[Last update: December 11, 2025]

9,294 students (75% of total 12,356 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at CUNY City College (CCNY). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,148.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 90% of total 2,560 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,763.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At CUNY City College, 9,294 undergraduate students (75% of total 12,356 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,148.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - CCNY
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship9,29475% $85,021,111$9,148
Pell Grants7,48061% $45,370,883$6,066
Federal Student Loan1,37411% $8,720,394$6,347

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,312 beginning undergraduate students (90% of total 2,560 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at CUNY City College. The average amount of aid received is $9,763.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - CCNY
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,31290% --
Grants or Scholarships2,26388%$22,092,825$9,763
Federal Grants1,85873%$11,600,133$6,243
Pell Grants1,85873%$11,503,333$6,191
Other Federal Grants38515%$96,800$251
State/Local Grants2,11583%$8,693,571$4,110
Institutional Grants1,76769%$1,799,121$1,018
Student Loan Aid2168%$1,200,811$5,559
Federal Student Loans2108%$1,009,276$4,806
Other Student Loans151%$191,535$12,769

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at CUNY City College.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,8811,852$18,863,597$10,028
0-30,000910909$10,860,678$11,935
30,001-48,000532532$5,547,120$10,427
48,001-75,000340337$2,150,737$6,326
75,001-110,0006053$241,614$4,027
110,001 or more3921$63,448$1,627

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