
In 2024, the Regular Decision acceptance rate for City College of New York stands at 59.96%, with 20,630 out of 34,398 applicants admitted. This marks a slight decline from the 2023 acceptance rate of 60.7%, which had 19,912 acceptances from 32,787 applicants. Historically, acceptance rates have seen a downward trend from 63.6% in 2021 to 50.5% in 2020, indicating increasing competitiveness in recent years. Notably, the 2019 and 2018 acceptance rates were even lower at 46.4% and 48.2%, respectively, highlighting a broad shift in applicant dynamics.