How CCNY's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 49.16%, and this year's acceptance rate is 58.00% at CUNY City College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 42.82% and women students' rate is 54.83%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into CUNY City College than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at CUNY City College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	34.10%	30.88%	36.96%
2014-15	38.06% 3.96%	34.97% 3.87%	40.83% 3.87%
2015-16	42.97% 4.91%	39.63% 5.10%	45.93% 5.10%
2016-17	45.39% 2.42%	41.16% 3.18%	49.12% 3.18%
2017-18	46.37% 0.98%	39.99% 2.97%	52.09% 2.97%
2018-19	48.27% 1.90%	41.96% 1.92%	54.01% 1.92%
2019-20	46.49% -1.78%	37.32% 0.84%	54.85% 0.84%
2020-21	50.54% 4.05%	43.71% 1.58%	56.43% 1.58%
2021-22	64.00% 13.46%	53.00% 16.57%	73.00% 16.57%
2022-23	66.60% 2.60%	58.38% 0.91%	73.91% 0.91%
2023-24	58.00% -8.60%	50.00% -7.91%	66.00% -7.91%
Average	49.16%	42.82%	54.83%

CUNY City College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 16.07% where the current academic year yield is 14.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at CUNY City College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	18.48%	20.92%	16.67%
2014-15	17.99% -0.49%	21.65% -1.49%	15.17% -1.49%
2015-16	18.66% 0.67%	22.91% 0.22%	15.40% 0.22%
2016-17	19.50% 0.84%	23.10% 1.45%	16.84% 1.45%
2017-18	17.34% -2.16%	19.46% -0.97%	15.88% -0.97%
2018-19	17.25% -0.09%	18.61% 0.41%	16.28% 0.41%
2019-20	14.99% -2.25%	18.73% -3.61%	12.67% -3.61%
2020-21	13.39% -1.60%	16.03% -1.05%	11.62% -1.05%
2021-22	13.00% -0.39%	15.00% 0.38%	12.00% 0.38%
2022-23	12.20% -0.81%	15.52% -2.01%	9.99% -2.01%
2023-24	14.00% 1.80%	18.00% 1.02%	11.00% 1.02%
Average	16.07%	19.08%	13.96%

CUNY City College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 25,827, the average number of admitted is 13,100, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,988. The number of CCNY applicants decreased by -4.93% (1,660 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at CUNY City College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	22,171	7,560	1,397
2014-15	21,050 -1,121	8,011 44	1,441 44
2015-16	20,331 -719	8,736 189	1,630 189
2016-17	20,642 311	9,370 197	1,827 197
2017-18	21,207 565	9,834 -122	1,705 -122
2018-19	21,982 775	10,611 125	1,830 125
2019-20	30,013 8,031	13,953 262	2,092 262
2020-21	29,894 -119	15,107 -69	2,023 -69
2021-22	31,175 1,281	19,952 571	2,594 571
2022-23	33,648 2,473	22,410 139	2,733 139
2023-24	31,988 -1,660	18,553 -136	2,597 -136
Average	25,827	13,100	1,988

CUNY City College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CCNY

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes