CUNY City College is a fairly selective school. The institution receives roughly 34,000 applications annually. The acceptance rate tends to be 60 percent which equals about 21,000 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. However, when the year begins, only about 2,400 or 12 percent of the candidates who obtained acceptance letter from CUNY City College choose to register. Based on the institution’s application data, 49% of the students were men while 50% were women, however, after being accepted, only 44 percent of the women decided to study at CUNY City College as compared to 55 percent of men who decided to enroll. The undergraduate application fee imposes by CUNY City College is $65. Students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to CUNY City College when filling out the application. Usually, an ACT score of 21 - 27 or a 1,060 - 1,280 SAT score is the range in which students have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
34,398
Male 16,944
Female 17,454

 

Acceptance
20,630
Male 9,066
Female 11,564

 

Enrollment Total
2,412
Male 1,344
Female 1,068


Acceptance Rate
60%
Male
53.5%
Female
66.2%

 

Yield
11.7%
Male
14.8%
Female
9.2%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$65


Graduate

$75



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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