What SHSAT Score Do You Need for HSMSE @ CCNY?
High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College (Manhattan) admits students solely by SHSAT score. The estimated cutoff — the lowest score that earned an offer — was about 539 in 2026, and has run between roughly 515 and 542 since 2020.
The NYC DOE does not publish official SHSAT cutoff scores. The cutoff figures below are community estimates of the lowest score that earned an offer each year — useful for context, but not official and not a prediction.
HSMSE @ CCNY cutoff scores by year
Estimated lowest score that earned an offer each cycle, alongside the official number of offers HSMSE @ CCNY made that year.
| Offer year | Est. cutoff | Offers |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 539 | 182 |
| 2025 | 526 | 142 |
| 2024 | 542 | 174 |
| 2023 | 518 | 152 |
| 2022 | 532 | 179 |
| 2021 | 515 | 177 |
| 2020 | 522 | 165 |
How competitive is it?
There is no fixed passing score for HSMSE @ CCNY. Each year the cutoff settles at whatever the lowest admitted score turns out to be — a function of how many seats the school has, how many students apply, and how they rank their choices. That is why the estimate moves from year to year (about 515–542 for HSMSE @ CCNY); aim comfortably above the recent range rather than exactly at it.
Demographics
Two different snapshots: who received SHSAT offers in 2026, and the school's current student body. Both are official NYC DOE figures.
SHSAT offers by race · 2026
182 offers
- White74 · 40.7%
- Asian61 · 33.5%
- Hispanic / Latino19 · 10.4%
- Multiracial11 · 6.0%
- Black9 · 4.9%
- Native American1 · 0.5%
- Unknown7 · 3.8%
Student body · 2021-22
524 students enrolled
- Asian29.8%
- White28.4%
- Hispanic / Latino17.0%
- Black10.1%
- Multiracial4.0%
- Female
- 38%
- Low-income
- 37%
- English learners
- 0.0%
- With disabilities
- 6.9%
- Economic Need Index
- 38
Offer figures are from the NYC OpenData admissions summary (2026 cycle); student-body figures are from the DOE Demographic Snapshot, whose most recent published year is 2021-22. Offers reflect who was admitted via the SHSAT that year; the student body reflects all current students. NYC's specialized high schools remain the focus of a long-running debate over access and diversity.
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Frequently asked questions
What SHSAT score do you need for HSMSE @ CCNY?
For 2026, the estimated cutoff for High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College was about 539 out of 700 — meaning roughly that score or higher earned an offer. Across 2020–2026 it has ranged from about 515 to 542. These are community estimates; the NYC DOE does not publish official cutoffs.
How many students get into HSMSE @ CCNY?
High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College made 182 offers in the 2026 cycle, out of 25,933 students who took the SHSAT citywide (an overall offer rate near 15.5% across all eight schools).
Is HSMSE @ CCNY hard to get into?
By estimated cutoff, HSMSE @ CCNY is the 2nd of 8 most selective of the eight specialized high schools. Selectivity shifts each year with the applicant pool and seat counts, so treat the cutoff as a moving target, not a fixed bar.