The City University of New York has garnered further recognition for its quality and affordability, this time by the Wall Street Journal, which named Baruch College and City College of New York (CCNY), respectively, as the first and second Best-Value public colleges in the nation. Those schools were also listed, along with six other CUNY colleges, among the top public schools in the northeast, and among the most affordable in the nation. The WSJ/Times Higher Education 2021 rankings echo conclusions of other recent rankings that portray the University as a key driver of social and economic mobility.
“CUNY combines quality and affordability to provide an accessible onramp to the middle class for its students, and that is as important as ever in these uncertain times,” said Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez. “These rankings are yet another reminder that CUNY offers New Yorkers, regardless of means, the opportunities, resources and advancement they need to reach their personal and professional goals.”
The WSJ measured the “best value” among the top 250 schools by dividing each institution’s overall score by its average net price. By that measure, Baruch and CCNY ranked first and second, respectively, among all public colleges in the nation.
The University stood out among public colleges in the northeast for providing a top-rate education. CCNY is listed 12th among 83 schools in the region, followed by Baruch (14th), Hunter (17th), Queens College (20th) Brooklyn College (22nd), Lehman College (25th), John Jay (30th) and College of Staten Island (CSI) (49th).
CUNY was also hailed for its affordability, boasting four of the nation’s six most affordable four-year colleges and eight of the country’s top 15, based on average net tuition. Lehman placed second ($3,467), Baruch third ($4,119), Brooklyn College fourth ($4,211), Hunter sixth ($4,332), CCNY ninth ($4,674), John Jay 11th ($4,745), Queens College 12th ($4,776) and CSI 15th ($6,761).
Three CUNY schools were counted among the nation’s 25 most diverse colleges, and five others were recognized for their overall diversity as expressed by an “environment” ranking that considers student and staff diversity, student inclusion and the proportion of international students. They are: CCNY (eighth), Baruch (13th), Hunter (18th), Queens College (28th), Brooklyn College and John Jay (tied for 34th), Lehman (48th) and CSI (57th).
Five CUNY schools were named in the top half of the 800 schools that were evaluated in the Wall Street Journal’s overall rankings, based on student outcomes, academic resources, student engagement and learning environment. They are: CCNY (229), Baruch (248), Hunter (276), Queens College (327) and Brooklyn College (358).
CUNY received high marks for its ability to propel students up the socioeconomic ladder at a modest cost in a number of recent rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Business Insider, Money.com, Princeton Review and in a study released earlier this year by the Brookings Institution, which acknowledged CUNY’s success in lifting low-income students into the middle class and beyond.
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