CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, New York · Also known as The Graduate Center | CUNY Graduate Center | The Graduate Center of the City University of New York · Website
$65,991
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$65,991
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CUNY Graduate School and University Center is a public 4-year college in New York, New York with 3,254 undergraduates and 6,050 graduate students. It admits 68% of applicants. Former students earn a median $65,991 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,584 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition in-state
$7,235
Out-of-state $15,185
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$12,584
About $133 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,991
Rank 510 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition in-state
- $7,235
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,185
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 14%
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 $7,410 in 2021-22 to $7,235 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
- 68%
- Undergraduates
- 3,254
- Graduate students
- 6,050
- Part-time students
- 67%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 273
- Endowment
- $108.3M
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 510 of 5,094 US colleges and 67 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,235 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,584 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $68,616 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,991 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
273 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 270 | $29,631 | $74,028 | $94,566 | $82,751 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 182 | $8,000 | $109,744 | $116,969 | $88,910 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 95 | $38,398 | $56,059 | $80,809 | $75,972 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $12,250 | $65,520 | $83,561 | $68,407 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $12,344 | $73,937 | $94,412 | $85,294 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $11,500 | $48,299 | $64,619 | $50,706 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 63 | $18,128 | $60,494 | Withheld | $64,711 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 63 | $23,753 | $77,896 | $108,087 | $103,485 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesMaster's | Master's | 56 | Withheld | $51,133 | $68,933 | $62,705 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $12,901 | $57,782 | $72,564 | $56,359 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 36 | $21,000 | $59,752 | $72,860 | $65,716 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $18,000 | $58,033 | $81,184 | $58,716 |
| Museology/Museum StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate | Certificate | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | $36,002 | $24,479 |
| Political Science and GovernmentMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $78,850 |
| Urban Studies/AffairsMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | $74,689 | $79,634 |
| PhilosophyMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,272 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 29 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 28 | - | - | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Graduate School and University Center?
68% of applicants are admitted to CUNY Graduate School and University Center. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do CUNY Graduate School and University Center graduates earn?
$65,991 a year is the median pay of former CUNY Graduate School and University Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($68,616 after 6 years). That ranks 510 of 5,094 US colleges and 67 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $131,211.
How much student debt do CUNY Graduate School and University Center graduates have?
$12,584 is the median federal student loan debt of CUNY Graduate School and University Center graduates, about $133 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 14% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at CUNY Graduate School and University Center?
Public Health (270 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (182 bachelor's graduates), Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (95 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 273 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.