CUNY Graduate School and University Center: Statistics

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#2752 of 14,131 In the World
#801 of 2,597 In North America
#734 of 2,496 In the United States
#78 of 221 In New York State
#28 of 92 In New York City
#292 of 1,879 For Gender Studies
Top50% For 90 other topics
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Acceptance rate
100%
Undergraduates
2,748
Graduates
6,269
Male:Female Ratio
33:67
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
gc.cuny.edu

CUNY Graduate School and University Center Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

CUNY Graduate School and University Center has an acceptance rate of 100% and is among the 23% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

1,191 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

7,230 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

CUNY Graduate School and University Center has an open admission policy (non-competitive). The only requirement is a certificate of attendance or a highschool diploma or a General Educational Development certificate.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 3241 (36%)
Hispanic 1898 (21%)
Black or African American 1620 (18%)
Asian 1048 (12%)
Nonresident Alien 973 (11%)
Two or more races 207 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 16 (0.2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $6,930$9,930
Tuition in-state $6,930$9,930
Tuition out-of-state $14,880$23,160
Fee in-district $480$480
Fee in-state $480$480
Fee out-of-state $480$480

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 111
Room charge $15,900

CUNY Graduate School and University Center majors

CUNY Graduate School and University Center has granted 762 bachelor's degrees across 13 programs, 1,480 master's across 57 programs, and 359 doctorate degrees across 39 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at CUNY Graduate School and University Center.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Public Health, General 188 14
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 197
Psychology, General 66 90 29
Business & Commerce, General 91 22 11
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 67 48
Business Administration and Management, General 109
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 96
Computer and Information Sciences, General 92
Disability Studies 23 44
Physical Sciences, General 63
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 60
Information Science & Studies 59
Anthropology, General 46 11
Sociology, General 18 22 14
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 52
English Language and Literature, General 31 17
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 33 14
Computer Science 30 16
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 32 13
Health Services Administration 45
Comparative Literature 34 9
Geology & Earth Science, General 27 16
Biochemistry 33 9
Philosophy 31 8
Political Science and Government, General 27 11
Urban Studies & Affairs 8 28
Youth Services & Administration 33
Chemistry, General 17 15
History, General 28 3
Physics, General 20 11
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration 22 8
Linguistics 23 6
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 14 14
Labor Studies 26
Music, General 15 11
Experimental Psychology 18 5
Computational Science 20
Educational Psychology 15 5
Public Health, Other 19
Spanish Language and Literature 11 8
Urban Education and Leadership 7 10
Clinical Psychology 3 13
Mathematics, General 9 6
Social Sciences, General 13
Statistics, General 12
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 8 3
Museology & Museum Studies 10
Nursing Administration 10
Audiology & Audiologist 9
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 6 3
Behavioral Neuroscience 6 3
Forensic Psychology 3 6
Music Performance, General 9
Nursing Science 9
Social Work 5 4
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 9
French Language and Literature 5 3
Nursing Education 8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6 1
Women's Studies 7
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 6
International & Globalization Studies 5
Environmental Psychology 4
Developmental and Child Psychology 2 1
Social Psychology 3
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 1
Literature, Other 1
Music Theory and Composition 1
Grand Total 762 1,480 359

Publications & Citations

CUNY Graduate School and University Center has published 7,179 scientific papers with 128,306 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Biology, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Medicine, Law, Environmental Science, and Psychology.

Publications
7,179
Citations
128,306

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
4,753 / 81,733
Computer Science
3,014 / 67,299
Biology
3,000 / 72,630
Philosophy
2,773 / 46,373
Political Science
2,638 / 46,910
Sociology
2,480 / 42,986
Medicine
2,460 / 58,979
Law
2,450 / 44,991
Environmental Science
2,327 / 35,119
Psychology
2,315 / 64,867
Engineering
2,304 / 44,834
Physics
2,254 / 45,285
Chemistry
1,877 / 42,313
History
1,582 / 17,028
Geography and Cartography
1,468 / 21,108
Mathematics
1,406 / 27,664
Quantum and Particle physics
1,389 / 25,891
Linguistics
1,343 / 25,474
Economics
1,244 / 20,067
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,204 / 23,402
Art & Design
1,186 / 14,855
Genetics
1,183 / 26,888
Geology
1,080 / 18,683
Business
1,071 / 17,311
Biochemistry
1,068 / 26,616
Archaeology
1,026 / 15,322
Statistics
993 / 18,195
Psychiatry
991 / 34,336
Neuroscience
858 / 31,446
Social Psychology
821 / 21,325
Ecology
793 / 14,772
Pathology
790 / 18,214
Paleontology
779 / 15,036
Materials Science
738 / 13,512
Organic Chemistry
717 / 12,510
Public Health
637 / 15,650
Demography
627 / 14,548
Development Studies
622 / 11,541
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
556 / 6,582
Optical Engineering
550 / 10,497

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 40 319
1991 54 260
1992 54 362
1993 41 383
1994 32 504
1995 55 368
1996 42 437
1997 51 484
1998 37 605
1999 46 598
2000 44 696
2001 56 770
2002 84 958
2003 85 1170
2004 101 1462
2005 110 1731
2006 109 2011
2007 138 2341
2008 181 2637
2009 181 3211
2010 189 3414
2011 241 3683
2012 264 4163
2013 311 4880
2014 347 5675
2015 360 6053
2016 398 6318
2017 430 7058
2018 459 7815
2019 505 9706
2020 565 11894
2021 574 15203
2022 471 13326
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CUNY Graduate School and University Center alumni

  1. Ryūhō Ōkawa

    Ryūhō Ōkawa
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1956-2023 (aged 67)
    Enrolled in CUNY Graduate School and University Center
    Studied international finance
    Occupations
    political philosopherfather of faithsociologistintellectualoffice worker
    Biography

    Ryuho Okawa was a Japanese religious and political leader who was the CEO and founder of the Happy Science and the Happiness Realization Party. He was also chairman of two companies affiliated with the organization, New Star Production and ARI Production.

  2. Nancy Fraser

    Nancy Fraser
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    philosopherpolitical scientistsociologistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Nancy Fraser is an American philosopher, critical theorist, feminist, and the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New School in New York City. Widely known for her critique of identity politics and her philosophical work on the concept of justice, Fraser is also a staunch critic of contemporary liberal feminism and its abandonment of social justice issues. Fraser holds honorary doctoral degrees from four universities in three countries, and won the 2010 Alfred Schutz Prize in Social Philosophy from the American Philosophical Association. She was President of the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division for the 2017-2018 term.

  3. Maggie Nelson

    Maggie Nelson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    art criticuniversity teacheressayistpoetfaculty member
    Biography

    Maggie Nelson is an American writer. She has been described as a genre-busting writer defying classification, working in autobiography, art criticism, theory, feminism, queerness, sexual violence, the history of the avant-garde, aesthetic theory, philosophy, scholarship, and poetry. Nelson has been the recipient of a 2016 MacArthur Fellowship, a 2012 Creative Capital Literature Fellowship, a 2011 NEA Fellowship in Poetry, and a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship in Nonfiction. Other honors include the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism and a 2007 Andy Warhol Foundation/Creative Capital Arts Writers Grant.

  4. Hal Foster

    Hal Foster
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    art criticuniversity teacherteacherjournalistarchaeologist
    Biography

    Harold Foss "Hal" Foster is an American art critic and historian. He was educated at Princeton University, Columbia University, and the City University of New York. He taught at Cornell University from 1991 to 1997 and has been on the faculty at Princeton since 1997. In 1998 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship.

All 32 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names CUNY Graduate Center
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
The Graduate Center
Founded 1961
Motto Scholarship for an Urban World
Colors blue, black
Academic calendar September to May
Total FTE staff 1,230
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

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