The Graduate Center, CUNY Business Programs

The Graduate Center, CUNY is a public institution situated in New York, New York. New York is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

The Graduate Center, CUNY Rankings

The Graduate Center landed the #230 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. It is also ranked #9 out of 122 schools in New York.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

The Graduate Center has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#21	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at The Graduate Center.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards The Graduate Center has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#19	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#19	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#57	Best Economics Schools	College Factual
#67	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#157	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#214	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is The Graduate Center, CUNY?

Contact details for The Graduate Center are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016
Phone:	212-817-7000
Website:	www.gc.cuny.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/theGraduateCenter
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/gradcenternews

How Do I Get Into The Graduate Center?

You can apply to The Graduate Center online at: https://app.applyyourself.com/AYApplicantLogin/fl_ApplicantConnectLogin.asp?id=cunygc

As long as you submit the requested materials to The Graduate Center, CUNY when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford The Graduate Center, CUNY?

The student loan default rate at The Graduate Center is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The Graduate Center, CUNY Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,973 undergraduate students at The Graduate Center, with 714 being full-time and 2,259 being part-time.

There are also 6,327 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 714 full-time undergraduates at The Graduate Center, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The Graduate Center, CUNY students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	84
Black or African American	190
Hispanic or Latino	260
White	151
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Online Learning at The Graduate Center, CUNY

In 2019-2020, 9,296 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at The Graduate Center has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of The Graduate Center Rankings

The following table shows how The Graduate Center is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business/Commerce	#1	#57
General Business/Commerce	#1	#57
Business Administration & Management	#10	#64
General Business Administration and Management	#22	#149

Online Growth Rankings of The Graduate Center

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The Graduate Center, CUNY was 55.7%. This is the #501 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at The Graduate Center regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at The Graduate Center ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at The Graduate Center.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Project Management	#28
Business Administration & Management	#448

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The Graduate Center, CUNY Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	32	109	0	141
General Business/Commerce	0	91	0	22	11	124
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	0	33	14	47
Labor Studies	4	0	16	26	0	46
Project Management	0	0	20	0	0	20
Labor & Industrial Relations	18	0	2	0	0	20
Accounting	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	0	0	0
Research and Development Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Transportation/Mobility Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finance	0	0	0	0	0	0
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0	0
Actuarial Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business Statistics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Real Estate	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	22	91	70	190	25	398

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.