CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, New York · Also known as BMCC | Borough of Manhattan CC | Borough of Manhattan Community College · Website
$42,306
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,306
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College is a public 2-year college in New York, New York with 18,623 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,976 a year (tuition and fees $5,170 in-state, $8,050 out-of-state). 25% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $42,306 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,574 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,976
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,170
Out-of-state $8,050
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
25%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$7,574
About $80 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,306
Rank 2,326 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,976
- Tuition in-state
- $5,170
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,050
- Cost of attendance
- $12,866
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 4.2%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,057
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,837
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,460
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,927
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,016
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,170 in 2015-16 to $5,170 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 18,623
- Part-time students
- 36%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 25%
- Retention rate
- 61%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $5.69M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,326 of 5,094 US colleges and 189 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,976 | $17,682 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,170 | $13,810 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 25% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 61% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,574 | $15,250 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,688 | $38,937 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,306 | $47,733 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 38% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 52% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 592 | $7,247 | $23,669 | $42,950 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 437 | $8,162 | $28,526 | $52,860 | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 331 | $7,730 | $25,302 | $47,356 | $46,706 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 300 | $6,000 | $18,867 | $40,967 | $39,288 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 152 | $9,223 | Withheld | $57,686 | $62,283 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 152 | $6,500 | $22,909 | $54,599 | $51,180 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 149 | $12,480 | $86,295 | $107,534 | $80,813 |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's | Associate's | 126 | $9,129 | $23,672 | $41,043 | $36,642 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 103 | $9,500 | $30,942 | $49,935 | $47,660 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyAssociate's | Associate's | 98 | $5,869 | $33,854 | $43,706 | $44,066 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 82 | $9,500 | $26,582 | $51,649 | $54,246 |
| Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 77 | Withheld | $23,319 | $23,713 | $36,221 |
| Public HealthAssociate's | Associate's | 71 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,539 | $43,759 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 65 | Withheld | $18,929 | $37,383 | $35,660 |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 63 | Withheld | $26,948 | $40,438 | $49,076 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 59 | Withheld | $13,559 | $32,956 | $31,650 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 55 | Withheld | $20,919 | $43,531 | $41,737 |
| MarketingAssociate's | Associate's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,264 |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 45 | $8,600 | $26,437 | $43,763 | $43,243 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $11,000 | $100,611 | $143,956 | $65,389 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 40 | Withheld | $30,518 | $58,375 | $72,916 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,913 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | Withheld | $24,207 | $33,103 | $36,134 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,796 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,387 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College cost?
$4,976 a year is the average net price at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,170 for in-state students and $8,050 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $12,866. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,057 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College?
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College graduates earn?
$42,306 a year is the median pay of former CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,688 after 6 years). That ranks 2,326 of 5,094 US colleges and 189 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's) at $100,611.
How much student debt do CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College graduates have?
$7,574 is the median federal student loan debt of CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College graduates, about $80 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 4.2% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College?
25% of first-time, full-time students at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College finish within 3 years. 61% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (592 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (437 associate's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (331 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.