CUNY Graduate School and University Center (CUNY Graduate Center) is a four-year, public school located in New York, NY.
It offers 141 graduate programs - 68 Master's, 41 Doctorate, 29 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,294 for in-state and $23,524 for out-of-state students.
A total of 6,050 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,536 students at CUNY Graduate Center. CUNY Graduate Center offers online graduate programs and 2,072 out of 6,050 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find CUNY Graduate Center's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,294 for New York residents and $23,524 for out-of-state students. It offers 141 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | CUNY Graduate School and University Center |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,879 students
2,072 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,294
Out-of-State$23,524 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 141 Graduate Programs
68 Master's, 41 Doctorate, 32 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at CUNY Graduate School and University Center
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at CUNY Graduate School and University Center with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $10,294 and $23,524 for non-New York residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $560 for New York residents and $965 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,930 | $23,160 |
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| Fees | $364 | $364 |
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| Cost per Credit | $560 | $965 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $22,260 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,216 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $40,270 | $53,500 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $10,410 | $10,410 | $10,410 | $10,410 | $10,294 |
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| Out-of-State | $23,640 | $23,640 | $23,640 | $23,640 | $23,524 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
CUNY Graduate School and University Center offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 141 major areas - 68 Master's (13 online programs), 41 Doctorate, 29 Post-Bachelor's (5 online programs), 3 Post-Master's. 1,244 students have been conferred Master's degree and 321 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,244 | 321 | 253 | - |
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| Men | 426 | 126 | 84 | - |
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| Women | 818 | 195 | 169 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Statistics | 15 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
CUNY Graduate Center graduate schools have a total of 5,879 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,129 male and 3,750 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,258 full-time and 2,621 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,072 students enrolled through online exclusively and 554 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,289 White, 799 Black, and 638 Asian students are attending at CUNY Graduate School and University Center. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,879 |
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| Men | 2,129 |
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| Women | 3,750 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,879 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,258 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,621 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,879 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 8 |
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| Asian | 638 |
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| Black | 799 |
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| Hispanic | 1,002 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 7 |
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| White | 2,289 |
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| Two or more races | 142 |
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Online Population
At CUNY Graduate School and University Center graduate schools, 2,072 students enrolled online exclusively and 554 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 6,050 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,072 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 554 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,424 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,072 |
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| New York Resident | 1,759 |
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| Other State In U.S. | - |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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