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College · Catholic life on campus

CUNY Hostos Community College

  • LocationBronx, NY
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 5,526 students
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CUNY Hostos Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.3 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of CUNY Hostos Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.25 mi0.5 mi1 miLady of Pity Roman Catholic Church: 0.3 mi1Saint Rita of Cascia Catholic Church: 0.3 mi2Immaculate Conception Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 0.5 mi3Saint Pius V Roman Catholic Church: 0.5 mi4Saint Jerome Catholic Church: 0.6 mi5Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church: 0.6 mi6CUNY Hostos Community College (campus)N0.25 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Lady of Pity Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi
  2. Saint Rita of Cascia Catholic Church — 0.3 mi · 442 College Avenue
  3. Immaculate Conception Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary — 0.5 mi · 381 East 150th Street
  4. Saint Pius V Roman Catholic Church — 0.5 mi · 416 East 145th Street
  5. Saint Jerome Catholic Church — 0.6 mi · 230 Alexander Avenue
  6. Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church — 0.6 mi · 59 West 138th Street

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingCity
ROTCArmy
Students per faculty member15 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
5,526
Total students5,526
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$5,297
Cost of attendance (per year)$13,069
Median federal debt at graduation$8,442
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
16%
First-year retention54%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$40,485
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants63%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of New York

The Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, Archbishop of New York

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: St. Patrick's Cathedral

Source: archny.org, archny.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Is CUNY Hostos Community College a Catholic college?
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