CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx, New York · Also known as Hostos | Hostos CC | Hostos Community College · Website
$40,485
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,485
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CUNY Hostos Community College is a public 2-year college in Bronx, New York with 4,900 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,297 a year (tuition and fees $5,254 in-state, $8,134 out-of-state). 16% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $40,485 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,442 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,297
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,254
Out-of-state $8,134
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
16%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,442
About $89 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,485
Rank 2,600 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
- $5,297
- Tuition in-state
- $5,254
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,134
- Cost of attendance
- $13,069
- Students with a need-based grant
- 63%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,541
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,401
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,615
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,074
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,248
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 $5,208 in 2015-16 to $5,254 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
- 4,900
- Part-time students
- 54%
- Women
- 68%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 16%
- Retention rate
- 54%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $2.56M
- 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 2,600 of 5,094 US colleges and 211 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,297 | $17,682 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,254 | $13,810 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 16% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 54% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,442 | $15,250 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,095 | $38,937 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,485 | $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. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 56% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 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 | 237 | $6,850 | $22,344 | $43,296 | $44,125 |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 66 | $6,000 | $24,283 | $37,783 | $36,642 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | Withheld | $38,336 | $43,443 | $40,734 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 47 | $5,600 | $28,343 | $43,609 | $46,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 47 | $9,250 | $19,499 | $40,022 | $48,733 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | $10,250 | $97,888 | $102,972 | $80,813 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | $16,500 | $62,426 | $79,357 | $61,982 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | $8,687 | $79,346 | $92,798 | $65,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | $31,397 | $41,454 | $47,660 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | $12,863 | $30,848 | $38,127 |
| Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | $10,309 | $33,591 | $36,221 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,938 | $37,587 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $32,779 | $34,184 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $32,772 | $49,076 |
| Civil EngineeringAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,654 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,477 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,400 |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,929 |
| MusicAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public AdministrationAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,748 |
| Chemical EngineeringAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,346 |
| Mechanical EngineeringAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,444 |
| Security Science and TechnologyAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,839 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does CUNY Hostos Community College cost?
$5,297 a year is the average net price at CUNY Hostos Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,254 for in-state students and $8,134 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,069. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,541 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Hostos Community College?
CUNY Hostos Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do CUNY Hostos Community College graduates earn?
$40,485 a year is the median pay of former CUNY Hostos Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,095 after 6 years). That ranks 2,600 of 5,094 US colleges and 211 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $97,888.
How much student debt do CUNY Hostos Community College graduates have?
$8,442 is the median federal student loan debt of CUNY Hostos Community College graduates, about $89 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.0% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY Hostos Community College?
16% of first-time, full-time students at CUNY Hostos Community College finish within 3 years. 54% 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 Hostos Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (237 associate's graduates), Teaching Assistants/Aides (66 associate's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (51 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 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.