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CUNY York College

Jamaica, New York · Large city

64.1%
Admit rate
$4,456
Avg net price
32%
Graduation rate
$56,945
Median earnings

CUNY York College is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Jamaica, New York (large city setting), enrolling 4,345 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 4,345 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 64% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against CUNY York College's admitted students.

Admit rate
64.1%
SAT (mid 50%)
790–960
Avg GPA (est.)
2.67

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

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

About Jamaica, New York

Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The semivowel "y" sound of English is spelled with a "j" in Dutch, the language of the first people to write about the area; the English retained the Dutch spelling but replaced the semivowel sound with the affricate sound that the letter "j" usually represents in English. Baisley Pond Park has over 100 acres (0.40 km2) of outdoor recreational space, including a 30-acre (0.12 km2) pond. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
11 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
4 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to John F. Kennedy (JFK) · major hub

How CUNY York College compares

Selectivity64.1%

More selective than 72% · #53 most selective of 137 in New York

SAT average880

Higher than 1%

Graduation rate32%

Higher than 13% · #137 of 159 in New York

First-year retention57%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$56,945

Higher than 59% · #81 of 133 in New York

Average net price$4,456

Cheaper than 99% · #11 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$11,000

Lower than 96%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment4,345

Larger than 75%

Percentiles compare CUNY York College 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

4,602students
  • Undergraduate4,34594%
  • Graduate2576%

Undergraduates by gender

4,345undergrads
  • Women3,01069%
  • Men1,33531%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White3.9%
  • Black40%
  • Hispanic26%
  • Asian21%
  • Other or multiracial10%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,345
Graduate enrollment
257
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$19,735
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$106,398
Endowment
$2,461,938

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 684 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York84%
  • Other U.S. states11%
  • International5.4%

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

5% 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
64.1%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
790–960
SAT average
880
SAT reading
410–480
SAT math
380–480
ACT composite
Average GPA (estimated)
2.67

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,358
Out-of-state tuition
$15,308
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$14,330
Average net price
$4,456

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)
32%
Graduated on time (4 years)
15%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
39%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,148
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,945
Median debt at graduation
$11,000
Students with federal loans
6%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
39%

About 17% 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
15%
Low-income (Pell)
35%
First-generation
35%

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
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
186 (99 men · 87 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)

Soccer39
Basketball29
Track and Field (Outdoor)25
Volleyball25
Track and Field (Indoor)22
Tennis21
Cross Country14
Softball11

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

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (6,174 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.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3
Burglary
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
$2,861
$30–48k
$4,161
$48–75k
$7,426
$75–110k
$9,383
$110k+
$12,520

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
$35,693

$7,426/year × about 4.8 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.

60%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$820
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 60% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $820. 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 744 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)
$56,945
Typical debt at graduation
$11,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
19%
Out-earn a HS grad
55%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 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
$54,852
Men
$61,938

Men out-earn women by $7,086 (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
84°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
43.3″
Annual snow
25.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.04.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Jfk Intl AP, NY US station (4.7 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.