Academics at CUNY City College

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at CUNY City College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

58 Majors With Completions

14:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

40% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at CUNY City College:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
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Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at CUNY City College is about average at 14 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. 40% of the instructors at CUNY City College are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at CUNY City College can choose from 58 majors with reported graduates spanning 23 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at CUNY City College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	✓

The most popular majors at CUNY City College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Psychology, General	455
Biology, General	199
Special Education and Teaching	157
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	134
Economics	117

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at CUNY City College, a few more questions are worth asking:

Need flexibility? Check whether CUNY City College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 5,827 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well CUNY City College retains and graduates its students — 79% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of CUNY City College.

Dig Deeper into Academics at CUNY City College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

Academic Majors at CUNY City College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty Composition at CUNY City College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation & Retention at CUNY City College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Distance Learning at CUNY City College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at CUNY City College — regional and program accreditation status