Staten Island, New York · Public
Economics at College of Staten Island CUNY
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 200 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~200
- Schools with reported signal
- 789
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 92.3%
- Graduation rate
- 33.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $5,579/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $22,316
- Median debt
- $14,350
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $53,501/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 789 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($14,998 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,108 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 4% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 4.2% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.5% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.0% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.5% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 2.8% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Economics accounts for 2.1% of reported programs at College of Staten Island CUNY, which is bigger than 70% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 200 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
College of Staten Island CUNY's average net price is $5,579 per year, about $22,316 over four years. That is $14,998 below the $20,577 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $53,501 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,108 below the $61,609 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks College of Staten Island CUNY #32 of 789 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.