Research Guides: CUNY History Research Guide: Data and Statistics

Data Sources

CUNY Fast Facts
Commonly requested statistics from CUNY's Office of Applied Research, Evaluation, and Data Analytics
Interactive Student Data Book
From CUNY's Office of Applied Research, Evaluation, and Data Analytics
Student Data Book Archive
Data on admissions, enrollment, degrees granted, race/ethnicity, retention and graduation rates, ranging from 1967-1998 (missing 1989-1991). Sorted by campus, totals grouped by senior colleges and community colleges. PDF only. Use the interactive data book for current and historical data going back to 1990.
IPEDS Archive
Historical IPEDS reporting from CUNY for period 2014-15 through 2023-24.
Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) CUNY Disclosures
Federally mandated reports on diversity, retention rates, graduation rate, transfer rate. Only the most recent data is posted online.

CUNY Insights (Tableau)

The Office of Applied Research, Evaluation, and Data Analytics maintains a data platform called Insights to share reporting and analytics on various CUNY programs. Some data is publicly available, though additional data is restricted to CUNY faculty and staff.

Learn more about CUNY Insights.

Budget and Finance

The CUNY Office of Budget and Finance releases information online, including:

audited financial statements
budget requests
procurement opportunities

Graduate Center Statistics

The Graduate Center's Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness provides data dashboards on various measures, including:

Admissions and enrollment
Graduation rates and time to degree
Student experience survey
Alumni career outcomes
Where GC students teach at CUNY