How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Metropolitan College of New York admits about 90.0% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 65.1% receive Pell Grants and 49.6% are first-generation college students. The institution's transfer enrollment share is 67.4%. Retention of first-year students stands at 20.0%, and the six-year graduation rate is 40.0%. Azimuth ranks Metropolitan College of New York #518 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a student body where the majority come from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds, reflecting Metropolitan College's mission as an urban, access-focused institution. The access ranking reflects both the breadth of the student population served and the institution's admission scale relative to comparable private nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $32,900 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Metropolitan College of New York in the 6.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Metropolitan College of New York #1017 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access to low-income and first-generation students and measurable post-graduation earnings outcomes. Azimuth's approach to access and mobility emphasizes that institutions serving large shares of economically disadvantaged students while supporting them into stable earnings demonstrate meaningful upward mobility at scale.
Metropolitan College of New York admits about 90.0% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 65.1% receive Pell Grants and 49.6% are first-generation college students. The institution's transfer enrollment share is 67.4%. Retention of first-year students stands at 20.0%, and the six-year graduation rate is 40.0%. Azimuth ranks Metropolitan College of New York #518 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a student body where the majority come from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds, reflecting Metropolitan College's mission as an urban, access-focused institution. The access ranking reflects both the breadth of the student population served and the institution's admission scale relative to comparable private nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $32,900 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Metropolitan College of New York in the 6.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Metropolitan College of New York #1017 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access to low-income and first-generation students and measurable post-graduation earnings outcomes. Azimuth's approach to access and mobility emphasizes that institutions serving large shares of economically disadvantaged students while supporting them into stable earnings demonstrate meaningful upward mobility at scale.
Metropolitan College of New York admits about 90.0% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 65.1% receive Pell Grants and 49.6% are first-generation college students. The institution's transfer enrollment share is 67.4%. Retention of first-year students stands at 20.0%, and the six-year graduation rate is 40.0%. Azimuth ranks Metropolitan College of New York #518 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a student body where the majority come from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds, reflecting Metropolitan College's mission as an urban, access-focused institution. The access ranking reflects both the breadth of the student population served and the institution's admission scale relative to comparable private nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $32,900 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Metropolitan College of New York in the 6.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Metropolitan College of New York #1017 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access to low-income and first-generation students and measurable post-graduation earnings outcomes. Azimuth's approach to access and mobility emphasizes that institutions serving large shares of economically disadvantaged students while supporting them into stable earnings demonstrate meaningful upward mobility at scale.
