CUNY City College's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of CUNY City College students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of CUNY City College students is 57.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 64.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 51.2%.

57.4%

asian 58.6% 361 students
African American 56.7% 101 students
white 61.9% 172 students
hispanic 53.7% 230 students
International Students 55.6% 40 students
Mixed Race 51.5% 17 students

Drop Out

CUNY City College has an overall drop-out rate of 11.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 15.3% and 7.4% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

11.6%

asian 8.8% 54 students
African American 12.4% 22 students
white 10.1% 28 students
hispanic 16.8% 72 students
International Students 9.7% 7 students
Mixed Race 9.1% 3 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of CUNY City College at a rate of 26.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 25.2%, and male students' 27.8%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

26.6%

asian 29.2% 180 students
African American 25.3% 45 students
white 24.1% 67 students
hispanic 24.5% 105 students
International Students 26.4% 19 students
Mixed Race 33.3% 11 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

4.4%

asian 3.4% 21 students
African American 5.6% 10 students
white 4.0% 11 students
hispanic 4.9% 21 students
International Students 8.3% 6 students
Mixed Race 6.1% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$122,779	$115,339	$121,665
Mechanical Engineering	$63,296	$68,618	$78,361
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$62,506	$57,318	$73,872
Computer Engineering	$68,145	$52,733	$73,209
Computer Science	$63,822	$59,169	$72,866
Civil Engineering	$63,686	$64,706	$71,839
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$44,455	$31,839	$61,966
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$57,964	$55,964	$59,793
Applied Mathematics	$36,766	$41,565	$55,573
Biology, General	$25,424	$20,140	$45,850
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,912	$40,455	$45,183
Economics	$32,302	$36,310	$45,114
Communication and Media Studies	$32,237	$39,663	$45,100
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$46,592	$32,925	$44,625
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$30,733	$36,211	$44,293
Chemical Engineering	$39,335	$35,416	$43,931
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$40,538	$35,751	$39,718
International Relations and National Security Studies	$31,183	$39,009	$39,205
Psychology, General	$30,175	$32,177	$38,292
Sociology	$36,402	$35,701	$36,763
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	NA	$24,035	$35,645
English Language and Literature, General	$28,019	$28,500	$34,893
History	$28,747	$31,133	$34,211
Political Science and Government	$32,022	$33,993	$32,151
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,416	$25,426	$28,699
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$30,325	$35,060	$24,354
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,379	$18,315	$22,916
Music	$17,652	$18,771	$18,764
Chemistry	$33,741	$25,194	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$17,754	NA	NA
Physics	$24,563	NA	NA
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$54,352	$41,937	NA
Mathematics	NA	$40,485	NA
Anthropology	$26,187	$32,569	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$35,075	$30,771	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$98,974	$112,277
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$58,920	$69,338	$78,724
Sustainability Studies	$55,692	$68,219	$74,855
Special Education and Teaching	$71,049	$65,170	$70,644
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$68,077	$66,653	$68,630
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$69,172	$65,131	$67,530
Landscape Architecture	NA	$57,318	$66,492
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$57,487	$52,941	$65,519
Architecture	NA	$56,302	$64,598
Public Administration	$48,900	$53,358	$61,148
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$45,687	$38,289	$40,226
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$25,194	$33,872
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$54,843	NA	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	$41,025	NA
Information Science/Studies	NA	$84,653	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$41,565	NA
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$70,590	NA	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$73,949	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$44,971	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Architecture	$51,315	$55,348	$62,560

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