Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares CUNY Borough's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New York.
CUNY Borough has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 8,488 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New York average (7,743 students).
TotalUndergraduate
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College20,12320,123
Similarly Ranked Schools8,4888,488
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New York7,7437,743
The below chart compares the student population between CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 8,660 male and 11,463 female students attending CUNY Borough. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.76 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CUNY Borough.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CUNY Borough
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total20,12312,0238,100
Men8,6605,4323,228
Women11,4636,5914,872

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,723 Hispanic students (43.35%) and 5,020 Black or African American students (24.95%) at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native431924
Asian2,2501,0961,154
Black or African American5,0202,0222,998
Hispanic8,7233,6305,093
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander301416
White2,0999971,102
Two or More Races526241285
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 20,1238,66011,463

Online Student Population

At CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College, 12,499 students (62.11% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,258 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 3,129 students live in New York where CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total20,123
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,258
Enrolled Some in Online Classes9,241
Not Enrolled in Online Classes7,624
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,258
New York Residents3,129
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown129