CUNY Graduate School and University Center Ranking Badges
The Graduate Center earned 61 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 6 in the top 1%, 12 in the top 5%, 23 in the top 10% and 20 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 29 in Highest Paid Graduates for Urban Studies, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 61 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 6 / 12
Highest placement: #1 of 29, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 15
Placements this edition: 186
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has CUNY Graduate School and University Center Earned?
CUNY Graduate School and University Center holds 61 ranking badges across 15 fields of study, 18 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
6
Top 5%
12
Top 10%
23
Top 15%
20
Total
61
What Is CUNY Graduate School and University Center Known For?
CUNY Graduate School and University Center is best known for Health Professions: 9 of its 59 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Medieval Studies, Urban Studies and Ethnic Studies.
How Does CUNY Graduate School and University Center Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, CUNY Graduate School and University Center earned 2 badges across 2 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #2 of 55 in Most Popular Online for Ethnic Studies.
How Does CUNY Graduate School and University Center Rank for Veterans?
CUNY Graduate School and University Center earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #939 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 20%).
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. CUNY Graduate School and University Center appears in 186 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team