CUNY City College
New York, New York · Public · 12,505 undergraduates · ccny.cuny.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
58%
of 34,284 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1070 to 1430
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$35,680Est.Estimate
$47,780 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at CUNY City College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
58% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, but your GPA is in the bottom quarter of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$47,780
a year in 2027-28, from a $47,780 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1250
Send your score
About 89% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1120, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Standardized Testing Policy – The City University of New York · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov16Other deadline · November 16, 2026
- Dec1Other deadline · December 1, 2026
- Feb1Other deadline · February 1, 2027
- Feb1Priority deadline · February 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
58%
of applicants were admitted: 19,880 of 34,284 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1070 to 1430
Reading and Writing 540 to 700
Math 530 to 730
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.14
- 4.00.3%
- 3.75 to 3.9917%
- 3.50 to 3.7430%
- 3.25 to 3.4924%
- 3.00 to 3.2417%
- 2.50 to 2.9912%
- Below 2.500.7%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$35,680
a year, in state
$47,780
a year, out of state (tuition $19,230)
- Tuition (in state)$7,130
- Fees$420
- Food and housing$20,120
- Books and supplies$1,540
- Transportation and other$6,470
CUNY City College published $34,675 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000Not reported
- $30,001 to $48,000$654
- $48,001 to $75,000$3,795
- $75,001 to $110,000$7,139
- Over $110,000$10,618
Financial aid
52%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,704
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
1.2%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $6,049 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 3/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $710Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 99902 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 10100 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 99902 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | BLST 17100: Roots: Seminar on the Black World Experience at CCNY |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 10000 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIO 10004 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO 10100 & 10200 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 99902 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 20100 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 20100 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 20100/ MATH 21200 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | RCMQ 10000 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH 20100 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 11000 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 10301 & 10401 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN 12400 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHIN 22600 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | CHIN 99902 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 99902 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 10300 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 99902 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSC 10200 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 10000 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 99902 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 10200 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | HUM 99902 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 11000 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | HUM 99902 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | WHUM 10100 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | EAS 10400 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | FCWG 10000 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 99902 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 12400 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FREN 22600 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 12400 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GERM 22600 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | HUM 99902 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITAL 12400 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITAL 22600 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JAP 12200 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | JAP 22600 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT 99902 |
| Latin | 5 | 3 | LAT 35300 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 10350 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 10250 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 99902 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUS 13100 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | MUS 13200 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 99902 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 20300 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 99902 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 20400 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHYS 99902 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 20800 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHYS 99902 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 20700 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 19000: College Algebra and Trigonometry |
| Pre-Calculus | 5 | 3 | MATH 19500: Precalculus |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 10200 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | HUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | HUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 124 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 226 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 32100 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 32200 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPAN 35100 |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MATH 17300 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 10100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | FCUS 10000 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | USSO 10100 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | FCWG 10000 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | WCIV 10100 & WCIV 10200 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
50%
Come back for a second year
79%
Typical earnings
$69,594
a year, 10 years after starting here
- CUNY City College$61,096
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 30 majors here have earnings data.
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