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CUNY Hostos Community College

Bronx, NY · City · 4,900 students
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$5,297
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
17%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$40,485
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

CUNY Hostos Community College, located in the South Bronx, is renowned for its transformative role in expanding educational access and driving social mobility for a diverse, largely non-traditional student body. The college is particularly distinguished by its highly competitive Allied Health programs—such as Nursing, Radiologic Technology, and Dental Hygiene—alongside strong transfer-focused majors in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, and Engineering Science. Deeply rooted in its bilingual and bicultural heritage, the campus offers a close-knit, supportive environment featuring small class sizes and extensive academic advising tailored to working and commuter students. Distinctively, Hostos maintains seamless dual-degree articulation agreements with four-year CUNY institutions, allowing students to effortlessly transition into bachelor's degree programs upon graduation.


Wikipedia:Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of The City University of New York is a public community college in the South Bronx, New York City. It is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and was created by an act of the Board of Higher Education in 1968 in response to demands from the Hispanic/Puerto Rican community, which was urging for the establishment of a college to serve the people of the South Bronx. At the time it opened, it was considered the only bilingual education college in the region; this policy became more limited after 1997, but the college still offers many courses in Spanish. In 1970, the college admitted its first class of 623 students at the site of a former tire factory. Several years later, the college moved to a larger site nearby at 149th Street and Grand Concourse. The college also operates a location at the prow building of the Bronx Terminal Market.

Location
Bronx, NY, 10451 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
LGA · New York LaGuardia
4 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$5,254$8,134
Books & supplies$1,500$1,500
Cost of attendance$13,069$15,949 est.
Average net price$5,297Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,134
In-state: $5,254
Books & supplies$1,500
Cost of attendance$15,949 est.
In-state: $13,069
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $5,297
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$4,541
$30–48k
$5,401
$48–75k
$7,615
$75–110k
$9,074
$110k+
$12,248
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
17%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
36% graduated · 19% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 44% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$34,095
10 yrs after entry$40,485
Debt
Median at graduation$8,442
Monthly payment$89
Middle 50% owe$2.8k–$9.5k
90th percentile$16,250
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 32%Women 68%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell grant
63%
First-gen
54%
Family income
$15,387
Independent
45%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
54%
Race & ethnicity
White
2%
Hispanic
58%
Black
31%
Asian
3%
Two or more
1%
Non-resident
3%
Varsity sports
NJCAA Division III · EADA 2024-25
  • Basketball
    Men's · Women's
  • Cross Country
    Men's · Women's
  • Other Sports
    Co-ed
  • Track and Field (Outdoor)
    Men's · Women's
  • Volleyball
    Women's
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$3M
Full-time faculty
40%
Faculty salary
$11,417/mo
Teaching spend
$20,513
per student
Federal loans
6%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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