College · Public · Jamaica, NY · City
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY
Hispanic-serving
Admit rate64%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$4k
Undergrad size4,345
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $4k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 64% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 880.
If you get in
4,345 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $14k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $4k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$57k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$18k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$39k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $7.4k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $15.3k
- Books & supplies
- $1,500
How students pay for it.
Pell grants40%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans6%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$11k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention59%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr32%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out39%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 4,345
- Location
- Jamaica, NY
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- York · York College
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black40%
- Hispanic26%
- Asian21%
- International5%
- White4%
- Two or more races3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native2%
First-gen students50%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time26%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$20k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 46
What you can study.