by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
The City College of New York was awarded 95 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education subject specific.
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CCNY landed the #689 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
CCNY is also ranked #65 out of 136 schools in New York.
The acceptance rate at The City College of New York is a competitive 67%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, The City College of New York is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The City College of New York is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like The City College of New York enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at CCNY is 24%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at The City College of New York.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 12,587 undergraduates at CCNY with 9,847 being full-time and 2,740 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,963 | $3,330 | $7,290 | $9,332 | $12,552 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CCNY, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CCNY, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $8,089 a year. That adds up to $32,356 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at The City College of New York make the most money.
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Contact details for CCNY are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031 |
| Phone: | 212-650-7000 |
| Website: | www.ccny.cuny.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 451 | $30,925 |
| General Biology | 233 | $28,324 |
| Computer Science | 137 | $83,258 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 136 | $65,905 |
| Economics | 134 | $45,556 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 132 | $24,742 |
| Electrical Engineering | 101 | $78,172 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 91 | NA |
| Communication Sciences | 91 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 90 | $40,141 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 6,530 students took at least one online class at The City College of New York. This is a decrease from the 12,924 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,530 | 1,261 |
| 2021-2022 | 12,924 | 5,060 |
| 2020-2021 | 14,966 | 14,326 |
| 2018-2019 | 103 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at The City College of New York.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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