Enrollment & Retention Management Update - October 2026
9/30/2026
Dear Campus Community,
Below is the Enrollment & Retention Management Update for October 2026.
In addition to reporting enrollment targets, we are also providing a list of important dates and recruitment activities.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need more information.
Enrollment:
This chart below reflects our Fall 2026 numbers as of September 30, 2026.
September 30th was the official FORM A date when CUNY Central froze our enrollment data.
In addition, I've attached the CUNY Dashboard Report, also dated 9-30-26.
This report compares our enrollment with the other CUNY colleges.
Enrollment Target:
Our Enrollment Target is 6,750 students; we finished the enrollment cycle at 7,018 students.
Date to Date Comparison:
9/30/2026 | 9/30/2025 | % | |
ENROLLMENT without HS | 4,814 | 4,626 | 4.1% |
FTE without HS | 4,023 | 3,841 | 4.7% |
ENROLLMENT with HS | 7,018 | 6,490 | 8.1% |
FTE with HS | 4,601 | 4,368 | 5.3% |
Special Programs:
Although not tracked as their own entity on the chart above, I did want to include our special programs.
Unfortunately, the CUNY Dashboard does not have comparison data by category, but we are able to compare TOTAL enrollment.
SEEK | ASAP | ||||
CATEGORY | 9/30/2026 | 9/30/2025 | 9/30/2026 | 9/30/2025 | |
Freshmen | 207 | 92 | |||
Transfers | 10 | 29 | |||
Readmits | 13 | 0 | |||
Continuing | 314 | 305 | |||
TOTAL | 544 | 463 | 426 | 388 | |
% | Increase of 17.5% | Increase of 9.8% | |||
Enrollment and Retention:
Fall Retention Rate: As of September 18, 2026, we are 1.8 percentage points higher than Fall 2024 and 12.2 percentage points higher than Fall 2023.
Full-Time First Time Freshmen | Cohort Size | Date | # Retained | % Retained |
Fall 2025 | 684 | 9/18/2026 | 479 | 70.0% |
Fall 2024 | 735 | 9/16/2025 | 501 | 68.2% |
Fall 2023 | 666 | 9/18/2026 | 385 | 57.8% |
Class Sections by Modalities - Comparison:
Compares the number of class sections by modalities: In person, Hybrid and Online.
Term | In Person | Hybrid | Online | Combined Sections with Mixed Modalities | TOTAL |
Fall 2025 | 671 | 301 | 369 | 0 | 1341 |
Fall 2026 | 743 | 234 | 324 | 3 | 1304 |
As we shift to SPRING 2027, below is some important information:
Enrollment and Retention:
Spring 2027 Registration - Priority Registration for special groups began on Thursday, October 1st.
Open Registration for all students begins on Monday, October 5th.
V-READY - will be available WEEKLY Wednesdays 9:30am – 4:00pm.
Spring Enrollment Targets:
We are projecting a 4% increase from Spring 2026 to Spring 2027.
Spring 2026 ACTUAL | Spring 2027 TARGET | |
UG Continuing | 3,391 | 3527 |
UG Freshmen | 67 | 70 |
UG Transfers | 282 | 293 |
UG Readmits | 189 | 197 |
NONDEG (HS) | 2,070 | 2159 |
NONDEG (OTHER) | 70 | 67 |
GRAD Continuing | 195 | 203 |
GRAD New | 11 | 11 |
GRAD Readmit | 4 | 4 |
TOTAL | 6,279 | 6,531 |
SPRING 2027 - Admissions Funnel:
Important Note: the first Recommendation file for Spring 2027 is scheduled to arrive on Thursday, October 15th.
The admissions funnel indicates the number of student applications vs admitted vs committed to the college as compared to last year.
Admissions staff work on contacting students to help them move through the funnel.
10/3/2026 | SP27 Apps | SP26 Apps | % change | SP27 Admits | SP26 Admits | % change | SP27 Commits | SP26 Commits | % change |
FTF | 586 | 556 | 5.4% | 0 | 2 | --% | -- | 1 | --% |
Transfer | 962 | 1,055 | -8.8% | 0 | 7 | --% | -- | 6 | --% |
Total | 1,548 | 1,611 | -3.9% | 0 | 9 | --% | -- | 7 | --% |
Financial Aid Filing Sessions:
Overview: Financial Aid staff will be available to assist students with filing the Financial Aid application and answer any questions.
When: Every Tuesday and Thursday 12-2pm
Where: In the Financial Aid Office
Scholarships Information Sessions:
Scholarship 101
Overview: - Unlock your funding potential at Scholarship 101, where you’ll explore the different types of scholarships, learn how to navigate scholarship
search tools effectively and discover how to make the most of the resources available to support your application journey.
When: Mondays at 4pm
[Meeting ID: 884 9805 6968 Passcode: 152460]
Recruitment Events:
October Events – We encourage faculty, staff, and alumni to join the Admissions Counselors on all recruitment events listed below. If you are interested in participating, please contact Wenddy Zepeda at wzepeda@PROTECTED
Date | Time | Name of Event |
Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 10am-1pm | Student Leadership Network |
Friday, October 2, 2026 | 9:30am-12:30pm | College USA |
Friday, October 2, 2026 | 10am-1pm | CUNY Counselors' Reception - CSI |
Friday, October 2, 2026 | 10am-1pm | Student Leadership Network |
Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 10am-4pm | Empower My Hood College Fair |
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 10am-1:15pm | CBI College Fair at East Side Community |
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 11:30am-1:30pm | Nassau Community College Transfer Fair |
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 2:15pm-3:15pm | LaGuardia CC Virtual Information Center |
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 5pm-7pm | Cambria Heights Academy |
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 8am-3pm | Hillcrest High School |
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 10am-1pm | College USA |
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 10 am-1pm | Guttman CC Visit |
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 10am-1pm | Richmond High School |
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 10am-1pm | United Federation of Teachers |
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 3pm-7pm | Flushing Campus College Fair |
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 4pm-6pm | William Cullen Bryant High School |
Friday, October 9, 2026 | 8am-3pm | Franklin K. Lane High School |
Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 12pm-4pm | 8th Annual AKA Tau Omega College Fair |
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | 10am-1pm | Westchester Community College |
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 9:15am-12:15pm | Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School |
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 9:30am-2pm | Bayside HS |
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 10am-2pm | Voyages Prep College & Career Fair |
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 11am-2:30pm | Franklin K. Lane High School |
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 5pm-7pm | Queens High School for the Sciences at York College |
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 11am-2pm | Bronx CC Transfer Fair |
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 5pm-8pm | Benjamin N Cardozo High School |
Friday, October 16, 2026 | 8am-1pm | CUNY Counselors' Reception - John Jay |
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 10am-2pm | Girls in Aviation Day- Aviation High School |
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 10am-2pm | S.O.A.R.'s 8th Annual College, Scholarship and Resource Fair |
Monday, October 19, 2026 | 10am-12pm | Nassau Community College virtual |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 10am-1pm | College USA |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 10am-1pm | Hostos Community College-Transfer Fair |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 10am-2:45pm | Clara Barton High School |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 1:30pm-2:30pm | Guttman CC Virtual Info Session |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 2:30pm-3:45pm | CUNY College Discovery and SEEK Programs |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 10am-2pm | Queensborough CC Visit |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 11am-3pm | Kingsborough Community College Transfer Fair |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 1pm-3 pm | Hostos CC Visit - On-the Spot Admissions |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 4pm-7pm | CUNY Grad Fair |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 5pm-7pm | College Fair, Queens Community House |
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 11am-6pm | LaGuardia Community College's Fall Transfer Fair |
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 1pm-4pm | BMCC Transfer Fair |
Friday, October 23, 2026 | 10am-12pm | MAST High School |
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 10am-1pm | Academy of Finance and Enterprise |
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 2pm-3pm | Queensborough CC Virtual Info Session |
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 6pm-8pm | Midwood High School College Fair |
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 10am-1pm | Kingsborough Community College-private visit |
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 12pm-2pm | Nassau CC - Nursing & Health Professions Transfer Fair |
Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 10am-12pm | Razi School |
Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 12pm-1:45pm | Bronx CC - Visit Info Session |
Friday, October 30, 2026 | 8am-1pm | CUNY Counselors' Reception - Queens College |
October Calendar - Important Dates:
DATE | TIME | EVENT |
Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Monday, October 5, 2026 | all-day | |
Monday, October 5, 2026 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | |
Monday, October 5, 2026 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | |
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | all-day | |
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | all-day | |
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | |
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 12:00pm - 3:00pm | |
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | all-day | |
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 4:00pm - 8:00pm | |
Friday, October 9, 2026 | all-day | |
Friday, October 9, 2026 | all-day | |
Friday, October 9, 2026 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | |
Friday, October 9, 2026 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | |
Saturday, October 10, 2026 | all-day | |
Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | |
Sunday, October 11, 2026 | all-day | |
Monday, October 12, 2026 | all-day | |
Monday, October 12, 2026 | all-day | |
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | all-day | |
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | all-day | |
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | all-day | |
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | all-day | |
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | |
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 11:00am - 3:00pm | |
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | |
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 8:00am - 12:00pm | |
Monday, October 19, 2026 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 12:45pm - 1:45pm | |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | |
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm | |
Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 7:00am - 12:00pm | |
Monday, October 26, 2026 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | |
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 7:00am - 12:00pm | |
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm | |
Thursday, October 29, 2026 | all-day | |
Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 11:30am - 2:00pm | 2nd Annual Pumpkin Decorating & Costume Contest |
Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Friday, October 30, 2026 | 12:00pm - 7:00pm |
In order to promote work/life balance, please don’t feel obligated to respond outside of the normal work day.
Dr. Johana I. Rivera
Vice President for Enrollment and Retention Management
York College
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