NY
CUNY City College
1.48 incidents / 1,000 students
New York, NY · Clery Act 2024 · Public
CUNY City College
Across 2022–2024, CUNY City College reported 51 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: CUNY Queens College.
- 1.48
- Incidents / 1k students
- #832
- Rank of 2,072
- #111
- NY rank
- 15,544
- Enrolled students
1.48 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
CUNY City College reports 1.48 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 50% below Yale University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Yale University (11.44/1k); University of Massachusetts-Boston (0.96/1k); Southern Utah University (1.10/1k); Saint Louis Community College (0.45/1k); Tulsa Community College (0.89/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY New York City College of Technology (0.69/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); CUNY Brooklyn College (0.00/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1.60/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.48
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #832
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 60%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 16
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 190567 · CUNY City College 1.48/1k score rate · #832/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-LOW 1.48/1k
- RANK-MID #832/2,072
- ST-MID #111 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Southern Utah University · +0.38
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 27%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 15,544
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Southern Utah University (-0.38/1k)
CUNY City College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Southern Utah University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Southern Utah University (-0.38/1k). National rank #832 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
CUNY City College reports 1.48 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 50% below Yale University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Yale University (11.44/1k); University of Massachusetts-Boston (0.96/1k); Southern Utah University (1.10/1k); Saint Louis Community College (0.45/1k); Tulsa Community College (0.89/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY New York City College of Technology (0.69/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); CUNY Brooklyn College (0.00/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1.60/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around CUNY City College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest CUNY on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Saint Louis Community College · lowest peer 0.45
Saint Louis Community College — lowest peer
0.45 per 1,000 students
- Tulsa Community College · near 0.89
Tulsa Community College — near
0.89 per 1,000 students
- University of Massachusetts-Boston · near 0.96
University of Massachusetts-Boston — near
0.96 per 1,000 students
- Southern Utah University · near 1.1
Southern Utah University — near
1.1 per 1,000 students
- CUNY City College · this campus 1.48
CUNY City College — this campus
1.48 per 1,000 students
- Yale University · highest peer
Yale University — highest peer
11.44 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around CUNY City College's 1.48/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
CUNY City College increased from 13 to 16 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 NY 4-year peers in this comparison, CUNY City College is larger than 72% and safer-reporting than 47% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- CUNY City College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist University | 6,356 | 4.41 | 0 | 22 |
| State University of New York at Oswego | 6,715 | 4.91 | 3 | 11 |
| New York Institute of Technology | 6,877 | 3.34 | 6 | 25 |
| State University of New York at Cortland | 6,938 | 4.90 | 8 | 14 |
| Yeshiva University | 6,965 | 0.43 | 11 | 83 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 7,040 | 1.56 | 14 | 42 |
| SUNY Brockport | 7,482 | 5.48 | 17 | 3 |
| Adelphi University | 7,603 | 4.74 | 19 | 17 |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | 7,898 | 2.41 | 22 | 31 |
| Monroe University | 8,141 | 1.35 | 25 | 50 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | 8,206 | 0.73 | 28 | 72 |
| CUNY City College (this campus) | 15,544 | 1.48 | 72 | 47 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 15,544 enrolled students, CUNY City College is the 295th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,290 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY New York City College of Technology (0.69/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); CUNY Brooklyn College (0.00/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1.60/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Yale University is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at CUNY City College rose from 13 to 16 (+23%). The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (0 to 10). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (5 to 1), Burglary (3 to 2) and Rape (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at CUNY City College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Arson and Rape.
The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyCUNY City College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 27% (22 → 16 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Aggravated Assault | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Fondling | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Arson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 13 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 24 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 1 | 9 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 25 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
CUNY City College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CT
Yale University
11.44 incidents / 1,000 students
MA
University of Massachusetts-Boston
0.96 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where CUNY City College sits on price and outcomes
At $3,776, CUNY City College's reported average net price is among the lowest reported prices among 326 New York colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,940.
- $3,776
- average net price
- $17,940
- New York median
- 3.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $11,555
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $1,251, while those above $110,000 record $12,806 - roughly 10.2 times as much. A published average of $3,776 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $46,435 - about 12.3 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $7,340
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $15,290
- Avg Net Price
- $3,776
- Median Debt
- $11,990
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 61%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- SAT Average
- 1260
- SAT Math Range
- 530-730
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 56%
- Retention Rate
- 79%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $46,435
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $66,039
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 62%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 596 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Yale University
New Haven, CT · 15,564 enrolled
Safety Score 11.44
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA · 15,575 enrolled
Safety Score 0.96
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT · 15,444 enrolled
Safety Score 1.10
Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO · 15,649 enrolled
Safety Score 0.45
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK · 15,655 enrolled
Safety Score 0.89
Closest by National Rank
CUNY City College (national rank #832) sits near Jamestown Community College (#833) and Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education (#831) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY
National Rank #833
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Kirkland, WA
National Rank #831
East Central University
Ada, OK
National Rank #834
Johnson College
Scranton, PA
National Rank #830
Wright State University-Lake Campus
Celina, OH
National Rank #829
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for CUNY City College, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Yale University
New Haven, CT · 15,564 enrolled
Safety score 11.44
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA · 15,575 enrolled
Safety score 0.96
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT · 15,444 enrolled
Safety score 1.10
Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO · 15,649 enrolled
Safety score 0.45
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · 15,432 enrolled
Safety score 1.94
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL · 15,429 enrolled
Safety score 0.52
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA · 15,665 enrolled
Safety score 2.30
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY · 15,673 enrolled
Safety score 2.17
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Kirkland, WA · 1,352 enrolled
Safety score 1.48
East Central University
Ada, OK · 3,377 enrolled
Safety score 1.48
Wright State University-Lake Campus
Celina, OH · 1,356 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Anderson University
Anderson, SC · 4,710 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ · 4,767 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
William Woods University
Fulton, MO · 2,046 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA · 2,047 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Brewton-Parker College
Mount Vernon, GA · 1,338 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CUNY City College safe?
CUNY City College has a safety score of 1.48 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #832 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Yale University (11.44/1k). Same-state same-level set: CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY New York City College of Technology (0.69/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); CUNY Brooklyn College (0.00/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1.60/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k).
What crimes are reported at CUNY City College?
For calendar year 2024, CUNY City College reported Aggravated Assault (10), Burglary (2), Arson (1), Fondling (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1), and 1 further category in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does CUNY City College compare to similar schools?
CUNY City College reports 50% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Yale University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Yale University (11.44/1k); University of Massachusetts-Boston (0.96/1k); Southern Utah University (1.10/1k); Saint Louis Community College (0.45/1k); Tulsa Community College (0.89/1k). Same-state same-level set: CUNY Queens College (1.00/1k); Fordham University (2.11/1k); CUNY New York City College of Technology (0.69/1k); Long Island University (0.78/1k); CUNY Brooklyn College (0.00/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1.60/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k).
Does CUNY City College have fire safety data?
Yes. CUNY City College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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