CUNY Graduate School and University Center Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how CUNY Graduate School and University Center ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you'll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is CUNY Graduate School and University Center Ranked?

2020 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

CUNY Graduate School and University Center was awarded 10 badges in the 2020 rankings.

Overall Quality

The Graduate Center was not ranked in College Factual's 2020 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

Is It Hard to Get Into The Graduate Center?

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CUNY Graduate School and University Center Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At The Graduate Center, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 6 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at CUNY Graduate School and University Center is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at CUNY Graduate School and University Center

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CUNY Graduate School and University Center Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,066 undergraduates at The Graduate Center with 418 being full-time and 1,648 being part-time.

How Much Does CUNY Graduate School and University Center Cost?

The student loan default rate at The Graduate Center is 4.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do The Graduate Center Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from The Graduate Center make around $56,600 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future The Graduate Center graduates since it is 39% more than the average college graduate's salary of $40,800 per year.

See which majors at CUNY Graduate School and University Center make the most money.

Location of CUNY Graduate School and University Center

CUNY Graduate School and University Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. New York is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for The Graduate Center are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016
Phone:	212-817-7000
Website:	www.gc.cuny.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/theGraduateCenter
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/gradcenternews

CUNY Graduate School and University Center Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 54 majors graduated from CUNY Graduate School and University Center. Of these students, 535 received undergraduate degrees and 1,282 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing	119	$84,500
General Business/Commerce	85	$52,000
Liberal Arts General Studies	67	NA
General Physical Sciences	67	NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services	45	NA
General Psychology	44	NA
Information Science	32	NA
Communication & Media Studies	29	$36,800
Sociology	17	NA
Urban Studies	13	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at CUNY Graduate School and University Center along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at The Graduate Center

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2017-2018, 3,268 students took at least one online class at CUNY Graduate School and University Center. This is an increase from the 2,651 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	3,268	2,981
2016-2017	2,651	2,414
2015-2016	2,167	2,098
2014-2015	1,899	1,817
2013-2014	1,771	1,715

Learn more about online learning at CUNY Graduate School and University Center.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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