CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY

Key differences on Getting in

1
CUNY New York City College of Technology's yield is 6 pts higher than U. California-Riverside's
Yield rate
2
U. California-Riverside admits 76% vs. 80% at CUNY New York City College of Technology
Acceptance rate

Admissions

Getting in, fall 2024

Acceptance and yield, test score ranges, test policy, and what each college weighs.

The funnel

Acceptance rate

CUNY New York City College of Technology80%

U. California-Riverside76%Most selective

Applicants

CUNY New York City College of Technology24.7K

U. California-Riverside58KMost

Admitted

CUNY New York City College of Technology19.9K

U. California-Riverside44.3KMost

Yield rate

CUNY New York City College of Technology18%Highest

U. California-Riverside12%

Quad's selectivity

CUNY New York City College of TechnologyOpen
U. California-RiversideSelective

Men and women

Acceptance rate for men and women who applied, where a college reports admissions by sex.

Women admitted

CUNY New York City College of Technology80%

U. California-Riverside80%

Men admitted

CUNY New York City College of Technology81%

U. California-Riverside72%

Test scores

SAT total,

CUNY New York City College of Technology

900–1140

U. California-RiversideTest-blind–

Axis runs 800–1600. The dark tick marks the national median midpoint.

None of these colleges report ACT composite ranges.

Submitted SAT

CUNY New York City College of Technology5%

U. California-RiversideNot reported

Submitted ACT

CUNY New York City College of Technology0%

U. California-RiversideNot reported

Test policy

CUNY New York City College of TechnologyTest-optional
U. California-RiversideTest-blind

How they read a record

CUNY New York City College of Technology
GPA and the high school record are required.
U. California-Riverside
and GPA are both very important. 51% of first-years who sent test scores had a 3.75 or higher, so and rarely sets an applicant apart; the courses behind it carry more of the weight.

What they look at

Factor	CUNY New York City College of Technology	U. California-Riverside
High school GPA	Required	Very important
High school record	Required	Required
Class rank	Not considered	Not considered
College-prep program	Not considered	Required
Recommendations	Not considered	Not considered
Essay	Not considered	Very important
Legacy status	Not considered	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered	Not considered
Demonstration of competencies	Not considered	Not considered
English proficiency test	Required	Required
Other tests	Not considered	Not considered

All admissions numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why