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CUNY York College

CUNY York College is a public campus in Jamaica 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

$3,267

family income
under $30k

$4,716

$30–48k

$8,080

$48–75k

$9,257

$75–110k

$12,206

over $110k

Average net price

$4,4562023–24Skip 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 CUNY York College fell from $5,118 (2008) to $4,456 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$5,118
2009	$4,174
2010	$4,516
2011	$4,715
2012	$5,380
2013	$5,630
2014	$5,742
2015	$4,774
2016	$3,820
2017	$4,434
2018	$3,433
2019	$3,985
2020	$3,239
2021	$5,568
2022	$4,734
2023	$4,456

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$14,3302024–25Skip 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 CUNY York College rose from $12,237 (2009) to $14,330 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$12,237
2010	$12,525
2011	$12,793
2012	$13,143
2013	$13,967
2014	$14,329
2015	$15,822
2016	$14,470
2017	$13,958
2018	$14,204
2019	$13,171
2020	$13,948
2021	$13,567
2022	$13,749
2023	$13,686
2024	$14,330

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	$3,292	$6,892
2001	$3,292	$6,892
2002	$3,442	$7,042
2003	$4,242	$8,882
2004	$4,242	$8,882
2005	$4,262	$8,902
2006	$4,262	$8,902
2007	$4,262	$8,902
2008	$4,312	$8,952
2013	$6,096	$12,606
2014	$6,396	$13,206
2015	$6,748	$13,858
2016	$6,748	$13,858
2017	$6,958	$14,348
2018	$7,158	$14,828
2019	$7,358	$15,308
2020	$7,358	$15,308
2021	$7,358	$15,308
2022	$7,358	$15,308
2023	$7,358	$15,308

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

CUNY York College reports tuition of $7,358 for in-state students and $15,308 for out-of-state students. Check CUNY York College’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 4,345 undergrads, CUNY York College is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

32.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at CUNY York College 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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32.3%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 CUNY York College rose from 19.5% (entered 1991) to 32.3% (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	19.5%
1992 cohort	20%
1993 cohort	23.1%
1994 cohort	20.6%
1995 cohort	26.3%
1996 cohort	27.8%
1997 cohort	29%
1998 cohort	28.2%
1999 cohort	30.1%
2000 cohort	23.6%
2001 cohort	27.6%
2002 cohort	23.4%
2003 cohort	23.9%
2004 cohort	19.5%
2005 cohort	19.7%
2006 cohort	25.8%
2007 cohort	26.4%
2008 cohort	29%
2009 cohort	26.7%
2010 cohort	30.3%
2011 cohort	29.3%
2012 cohort	30.1%
2013 cohort	35%
2014 cohort	31.6%
2015 cohort	33.4%
2016 cohort	33.3%
2017 cohort	30.3%
2018 cohort	32.3%

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 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	—	$4,749
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	—	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$5,500	$3,120
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$5,500	$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$6,374	$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$7,125	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$7,500	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$7,862	$3,100
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$7,750	$3,225
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$7,444	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$8,250	$3,755
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$8,376	$4,226
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$8,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$9,275	$3,853
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$8,800	$4,418
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$8,163	$5,300
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$9,913	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$10,315	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$10,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$11,000	$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

$46,148

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,476

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$56,945

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

CUNY York College admitted 9,976 of 15,563 applicants in Fall 2024. The 64.1% rate describes that application pool.

64.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,358 in-state tuition · 2023–24 4,345 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 790–9601600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, CUNY York College received 15,563 applications and admitted 9,976 (64.1%), with 766 enrolling.

CUNY York College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For CUNY York College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 410–480 and Math was 380–480 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 790–960 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	410	460	480
SAT Math	380	420	480

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).

Acceptance rate

64.1%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	70.7%
Fall 2002	57%
Fall 2003	31.1%
Fall 2004	37.4%
Fall 2005	56.4%
Fall 2006	46.1%
Fall 2007	43.9%
Fall 2008	48.1%
Fall 2009	42.6%
Fall 2010	41%
Fall 2011	39.8%
Fall 2012	32.9%
Fall 2013	35.1%
Fall 2014	37.1%
Fall 2015	40.5%
Fall 2016	41%
Fall 2017	44.5%
Fall 2018	52.8%
Fall 2019	72.8%
Fall 2020	52.8%
Fall 2021	67%
Fall 2022	59.1%
Fall 2023	59.4%
Fall 2024	64.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

790–960Fall 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	700	910
Fall 2002	760	940
Fall 2003	753	930
Fall 2004	650	950
Fall 2005	745	930
Fall 2006	750	920
Fall 2007	760	940
Fall 2008	760	930
Fall 2009	770	950
Fall 2010	820	970
Fall 2011	820	985
Fall 2012	818	980
Fall 2013	830	980
Fall 2014	820	980
Fall 2015	800	970
Fall 2016	810	960
Fall 2017	880	1040
Fall 2018	890	1050
Fall 2019	880	1040
Fall 2020	870	1050
Fall 2023	990	1210
Fall 2024	790	960

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

4,345Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at CUNY York College fell from 5,278 (Fall 2002) to 4,345 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,278
Fall 2003	5,381
Fall 2004	5,556
Fall 2005	5,735
Fall 2006	5,533
Fall 2007	5,868
Fall 2008	6,208
Fall 2009	6,918
Fall 2010	7,022
Fall 2011	7,422
Fall 2012	7,598
Fall 2013	7,361
Fall 2014	7,245
Fall 2015	7,264
Fall 2016	7,140
Fall 2017	7,058
Fall 2018	7,126
Fall 2019	6,910
Fall 2020	6,283
Fall 2021	5,595
Fall 2022	4,822
Fall 2023	4,439
Fall 2024	4,345

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

57%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 CUNY York College fell from 77% (Fall 2002) to 57% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	77%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	71%
Fall 2007 cohort	70%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	78%
Fall 2011 cohort	77%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	73%
Fall 2016 cohort	71%
Fall 2017 cohort	64%
Fall 2018 cohort	62%
Fall 2019 cohort	63%
Fall 2020 cohort	60%
Fall 2021 cohort	61%
Fall 2022 cohort	60%
Fall 2023 cohort	57%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about CUNY York College

40.1% of CUNY York College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes CUNY York College as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 4,345 undergraduates live off campus, and 57.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

CUNY York College's SAT section-percentile sums are 790–960 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on CUNY York College'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 CUNY York College 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

CUNY York College64.1%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

CUNY York College$7,358

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

CUNY York College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

CUNY York College$56,945

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

CUNY York College, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	CUNY York College	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	64.1%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,358	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$56,945	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 24 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$155,557
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$122,313
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$112,147
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$77,201
Computer Science	$73,044
English Language and Literature, General	$69,380
Pharmacology and Toxicology	$69,306
Biology, General	$69,149
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$67,862
Accounting and Related Services	$67,152
Marketing	$64,386
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,367
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$62,993
Social Work	$60,820
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$60,346
Sociology	$59,899
Air Transportation	$57,665
Economics	$56,571
Journalism	$53,901
Psychology, General	$53,156
Public Health	$52,679
Communications Technologies/Technicians	$47,469
Mathematics	$46,023
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education	$44,991

These 24 fields listed for CUNY York College measure earnings after completion. The $56,945 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional CUNY York College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does CUNY York College report?

CUNY York College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 790–960 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is CUNY York College's acceptance rate?

64.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 9,976 admitted from 15,563 applicants.

How much does CUNY York College cost?

In-state tuition is $7,358; out-of-state students pay $15,308. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does CUNY York College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $56,945. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

D'Youville University — 81.4% admitted
CUNY Queens College — 64.3% admitted
Daemen University — 68.3% admitted
CUNY New York City College of Technology — 80.3% 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.