Applying to CUNY Graduate Center

CUNY Graduate School and University Center's acceptance rate is 39.24% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 158 students applied and 62 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into CUNY Graduate Center.

CUNY Graduate Center's acceptance rate places 12nd out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to CUNY Graduate Center, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at CUNY Graduate School and University Center.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of CUNY Graduate School and University Center is 39.24% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 25.81%. 81 men and 75 women applied to CUNY Graduate Center and 32 men and 29 women students were accepted.

Among them, 10 men and 6 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at CUNY Graduate Center.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at CUNY Graduate Center
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	158	81	75	0	0
Admitted	62	32	29	0	0
Enrolled	16	10	6	0	0
Acceptance Rate	39.24%	39.51%	38.67%	-	-
Yield	25.81%	31.25%	20.69%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

CUNY Graduate School and University Center 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at CUNY Graduate Center. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply CUNY Graduate School and University Center.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

CUNY Graduate Center Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Not Considered
Recommendations	Considered, if submitted
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $65 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of CUNY Graduate School and University Center. The next table provides general admission information for applying to CUNY Graduate Center.

Admission Information for Applying to CUNY Graduate Center
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$65
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	www.gc.cuny.edu/Admissions
Online Application	https://app.applyyourself.com/AYApplicantLogin/fl_ApplicantConnectLogin.asp?id=cunygc
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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