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Acceptance Rate 92.34%
Yield 16.98%
SAT Score 1,040
Applicants 14,002
Admitted 12,929

CSI Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 92.34% at College of Staten Island CUNY. Total 14,002 students applied and 12,929 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,040.
Open Admission Policy✔
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.csi.cuny.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.cuny.edu/admissions/apply.html
Acceptance Rate92.34%
Average Test Scores1,040 SAT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 92.34%. A total of 14,002 students (6,452 men and 7,372 women) have applied to and 12,929 (5,945 men and 6,819 women) students admitted to College of Staten Island CUNY.
Among them, 1,143 male and 1,033 female students have enrolled into CSI and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.98%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CSI
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants14,0026,4527,37200
Admitted12,9295,9456,81900
Enrolled2,1951,1431,03300
Acceptance Rate 92.34% 92.14% 92.50% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.98% 19.23% 15.15% - -
[Chart] College of Staten Island CUNY Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At CSI, 156 applicants (7% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,040 at CSI. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,250 and 25th percentile score is 890.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at CSI. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of CSI with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at CSI
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total89010401250
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing460530620
Math430510630
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to College of Staten Island CUNY, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for CSI
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✔
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at CSI

The calendar system at College of Staten Island CUNY is Semester. College of Staten Island CUNY accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that College of Staten Island CUNY accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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