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CUNY New York City College of Technology

Brooklyn, NY 13,580 Undergrads 32.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$14,110
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$5,127
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,145
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$5,127
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$64,145
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+30%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$49,365
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate32.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age22.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients58.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time67.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS60.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
80.3%
SAT Avg
1,010
SAT Reading
25th: 460-75th: 570
SAT Math
25th: 440-75th: 570
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$569k
+$102k
+$84k
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$550k
+$83k
+$66k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$518k
+$51k
+$33k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$5k/yr
37
357%
Full Cost$14k/yr
45
66%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return230%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return30%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,415
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,240
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
$9,852
Earnings (4yr)
$95,808
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$458k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,847
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
+$396k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,137
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,193
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,833
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,749
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,191
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,014
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,493
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,942
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,160
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,267
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,503
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,700
Natl Median: $48,724
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,221
Natl Median: $49,076
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Median Debt
$8,062
Earnings (4yr)
$115,112
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$631k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,856
Natl Median: $53,002
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,192
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Median Debt
$14,692
Earnings (4yr)
$61,664
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,054
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,320
Earnings (4yr)
$65,285
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$96,378
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
Median Debt
$8,832
Earnings (4yr)
$52,562
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,880
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,486
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
Median Debt
$13,800
Earnings (4yr)
$76,730
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Median Debt
$10,828
Earnings (4yr)
$50,492
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,824
Natl Median: $59,550
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Median Debt
$8,025
Earnings (4yr)
$56,827
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Median Debt
$11,750
Earnings (4yr)
$74,456
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,945
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,336
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
$9,311
Earnings (4yr)
$109,738
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.