CUNY York College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 11,500,000

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 124 (3.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Division of Arts and Humanities 42 55% 5% 21% 33% 40% 0% $53,225 2 -0.05 56 88%
Africana Studies — — — — — — — — $52,706 33 -0.52 55 — — — — —
English 4 — 25% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $50,793 46 -0.20 49 89% — — — —
History 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,403 46 -0.25 59 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $52,367 25 -0.68 54 — — — — —
Spanish 9 — 33% 0% 11% 0% 89% 0% $63,544 69 +0.49 75 94% — — — —
Writing and Rhetoric 5 — 40% 20% 20% 0% 60% 0% $53,930 61 +0.18 57 — — — — —
Journalism 3 — 100% 0% 33% 33% 33% 0% $58,862 37 -0.39 67 89% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $46,466 34 -0.42 38 — — — — —
Fine Arts 4 — 50% 0% 25% 50% 25% 0% $46,466 50 -0.04 38 — — — — —
Media Communications 11 — 73% 9% 27% 45% 18% 0% $49,907 33 -0.39 47 83% — — — —
Music 5 — 60% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,986 43 -0.19 34 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences 187 17% 4% 18% 53% 17% 3% $52,678 2 -0.36 54 92%
Economics 4 — 100% 0% 25% 25% 25% 0% $50,887 0 -1.77 50 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 — 14% 0% 14% 71% 14% 0% $51,545 24 -0.55 52 89% — — — —
Anthropology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,804 27 -0.55 50 — — — — —
Gerontology 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,274 53 +0.12 58 — — — — —
Political Science 7 — 43% 0% 0% 86% 14% 0% $50,201 2 -1.62 48 89% — — — —
Psychology 112 — 14% 4% 18% 52% 18% 4% $52,666 38 -0.36 54 91% — — — —
Social Work 33 — 12% 12% 21% 48% 15% 0% $57,251 75 +0.47 64 95% — — — —
Sociology 21 — 10% 0% 19% 48% 19% 5% $47,041 7 -0.89 40 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Division of Business and Economics 213 54% 2% 31% 37% 21% 3% $63,838 22 -1.44 75 94%
Computer Science 42 — 81% 2% 29% 43% 14% 7% $79,404 4 -1.33 89 96% — — — —
Information Systems 9 — 78% 0% 56% 33% 11% 0% $65,198 3 -1.61 77 100% — — — —
Accounting 50 — 36% 0% 42% 24% 28% 0% $64,298 5 -1.47 76 92% — — — —
Business Administration 44 — 48% 2% 30% 34% 23% 5% $61,480 12 -0.84 72 97% — — — —
Finance 13 — 54% 0% 46% 15% 31% 0% $43,629 0 -1.91 30 — — — — —
Human Resource Management 11 — 18% 0% 9% 73% 9% 0% $59,032 7 -1.22 68 — — — — —
Marketing 21 — 52% 10% 10% 48% 29% 0% $56,458 2 -1.64 63 93% — — — —
Aviation Management 23 — 61% 0% 30% 48% 13% 9% $58,858 5 -2.33 67 87% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Division of Education 20 25% 5% 15% 20% 45% 0% $62,601 17 +0.60 73 89%
Health Education 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $76,303 83 +1.04 87 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $76,303 96 +1.78 87 — — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 20% 10% 10% 10% 50% 0% $48,899 27 -0.50 45 89% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 67% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $76,303 96 +1.78 87 — — — — —
Physical Education 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $76,303 97 +2.29 87 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Division of Natural Sciences and Allied Health 348 21% 6% 28% 33% 22% 4% $76,237 62 +0.33 87 96%
Chemistry 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $67,695 31 -0.38 80 — — — — —
Earth and Environmental Sciences — — — — — — — — $64,605 54 -0.04 76 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 67% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $62,665 14 -0.86 74 96% — — — —
Physics 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $62,568 4 -1.51 73 — — — — —
Biology 30 — 27% 3% 23% 43% 17% 7% $69,596 67 +0.37 82 94% — — — —
Biotechnology 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $71,348 50 -0.01 83 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 37 — 27% 5% 49% 16% 19% 5% $104,970 98 +2.43 98 94% — — — —
Environmental Health 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,595 4 -1.50 38 88% — — — —
Health Sciences 180 — 14% 7% 23% 34% 27% 2% $70,210 59 +0.12 82 96% — — — —
Movement Therapy 7 — 86% 0% 14% 57% 29% 0% $43,274 4 -1.70 29 96% — — — —
Nursing 51 — 20% 12% 37% 20% 12% 10% $105,404 91 +1.31 98 100% — — — —
Pharmacology 11 — 45% 0% 36% 45% 18% 0% $52,694 0 -2.18 54 95% — — — —
Community Health Education 21 — 19% 5% 14% 57% 10% 10% $46,595 5 -1.39 38 88% — — — —

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 78th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 35.9% 291 20% 7% 29% 31% 23% 4% $79,388 60 +0.49 89 96% —
Social Sciences 22.1% 179 16% 4% 18% 53% 17% 3% $52,866 23 -0.32 55 92% —
Business & Economics 17.7% 143 44% 2% 31% 34% 25% 1% $59,620 4 -1.33 69 94% —
Computer Science 6.3% 51 80% 2% 33% 41% 14% 6% $76,897 4 -1.38 88 97% —
Education 4.7% 38 24% 5% 16% 42% 24% 5% $52,674 44 -0.53 54 88% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 32 28% 3% 25% 41% 19% 6% $69,706 60 +0.34 82 94% —
Humanities 3.2% 26 31% 4% 19% 23% 54% 0% $56,151 58 +0.02 62 91% —
Professional 2.8% 23 61% 0% 30% 48% 13% 9% $58,858 23 -2.33 67 87% —
Arts 2.5% 20 65% 5% 20% 60% 15% 0% $47,989 32 -0.27 42 83% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 7 43% 0% 29% 14% 43% 0% $64,074 11 -0.91 75 96% —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 23 $30K $30K $0
Basketball 17 $48K $48K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 16 $11K $11K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 13 $13K $13K $0
Volleyball 11 $28K $28K $0
Tennis 10 $14K $14K $0
Cross Country 9 $9K $9K $0
Total 65 $156K $156K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 16 $31K $31K $0
Volleyball 14 $26K $26K $0
Basketball 12 $47K $47K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 12 $13K $13K $0
Softball 11 $46K $46K $0
Tennis 11 $15K $15K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 6 $10K $10K $0
Cross Country 5 $8K $8K $0
Total 59 $201K $201K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 39 $61K $61K $0
Basketball 29 $96K $96K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $27K $27K $0
Volleyball 25 $55K $55K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 22 $22K $22K $0
Tennis 21 $30K $30K $0
Cross Country 14 $17K $17K $0
Softball 11 $46K $46K $0
Total 124 $1.2M $1.1M $15K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional