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CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY 4,345 Undergrads 41.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$14,330
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,456
After Aid
Median Earnings
$61,389
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$4,456
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$61,389
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate41.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients54.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time74.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
64.1%
SAT Avg
880
SAT Reading
25th: 410-75th: 480
SAT Math
25th: 380-75th: 480
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$547k
+$80k
+$62k
Median Cost$4k/yr
+$531k
+$64k
+$46k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$495k
+$28k
+$11k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
36
∞
Median Cost$4k/yr
40
289%
Full Cost$14k/yr
55
21%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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
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 Return149%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
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 Return7%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,152
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,665
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$155,557
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$762k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,149
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,097
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,993
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$122,313
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$512k
Communications Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,469
Natl Median: $36,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,367
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,044
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,571
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,380
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
BachCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,051
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$10,975
Earnings (4yr)
$60,346
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,901
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,386
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,023
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education
BachCIP: 5136
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,991
Natl Median: $52,041
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pharmacology and Toxicology
BachCIP: 2610
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,306
Natl Median: $68,883
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,900
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,156
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$12,800
Earnings (4yr)
$52,679
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$13,380
Earnings (4yr)
$112,147
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$435k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,201
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,839
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$8,080
Earnings (4yr)
$60,820
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$10,450
Earnings (4yr)
$59,899
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,862
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$146,487
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$635k
Pharmacology and Toxicology
MastCIP: 2610
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,123
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.