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CUNY New York City College of Technology

Brooklyn, New York · Large city

80.3%
Admit rate
$5,127
Avg net price
21%
Graduation rate
$49,365
Median earnings

CUNY New York City College of Technology is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Brooklyn, New York (large city setting), enrolling 13,580 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 13,580 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 80% admitCold wintersNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against CUNY New York City College of Technology's admitted students.

Admit rate
80.3%
SAT (mid 50%)
900–1140
Avg GPA (est.)
2.93

Enter a test score to see where you land against CUNY New York City College of Technology's admitted students.

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

About Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn, coextensive with Kings County, is the most populous of the five boroughs and counties in New York City, United States. The history of European settlement in Brooklyn spans more than 350 years. Brooklyn has played a major role in various aspects of American culture, including literature, cinema, and theater. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
2 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
8 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How CUNY New York City College of Technology compares

Selectivity80.3%

More selective than 44% · #94 most selective of 137 in New York

SAT average1010

Higher than 9%

Graduation rate21%

Higher than 7% · #149 of 159 in New York

First-year retention65%

Higher than 20%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,365

Higher than 37% · #99 of 133 in New York

Average net price$5,127

Cheaper than 98% · #15 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$10,533

Lower than 97%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 28%

Undergraduate enrollment13,580

Larger than 92%

Percentiles compare CUNY New York City College of Technology 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

Undergraduates by gender

13,580undergrads
  • Women6,21146%
  • Men7,36954%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White9.0%
  • Black26%
  • Hispanic38%
  • Asian20%
  • Other or multiracial7.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
13,580
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
55%
First-generation students
51%
Students over 25
20%
Median family income
$20,012
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$108,144
Endowment
$16,838,796

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 3,375 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York91%
  • Other U.S. states5.5%
  • International3.9%

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

4% 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
80.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
900–1140
SAT average
1010
SAT reading
460–570
SAT math
440–570
ACT composite
Average GPA (estimated)
2.93

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,332
Out-of-state tuition
$15,282
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$14,110
Average net price
$5,127

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)
21%
Graduated on time (4 years)
7%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
33%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,982
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,365
Median debt at graduation
$10,533
Students with federal loans
5%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
7%
Low-income (Pell)
21%
First-generation
21%

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
$65

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (14,486 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
1.0 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
1.0
Fondling
0.7
Robbery
0.3

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
$3,810
$30–48k
$4,606
$48–75k
$7,886
$75–110k
$9,809
$110k+
$13,043

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
$39,257

$7,886/year × about 5.0 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.

65%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,014
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 65% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,014. 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 2,792 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)
$49,365
Typical debt at graduation
$10,533
Debt vs. one year's pay
21%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 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
$45,906
Men
$51,866

Men out-earn women by $5,960 (13%) 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 (5.8 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.