More selective than 56% of New York colleges we cover.
College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 64% of New York colleges we cover and 81% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
CUNY Graduate School and University Center acceptance rate & admissions
Of 158 applicants, CUNY Graduate School and University Center admitted 61 and 16 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class).
IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class
Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
CUNY Graduate School and University Center tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for New York residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
Net price by income is not reported for this school.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
State aid: New York residents may qualify for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP): up to $5,665 a year toward tuition at eligible New York colleges, for dependent students with New York net taxable family income up to $125,000. At SUNY and CUNY, the Excelsior Scholarship can cover remaining in-state tuition for eligible families (income limits apply). Not included in the prices above. New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)
CUNY Graduate School and University Center majors, earnings & careers
CUNY Graduate School and University Center offers 111 bachelor's majors across 10 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 23
- Humanities & Languages · 18
- Science & Math · 15
- Business & Finance · 13
- Health & Medicine · 11
- Engineering · 10
- Arts & Design · 7
- Technology & Computing · 7
- Education · 4
- Communications & Media · 3
Highest-earning majors at CUNY Graduate School and University Center
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | $116,969 | $16,593 |
| Information Science / Studies | $94,412 | $24,950 |
| Business | $83,561 | $14,500 |
| Health Administration | $81,184 | $22,272 |
| Communications | $72,564 | $14,125 |
| Social Sciences, Other | $69,996 | $12,500 |
| Psychology | $64,619 | $19,462 |
Quick list of all 111 majors
- Accounting—
- Anthropology—
- Applied Mathematics—
- Archeology—
- Architectural Sciences and Technology—
- Area Studies—
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education—
- Biochemistry—
- Biology—
- Biomedical Engineering—
- Biotechnology—
- Broadcasting / Digital Media—
- Business$83,561
- Business / Corporate Communications—
- Business Administration—
- Business Economics—
- Cell / Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences—
- Chemical Engineering—
- Chemistry—
- Civil Engineering—
- Classics—
- Communications$72,564
- Computational Science—
- Computer and Information Sciences—
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other—
- Computer Engineering—
- Computer Science—
- Criminal Justice—
- Criminology—
- Dance—
- Dietetics—
- Digital Humanities and Textual Studies—
- East Asian Languages (Chinese / Japanese / Korean)—
- Economics—
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)—
- Education (Subject Teaching)—
- Electrical Engineering—
- Engineering—
- English—
- Entrepreneurship—
- Environmental Engineering—
- Environmental Science / Conservation—
- Ethnic / Gender Studies—
- Family and Consumer Sciences / Human Sciences—
- Film and Photography—
- Finance—
- Fire Protection—
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services—
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations—
- Geography—
- Geology / Earth Science—
- German—
- Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design—
- Health Administration$81,184
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other—
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities—
- History—
- Human Biology—
- Human Development and Family Studies—
- Human Resources—
- Human Services—
- Information Science / Studies$94,412
- Information Technology—
- Interdisciplinary Studies—
- International / Global Studies—
- International Business—
- International Relations—
- Journalism—
- Kinesiology / Exercise Science—
- Landscape Architecture—
- Legal Studies / Paralegal—
- Liberal Arts / General Studies—
- Linguistics—
- Management Science / Analytics—
- Mathematics—
- Mechanical Engineering—
- Medical Laboratory Science—
- Middle / Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
- Music—
- Nursing$116,969
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies—
- Pharmacology and Toxicology—
- Philosophy—
- Physical Sciences—
- Physical Sciences, Other—
- Physics—
- Political Science—
- Psychology$64,619
- Psychology (Clinical / Counseling)—
- Public Administration—
- Public Health—
- Real Estate—
- Rehabilitation / Therapy Sciences—
- Religious Studies—
- Security / Homeland Security—
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
- Social Sciences—
- Social Sciences, Other$69,996
- Social Work—
- Sociology—
- Sociology and Anthropology—
- Software and Media Applications—
- Spanish / French / Romance Languages—
- Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders—
- Statistics—
- Studio Art—
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language—
- Theatre—
- Urban Studies / Affairs—
- Visual and Performing Arts—
- Writing—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Nursing → Registered nurse
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Business → Management analyst
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in New York
Overall prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $2,971. Housing costs 49% above the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 50 inches of rain a year, 30 inches of snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: hurricane (relatively high); river flooding (very high); heat wave (relatively high); winter weather (very high).
FEMA National Risk Index, New York County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
New York County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare CUNY Graduate School and University Center with similar schools
Similar public colleges in New York by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | 68% | — | — | $65,991 | This school |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | 76% | $15,016 | 55% | $50,445 | |
| SUNY at Fredonia | 78% | $15,897 | 50% | $54,247 | |
| SUNY at Purchase College | 74% | $18,913 | 63% | $45,092 | |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 78% | $17,156 | 59% | $56,403 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Common questions about CUNY Graduate School and University Center
What is the CUNY Graduate School and University Center acceptance rate?
CUNY Graduate School and University Center accepts 68% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 61 of 158 applicants were admitted.
How much do CUNY Graduate School and University Center graduates earn?
Former CUNY Graduate School and University Center students earn a median $65,991 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “CUNY Graduate School and University Center: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/cuny-graduate-school-and-university-center (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).