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Part of situation: New York City higher education and youth employment trends (2 clusters)

City University of New York graduation rates decline by 10%

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Graduation rates at the City University of New York (CUNY) have declined by nearly 10% over the last five years, according to data from the Mayor’s Management Report.

At CUNY community colleges, associate degree graduation rates fell from 38.9% in 2022 to 35.5% in 2026. Four-year undergraduate college graduation rates saw a steady decline from 62% in 2022 to 55.6% in the most recent academic year. The decline was even more pronounced in the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), where rates dropped from 44% to 34.5%.

Former CUNY trustee Jeffrey Wiesenfeld attributed the decline to a ‘two-pronged problem,’ citing a drop in New York City public school standards and a relaxation of CUNY’s own academic requirements. CUNY officials stated that the declines are partly due to the lingering effects of COVID-19 pandemic disruptions and changes in freshman class composition.

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City University of New York · Jeffrey Wiesenfeld

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Exclusive | CUNY graduation rates plummet in 5-year slide: ‘It’s a two-pronged problem’ [offthepress.com]
CUNY Graduation Rates Plummet in Five-Year Slide, Raising Alarms [internewscast.com]
Exclusive | CUNY graduation rates plummet in 5-year slide: ‘It’s a two-pronged problem’ [nypost.com]