College of Staten Island CUNY

College of Staten Island CUNY is a public college in Staten Island, NY. Its average net price is $3,153 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$1,506
$30,001 to $48,000$1,612
$48,001 to $75,000$4,890
$75,001 to $110,000$6,803
$110,001 and up$11,046
$7,490Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$15,440Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$3,153Average Net Price
$21,845Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$6,283Other Expenses
52.2%Students on Pell Grants
10.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

92.3%Acceptance Rate
460 to 620SAT Reading, Middle Half
430 to 630SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$41,292
8 years after entry$51,281
10 years after entry$59,992
35.8%Graduation Rate
75.7%Retention Rate
$13,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Staten Island, NYLocation
Large citySetting
9,657Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$44,894 n=108Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$33,690 Small program - rough guide n=88$12,250 Small program - rough guide n=46
Business and Commerce$47,644 n=215$12,000 Small program - rough guide n=82
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$38,310 Small program - rough guide n=99$14,050 Small program - rough guide n=33
Computer Science$56,879 n=109$11,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$65,410 National median for this major n=199Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$42,094 Small program - rough guide n=63Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$71,939 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$67,011 National median for this major n=899Not published
English Language and Literature, General$33,631 Small program - rough guide n=75$12,250 Small program - rough guide n=42
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$35,179 n=313$14,795 n=150
Registered Nursing$112,918 n=100Not published
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sociology and Anthropology$40,184 Small program - rough guide n=84$9,280 Small program - rough guide n=47
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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