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CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

New York, New York Public 2-year Large city

Overview

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College is a public two-year institution based in New York, New York. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 20,123 students in fall 2024. It is part of City University of New York.

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Psychology, General. It awarded 3,239 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
20,123
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
3,239
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 54

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Health Professions 9
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Communications Technologies 2
Education 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Social Sciences 6
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Engineering 1
English Language and Literature 1
Physical Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
History 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
42%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
3,214
Certificates under 1 year
3
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
22

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
20,123
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,123
Full-time, fall 2024
60%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
28,633
Full-time, 2024-25
52%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
11%
Hispanic or Latino
41%
Black or African American
26%
Asian
12%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
52%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
City University of New York
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Anthony E. Munroe
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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