A Profile of Undergraduates at CUNY Senior and Community Colleges: Fall 2015

Senior Colleges Community Colleges Total

Undergraduates
Total Undergraduate Enrollment N 146,234 99,045 245,279
Female % 57.0 57.1 57.0
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian/ Alaskan Native % 0.3 0.4 0.3
Asian % 23.2 16.0 20.3
Black % 24.8 28.4 26.2
Hispanic % 25.6 39.9 31.4
White % 26.2 15.3 21.8
Age Mean 24 23 24
25 Years and Older % 26.6 26.5 26.6
Attend Part Time % 30.4 39.8 34.2
Born outside of U.S. Mainland % 35.2 37.8 36.2
Top Countries of Birth1
Dominican Republic % 9.3 18.5 13.1
China % 11.6 8.2 10.2
Jamaica % 6.0 6.0 6.0
Bangladesh % 4.9 4.5 4.7
Guyana % 4.6 4.0 4.4
Ecuador % 3.2 4.5 3.7
South Korea % 4.1 2.3 3.4
Haiti % 3.2 3.5 3.3
Colombia % 2.4 3.1 2.7
Mexico % 2.4 3.1 2.7
Trinidad and Tobago % 2.7 1.9 2.4
Russia % 2.6 1.5 2.2
India % 2.5 1.6 2.1
Ancestries N 206 195 210
Native Language Other than English % 40.9 50.2 44.5
Languages Spoken N 168 156 186
Pell Grant Recipients2 % 53.3 66.1 58.3
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Household Income Less than $20,000 % 32.3 48.8 38.5
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First Generation in College % 38.1 49.0 42.2
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Married % 11.8 12.2 11.9
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Work For Pay more than 20 hours per week % 30.3 30.1 30.2
First-time Freshmen
Total First-time Freshman Enrollment N 18,413 19,022 37,435
High School Background
NYC Public High School % 78.1 76.1 77.1
NYC Private Parochial HS % 7.9 5.0 6.6
NYS HS, outside NYC % 8.8 2.5 5.9
US HS, outside NYS % 2.6 4.0 3.2
Foreign % 1.6 6.8 4.0
GED Recipient % 1.0 5.6 3.1
Current High School Graduate % 97.0 85.7 91.8
1
Of those born outside the U.S. mainland.
2
Based on degree-seeking students who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. 2014 figures are reported as 2015 data are not yet available.
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Source : 2014 Student Experience Survey of CUNY Undergraduates.

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