Acceptance Rate History

CUNY City College Acceptance Rate (2013–2025)

NY · Current rate: 58.0%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

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What is CUNY City College's acceptance rate in 2025?

CUNY City College's acceptance rate in 2025 is 58.0%, down from 60.0% in 2024.

Common Data Set 2025-2026

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2025	58.0%	34,284	19,880
2024	60.0%	34,322	20,600
2023	58.1%	31,988	18,576
2022	66.6%	33,648	22,410
2021	64.1%	31,175	19,972
2020	50.5%	29,894	15,107
2019	46.5%	30,013	13,953
2018	48.3%	21,982	10,611
2017	46.4%	21,207	9,834
2016	45.4%	20,642	9,370
2015	43.0%	20,331	8,736
2014	38.1%	21,050	8,011
2013	34.1%	22,171	7,560

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

Sticker pricePublished cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and food. (AY 2023–24)

$14,403/yr

What families actually payAvg. for families receiving federal aid (AY 2023–24)

$3,776/yrin-state figure

4-year totalSticker cost of attendance × 4 years. (AY 2023–24)

$57,612

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$7,340/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$15,290/yr

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entryFormer students, federal earnings records. (measured 2020–21, entry cohort 2009–11)

$66,039/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $1,251/yr · Family income over $110k: $12,806/yr (AY 2023–24)

Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.

High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.

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Admitted Student Profile

SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)

1070–1430

College Scorecard 2024

Admitted students at CUNY City College scored between 1070 and 1430 on the SAT (middle 50%).

Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education

How to read these numbers

The 2025 rate covers CUNY City College's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
1070–1430 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1070, and a quarter scored above 1430.
The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them CUNY City College's rate ranged from 34.1% to 66.6%, so any single year is one point inside that range.

Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.

Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education

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