CUNY Graduate School and University Center

CUNY Graduate School and University Center is a public college in New York, NY. Its average net price is $4,766 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$4,766
$30,001 to $48,000Not published
$48,001 to $75,000Not published
$75,001 to $110,000Not published
$110,001 and upNot published
$7,235Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$15,185Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$4,766Average Net Price
$23,022Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
42.9%Students on Pell Grants
11.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

68.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$72,043
8 years after entry$76,561
10 years after entry$69,504
Not publishedGraduation Rate
Not publishedRetention Rate
$12,594Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

New York, NYLocation
Large citySetting
3,254Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Archeology$30,319 National median for this major n=144Not published
Architectural Sciences and Technology$58,941 National median for this major n=2,238Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$52,960 National median for this major n=144Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$68,511 n=103$15,146 Small program - rough guide n=74
Business/Corporate Communications$50,777 National median for this major n=985Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$41,457 National median for this major n=2,766Not published
Chemical Engineering$80,826 National median for this major n=8,603Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$65,607 Small program - rough guide n=56$17,687 Small program - rough guide n=62
Computational Science$75,740 National median for this major n=203Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$65,410 National median for this major n=199Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Digital Humanities and Textual StudiesNot publishedNot published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Fire Protection$80,581 National median for this major n=1,073Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$58,823 National median for this major n=2,808Not 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
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$42,366 National median for this major n=288Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$61,698 n=135Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Biology$36,711 National median for this major n=1,167Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Information Science/Studies$68,476 Small program - rough guide n=94$14,065 Small program - rough guide n=68
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not 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
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Landscape Architecture$59,874 National median for this major n=636Not 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
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Pharmacology and Toxicology$46,329 National median for this major n=148Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physical Sciences, Other$51,413 National median for this major n=242Not 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$51,486 Small program - rough guide n=70$14,499 n=101
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Registered Nursing$116,825 n=276$18,000 n=134
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Sciences, Other$60,477 Small program - rough guide n=42Not 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$37,664 National median for this major n=494Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
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
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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