CUNY City College
CUNY City College is a public college in New York, NY. Its average net price is $1,557 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | Not published |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $654 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $3,795 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $7,139 |
| $110,001 and up | $10,618 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $56,759 |
| 8 years after entry | $65,532 |
| 10 years after entry | $69,594 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
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| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $62,323 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | $52,960 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $33,188 n=162 | $10,750 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $48,261 n=119 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,780 Small program - rough guide n=55 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $75,489 Small program - rough guide n=66 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $52,335 n=118 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $79,996 Small program - rough guide n=67 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $83,587 n=163 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Digital Humanities and Textual Studies | Not published | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $32,456 Small program - rough guide n=55 | Not published |
| Economics | $53,488 n=148 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $76,943 n=102 | $12,762 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | $75,335 National median for this major n=717 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $39,605 n=110 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $67,936 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $36,788 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $47,542 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $38,415 Small program - rough guide n=69 | Not published |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,998 n=134 | $11,975 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $70,680 n=132 | $10,249 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $25,416 Small program - rough guide n=48 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,837 Small program - rough guide n=98 | Not published |
| Psychology | $42,032 n=495 | $9,039 n=176 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $43,369 Small program - rough guide n=87 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $33,271 n=149 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $52,980 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $12,031 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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