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College of Staten Island CUNY

College of Staten Island CUNY is a public campus in Staten Island proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$3,243

family income
under $30k

$4,835

$30–48k

$7,696

$48–75k

$9,515

$75–110k

$12,557

over $110k

Average net price

$5,5792023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at College of Staten Island CUNY fell from $6,200 (2008) to $5,579 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$6,200
2009	$6,033
2010	$5,940
2011	$6,912
2012	$7,364
2013	$9,673
2014	$9,428
2015	$6,131
2016	$5,687
2017	$6,217
2018	$5,118
2019	$5,872
2020	$5,581
2021	$6,007
2022	$5,115
2023	$5,579

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$14,7952024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at College of Staten Island CUNY rose from $11,867 (2009) to $14,795 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$11,867
2010	$12,474
2011	$12,567
2012	$13,629
2013	$14,298
2014	$16,920
2015	$18,131
2016	$14,625
2017	$14,405
2018	$14,857
2019	$13,817
2020	$15,176
2021	$14,963
2022	$14,292
2023	$14,084
2024	$14,795

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,358	$6,958
2001	$3,358	$6,958
2002	$3,508	$7,108
2003	$4,308	$8,948
2004	$4,308	$8,948
2005	$4,328	$8,968
2006	$4,328	$8,968
2007	$4,328	$8,968
2008	$4,378	$9,018
2013	$6,158	$12,668
2014	$6,458	$13,268
2015	$6,890	$14,000
2016	$6,890	$14,000
2017	$7,090	$14,480
2018	$7,290	$14,960
2019	$7,490	$15,440
2020	$7,490	$15,440
2021	$7,490	$15,440
2022	$7,490	$15,440
2023	$7,490	$15,440

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

College of Staten Island CUNY reports published tuition by residency: $7,490 in-state versus $15,440 out-of-state — a $7,950 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

College of Staten Island CUNY reports 9,657 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

33.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at College of Staten Island CUNY within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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33.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at College of Staten Island CUNY rose from 24.5% (entered 1991) to 33.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	24.5%
1992 cohort	28.3%
1993 cohort	23.9%
1994 cohort	21.8%
1995 cohort	23.8%
1996 cohort	22.2%
1997 cohort	21.5%
1998 cohort	20.5%
1999 cohort	24.4%
2000 cohort	24.7%
2001 cohort	25.8%
2002 cohort	25.6%
2003 cohort	23.2%
2004 cohort	25.1%
2005 cohort	27.4%
2006 cohort	26.6%
2007 cohort	29.1%
2008 cohort	27.3%
2009 cohort	26.1%
2010 cohort	30.6%
2011 cohort	30.2%
2012 cohort	31%
2013 cohort	32%
2014 cohort	31.3%
2015 cohort	33.9%
2016 cohort	34.7%
2017 cohort	32.8%
2018 cohort	33.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$7,754	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,500	$3,019
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$9,625	$2,751
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$9,000	$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$8,278	$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$9,101	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$9,187	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$10,000	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$10,500	$4,545
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$10,500	$5,050
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$12,450	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$14,467	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$13,550	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$13,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$14,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$15,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$15,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$14,263	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$14,350	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$36,931

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,653

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,501

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

College of Staten Island CUNY admitted 12,929 of 14,002 applicants in Fall 2024. The 92.3% rate describes that application pool.

92.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,490 in-state tuition · 2023–24 9,657 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 890–12501600

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Admissions

College of Staten Island CUNY reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For College of Staten Island CUNY’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 460–620 and Math was 430–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 890–1250 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	460	530	620
SAT Math	430	510	630

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, College of Staten Island CUNY received 14,002 applications and admitted 12,929 (92.3%), with 2,195 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

92.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	98.1%
Fall 2002	90.9%
Fall 2003	88%
Fall 2004	88.3%
Fall 2005	99%
Fall 2006	99.2%
Fall 2007	98.9%
Fall 2008	98%
Fall 2009	98.8%
Fall 2010	99.5%
Fall 2011	90%
Fall 2012	99.4%
Fall 2013	99.8%
Fall 2014	94.3%
Fall 2015	97.6%
Fall 2016	99.2%
Fall 2024	92.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

890–1250Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	770	990
Fall 2002	880	1073
Fall 2003	910	1110
Fall 2004	910	1100
Fall 2005	960	1110
Fall 2006	960	1140
Fall 2007	870	1070
Fall 2008	910	1110
Fall 2009	910	1100
Fall 2010	900	1100
Fall 2011	910	1100
Fall 2012	910	1100
Fall 2013	910	1090
Fall 2014	910	1100
Fall 2024	890	1250

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

9,657Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at College of Staten Island CUNY has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 12,977 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 9,657.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	9,940
Fall 2003	10,564
Fall 2004	10,778
Fall 2005	10,598
Fall 2006	10,848
Fall 2007	11,197
Fall 2008	11,901
Fall 2009	12,578
Fall 2010	12,454
Fall 2011	12,805
Fall 2012	12,977
Fall 2013	12,974
Fall 2014	12,944
Fall 2015	12,321
Fall 2016	12,124
Fall 2017	12,118
Fall 2018	11,815
Fall 2019	11,288
Fall 2020	11,345
Fall 2021	10,392
Fall 2022	8,987
Fall 2023	9,387
Fall 2024	9,657

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

76%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at College of Staten Island CUNY fell from 86% (Fall 2002) to 76% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	86%
Fall 2003 cohort	80%
Fall 2004 cohort	83%
Fall 2005 cohort	79%
Fall 2006 cohort	82%
Fall 2007 cohort	82%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	81%
Fall 2012 cohort	83%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	80%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	69%
Fall 2022 cohort	76%
Fall 2023 cohort	76%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about College of Staten Island CUNY

Faculty pay at College of Staten Island CUNY averages $151,980 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes College of Staten Island CUNY as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 9,657 undergraduates live off campus, and 75.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

College of Staten Island CUNY's SAT section-percentile sums are 890–1250 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on College of Staten Island CUNY's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How College of Staten Island CUNY compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

College of Staten Island CUNY92.3%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

College of Staten Island CUNY$7,490

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

College of Staten Island CUNY's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

College of Staten Island CUNY$53,501

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

College of Staten Island CUNY, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	College of Staten Island CUNY	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	92.3%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,490	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,501	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For College of Staten Island CUNY, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

College of Staten Island CUNY federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 19 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$113,631
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$92,542
Computer Science	$89,093
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$75,637
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$75,272
Engineering, General	$72,716
Accounting and Related Services	$72,242
Economics	$70,747
History	$63,071
Communication and Media Studies	$61,691
Social Work	$61,558
Business/Commerce, General	$60,530
Political Science and Government	$60,500
Psychology, General	$59,741
Biology, General	$57,540
English Language and Literature, General	$53,083
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$51,363
Sociology and Anthropology	$50,716
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$49,129

These 19 fields listed for College of Staten Island CUNY measure earnings after completion. The $53,501 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 24 additional College of Staten Island CUNY fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does College of Staten Island CUNY report?

College of Staten Island CUNY's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 890–1250 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is College of Staten Island CUNY's acceptance rate?

92.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 12,929 admitted from 14,002 applicants.

How much does College of Staten Island CUNY cost?

In-state tuition is $7,490; out-of-state students pay $15,440. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does College of Staten Island CUNY report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,501. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

Culinary Institute of America — 91.1% admitted
CUNY Medgar Evers College — 86.1% admitted
Metropolitan College of New York — 90% admitted
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz — 87.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.