Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Jamaica, NY
Population 11,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,548
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 94%
From Region 0%
Athletes 5.8%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 39%
Hispanic 26%
Asian 21%
International 5%
White 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Arts and Humanities 42 55% / 45% 0% $47,467 49 95%
Africana Studies $45,090 42
English 4 25% / 75% 0% $45,239 43 87%
History 1 100% / 0% 0% $53,785 64
Journalism 3 100% / 0% 0% $40,997 30 91%
Philosophy $44,707 41
Spanish 9 33% / 67% 0% $63,545 80 94%
Writing and Rhetoric 5 40% / 60% 0% $46,120 45
Art History $39,295 25
Fine Arts 4 50% / 50% 0% $39,335 25
Media Communications 11 73% / 27% 0% $43,372 37 100%
Music 5 60% / 40% 0% $39,794 26
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences 187 17% / 83% 3% $52,315 61 90%
Economics 4 100% / 0% 0% $50,887 58 95%
Anthropology 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,645 50
Gerontology 2 50% / 50% 0% $49,517 55
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 14% / 86% 0% $51,545 59 89%
Political Science 7 43% / 57% 0% $50,201 56 89%
Psychology 112 14% / 86% 4% $51,384 59 90%
Social Work 33 12% / 88% 0% $58,179 72 90%
Sociology 21 10% / 90% 5% $49,795 55 88%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Business and Economics 213 54% / 46% 3% $52,214 61 92%
Computer Science 42 81% / 19% 7% $51,430 59 93%
Information Systems 9 78% / 22% 0% $60,133 75 93%
Accounting 50 36% / 64% 0% $54,362 65 94%
Business Administration 44 48% / 52% 5% $48,327 52 91%
Finance 13 54% / 46% 0% $58,409 73
Human Resource Management 11 18% / 82% 0% $51,586 60
Marketing 21 52% / 48% 0% $48,786 53 87%
Aviation Management 23 61% / 39% 9% $53,249 63 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Education 20 25% / 75% 0% $61,752 78 89%
Health Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $53,898 65
Biology Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 10 20% / 80% 0% $63,592 80 89%
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 67% / 33% 0%
Physical Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $63,473 80
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Natural Sciences and Allied Health 348 21% / 79% 4% $65,667 82 96%
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0% $59,512 75
Earth and Environmental Sciences $56,596 70
Mathematics 3 67% / 33% 0% $42,447 34 100%
Physics 2 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 30 27% / 73% 7% $63,136 79 82%
Biotechnology 2 50% / 50% 0% $62,002 78
Clinical Laboratory Science 37 27% / 73% 5% $109,802 99 100%
Environmental Health 2 50% / 50% 0% $49,582 55 89%
Health Sciences 180 14% / 86% 2% $54,173 65 100%
Movement Therapy 7 86% / 14% 0% $40,389 28 100%
Nursing 51 20% / 80% 10% $88,696 96 93%
Pharmacology 11 45% / 55% 0% $63,280 79 90%
Community Health Education 21 19% / 81% 10% $49,582 55 89%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,730
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,286
Est. In-State Cost $10,000
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,068
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 57%
4-Year Graduation Rate 15%
6-Year Graduation Rate 32%
Transfer-Out Rate 39%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 35.9% 291 20% / 80% 4% $67,275 83 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.3% 205 18% / 82% 2% $52,389 61 90%
Business & Economics 17.7% 143 44% / 56% 1% $51,743 60 92%
Computer Science 6.3% 51 80% / 20% 6% $52,966 63 93%
Education 4.7% 38 24% / 76% 5% $54,928 67 89%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 32 28% / 72% 6% $63,065 79 82%
Professional 2.8% 23 61% / 39% 9% $53,249 63 96%
Arts 2.5% 20 65% / 35% 0% $41,670 32 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 7 43% / 57% 0% $49,273 54 100%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.0M #355 92% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #440 87% $0
Computer Science $0.1M #390 100% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #514 48% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #405 0% $0
Education $0.0M #443 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #439 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Total $1.5M #525 88% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional