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CUNY City College

⌖ New York, NY · 44 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$27,166 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

8.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
+14%Modeled 10-year ROI
$67,227Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$27,166at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$195,1040
2
4
6
8
+$27,16610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 8.8 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$7,340
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$15,290
Sticker price
Average net price$3,776
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,403
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$3,776Average net price / year
$14,403Cost of attendance
$67,227Median earnings · year 5 after completion
56.8%Completion rate
60.0%Admission rate
12,505Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

88thEarnings percentile
47thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,637Year 1
$67,740Year 4
$67,227Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$149,4342Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$148,3543Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$117,1314Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$116,2385Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$97,6986Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$97,2707Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$95,6858Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$94,601

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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$3,103
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$149,434Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$148,354Not available
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$117,131Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$116,238$8,623
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$97,698$13,563
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$97,270$13,232
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$95,685Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$94,601Not available
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationMaster's Degree$90,944Not available
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$88,659$14,125
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$87,957$17,500
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's Degree$87,804Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$86,151Not available
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degree$85,112Not available
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$81,813Not available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's Degree$81,401Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$79,740Not available
Sustainability StudiesMaster's Degree$79,163Not available
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's Degree$79,051Not available
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$73,882Not available
Landscape ArchitectureMaster's Degree$72,481Not available
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$72,068Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$69,948$15,827
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationBachelor's Degree$68,614Not available
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$67,679$7,300
Applied MathematicsBachelor's Degree$66,754Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$64,414$10,518
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$63,206$12,348
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree$62,440Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$59,540$11,500
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree$59,039$13,337
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$58,063$12,985
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,223$10,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$55,895$9,916
SociologyBachelor's Degree$55,683$11,000
HistoryBachelor's Degree$52,809$11,487
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree$48,637$20,532
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,753$13,782
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's Degree$47,282Not available
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$46,801Not available
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$45,656$15,849
MusicBachelor's Degree$44,058$20,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$34,212Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$32,769$17,739

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.