by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
College of Staten Island CUNY was awarded 20 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked CSI as #1,105 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
CSI is also ranked #102 out of 136 schools in New York.
College of Staten Island CUNY has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, College of Staten Island CUNY is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at College of Staten Island CUNY is 38%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at College of Staten Island CUNY is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at CSI is 26%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,755 undergraduates at CSI with 9,302 being full-time and 2,453 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,412 | $5,565 | $8,217 | $10,300 | $13,716 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CSI, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CSI, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $6,255 a year. That adds up to $25,020 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for CSI are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314 |
| Phone: | 718-982-2000 |
| Website: | www.csi.cuny.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 402 | $25,967 |
| General Psychology | 357 | $28,118 |
| General Business/Commerce | 292 | $29,736 |
| General English Literature | 138 | $26,548 |
| Nursing | 133 | $110,335 |
| General Biology | 114 | $28,217 |
| Computer Science | 102 | $45,290 |
| Accounting | 94 | $41,416 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 77 | $41,942 |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 77 | $34,139 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 6,058 students took at least one online class at College of Staten Island CUNY. This is a decrease from the 10,378 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,058 | 1,488 |
| 2021-2022 | 10,378 | 3,431 |
| 2020-2021 | 12,714 | 12,124 |
| 2018-2019 | 491 | 28 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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