
460–620
SAT math
430–630
ACT composite
Average GPA (estimated)
2.99

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,490
Out-of-state tuition
$15,440
Room & board
$21,155
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$14,795
Average net price
$5,579

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)
34%
Graduated on time (4 years)
28%
First-year retention
76%
Transferred to another college
27%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,931
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,501
Median debt at graduation
$14,350
Students with federal loans
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
28%
Low-income (Pell)
27%
First-generation
27%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
440
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
5%
Housing charge (year)
$16,585
Meal plan (year)
$3,950
Application fee
$65
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
258 (150 men · 108 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 (8)

Soccer53
Track and Field (Outdoor)39
Track and Field (Indoor)38
Baseball32
Swimming and Diving (combined)27
Softball26
Basketball24
Cross Country19

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (11,033 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

2.0reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.0
Fondling
1.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$3,903
$30–48k
$4,473
$48–75k
$7,364
$75–110k
$9,923
$110k+
$13,444

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
$31,549

$7,364/year × about 4.3 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.

58%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,441
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 58% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,441. 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 1,842 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)
$53,501
Typical debt at graduation
$14,350
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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
$49,821
Men
$58,895

Men out-earn women by $9,074 (18%) 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
87°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
46.6″
Annual snow
31.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark Intl AP, NJ US station (5.7 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.