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 433 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked CSI as #1,096 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CSI held the #1,197 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
CSI is also ranked #71 out of 142 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.
The student to faculty ratio at College of Staten Island CUNY is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
College of Staten Island CUNY has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 21% for first-time, full-time students at CSI, which is 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,144 | $5,742 | $9,270 | $11,689 | $14,528 |
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 11% of students took out student loans averaging $5,805 a year. That adds up to $23,220 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CSI is 7.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 326 | $31,820 |
| General Business/Commerce | 209 | $35,794 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 97 | NA |
| General Biology | 97 | $15,634 |
| Computer Science | 97 | $39,040 |
| General English Literature | 97 | $26,208 |
| Accounting | 96 | $45,605 |
| Nursing | 95 | $97,852 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 91 | $32,599 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 80 | NA |
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 2020-2021, 10,378 students took at least one online class at College of Staten Island CUNY. This is a decrease from the 12,714 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 10,378 | 3,431 |
| 2019-2020 | 12,714 | 12,124 |
| 2018-2019 | 527 | 29 |
| 2017-2018 | 491 | 28 |
| 2016-2017 | 408 | 45 |
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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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