Applying to CCNY

CUNY City College's acceptance rate is 66.60% for 2023 admission. A total of 33,648 students applied and 22,410 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into CCNY.
CCNY's acceptance rate places 38th out of 173 New York colleges with competitive admission.
To apply to CCNY, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at CUNY City College.
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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate of CUNY City College is 66.60% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.20%. 15,576 men and 17,872 women applied to CCNY and 9,094 men and 13,209 women students were accepted.
161 applicants who has another gender applied and 82 were accepted.25 accepted students' gender is unknown.
Among them, 1,411 men and 1,319 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at CCNY.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at CCNY
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants33,64815,57617,87216139
Admitted22,4109,09413,2098225
Enrolled2,7331,4111,31930
Acceptance Rate 66.60%58.38%73.91%50.93%64.10%
Yield 12.20%15.52%9.99%3.66%0.00%
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)
CUNY City College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2022-23, total 2,733 first-year students enrolled in CCNY. The proportion of full-time students is 94.47% and part-time students is 5.53%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 51.63% and women students is 48.26%. 0.11% of students has another gender.
The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at CCNY.
First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at CCNY
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Total2,7331,4111,31930
Full-time2,5821,3371,24320
Part-time151747610
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at CCNY. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply CUNY City College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
CCNY Admission Requirements
High School GPARequired
High School RankNot Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramRequired
RecommendationsNot Considered
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesNot Considered
SAT / ACTNot Considered
English Proficiency TestRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)Not Considered
Work experienceNot Considered
Personal statement or essayNot Considered
Legacy statusNot Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $65 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of CUNY City College. The next table provides general admission information for applying to CCNY.
Admission Information for Applying to CCNY
Open Admission PolicyNo
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.ccny.cuny.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.ccny.cuny.edu/admissions/applications
Calendar SystemSemester
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)
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