CUNY York College
Jamaica, New York · Also known as York | York College · Website
$56,945
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,945
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CUNY York College is a public 4-year college in Jamaica, New York with 4,345 undergraduates and 257 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $4,456 a year (tuition and fees $7,358 in-state, $15,308 out-of-state). It admits 64% of applicants and 32% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,945 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,456
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,358
Out-of-state $15,308
Admission rate
64%
US median 78%
Completion rate
32%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,000
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,945
Rank 963 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
- $4,456
- Tuition in-state
- $7,358
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,308
- Cost of attendance
- $14,330
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.2%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $2,861
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,161
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,426
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,383
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,520
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 $6,748 in 2015-16 to $7,358 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
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 880
- Undergraduates
- 4,345
- Graduate students
- 257
- Part-time students
- 26%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 32%
- Retention rate
- 57%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 59
- Endowment
- $2.46M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
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 963 of 5,094 US colleges and 106 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,456 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,358 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 64% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 32% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 57% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,148 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,945 | $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. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
59 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 212 | $10,975 | $39,837 | $60,346 | $61,296 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $9,500 | $38,701 | $53,156 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $11,000 | $42,499 | $62,993 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $13,380 | $113,718 | $112,147 | $88,910 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $14,500 | $49,751 | $67,152 | $76,194 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $8,080 | $44,742 | $60,820 | $51,790 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $10,450 | $40,515 | $59,899 | $52,657 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 37 | $20,500 | $60,020 | Withheld | $65,123 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | $26,768 | $69,149 | $57,214 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | $105,425 | $122,313 | $75,975 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | $36,061 | $73,044 | $107,009 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 27 | $51,250 | $138,173 | $146,487 | $127,347 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | $40,596 | $64,386 | $69,303 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $12,800 | $43,000 | $52,679 | $58,808 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,862 | $47,382 |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,991 | $52,041 |
| Pharmacology and ToxicologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $43,870 | $69,306 | $68,883 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $30,349 | $57,665 | $85,825 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | $26,460 | $69,380 | $48,590 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | $24,535 | $53,901 | $56,278 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | $37,837 | $63,367 | $92,374 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | $38,718 | Withheld | $50,532 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
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Questions and answers
How much does CUNY York College cost?
$4,456 a year is the average net price at CUNY York College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,358 for in-state students and $15,308 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,330. Families earning under $30,000 pay $2,861 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY York College?
64% of applicants are admitted to CUNY York College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 880. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do CUNY York College graduates earn?
$56,945 a year is the median pay of former CUNY York College students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,148 after 6 years). That ranks 963 of 5,094 US colleges and 106 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $138,173.
How much student debt do CUNY York College graduates have?
$11,000 is the median federal student loan debt of CUNY York College graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.2% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY York College?
32% of first-time, full-time students at CUNY York College finish within 6 years. 57% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at CUNY York College?
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (212 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (114 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (76 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 59 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.