Private nonprofit · College

Metropolitan College of New York

New York, New York · Large city

90.0%
Admit rate
$28,882
Avg net price
40%
Graduation rate
$46,236
Median earnings

Metropolitan College of New York is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in New York, New York (large city setting), enrolling 402 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitSmall · 402 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 90% admitCold 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
1 mile to New York, NY
To the ocean
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
8 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How Metropolitan College of New York compares

Selectivity90.0%

More selective than 24% · #119 most selective of 137 in New York

Graduation rate40%

Higher than 23% · #128 of 159 in New York

First-year retention20%

Higher than 1%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,236

Higher than 28% · #108 of 133 in New York

Average net price$28,882

Cheaper than 18% · #112 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$27,688

Lower than 6%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment402

Larger than 19%

Percentiles compare Metropolitan College of 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

683students
  • Undergraduate40259%
  • Graduate28141%

Undergraduates by gender

402undergrads
  • Women31779%
  • Men8521%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White9.4%
  • Black58%
  • Hispanic27%
  • Asian0.5%
  • Other or multiracial5.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
402
Graduate enrollment
281
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
65%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
91%
Median family income
$14,836
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$64,386
Endowment
$893,675

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 23 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York96%
  • Other U.S. states4.3%

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

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
90.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$20,188
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$34,203
Average net price
$28,882

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)
40%
Graduated on time (4 years)
43%
First-year retention
20%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,086
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,236
Median debt at graduation
$27,688
Students with federal loans
71%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
11%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
43%
First-generation
28%

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
Free

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
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (683 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
$28,752
$30–48k
$29,172
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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
$115,008

$28,752/year × about 4.0 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.

88%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,757
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 88% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,757. 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 26 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)
$46,236
Typical debt at graduation
$27,688
Debt vs. one year's pay
60%
Out-earn a HS grad
53%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.0 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
$46,383
Men
$46,443

Men out-earn women by $60 (0%) 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 (5.4 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.