CUNY Hunter College — College Profile

About

Located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, CUNY Hunter College is nationally recognized for offering a top-tier, affordable education that serves as a powerful engine for social mobility. The college is particularly renowned for its highly competitive Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, exceptional pre-med and science tracks, and acclaimed public policy and human rights programs anchored by the historic Roosevelt House. Students enjoy a fast-paced, deeply diverse, and career-focused campus culture where the entirety of New York City serves as an extended classroom for world-class internships and cultural engagement. A distinctive hallmark of the Hunter experience is its unique, interconnected vertical campus, where indoor skywalks bridge Manhattan streets to unite a bustling community of driven, ambitious scholars.

Wikipedia:Hunter College is a public university in New York City, United States. It is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, and offers studies in more than one hundred undergraduate and postgraduate fields across five schools. It also administers Hunter College High School and Hunter College Elementary School.

Location

New York, NY, 10065 · City campus

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Nearest airport from college

LGA · New York LaGuardia

5 mi away

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Cost

In-state COA

$13,905

Out-of-state COA

$21,855

Avg net price

$2,984

Room & board

$11,832

In-state tuition

$7,382

Out-of-state tuition

$15,332

Books & supplies

$1,500/yr

Average net price by family income

$0–30k

$1,029

$30–48k

$1,935

$48–75k

$6,003

$75–110k

$8,810

$110k+

$12,259

Admissions

Admit rate

54%

Test policy

Test optional

SAT average

1280

Reading 550–700

Math 550–720

SAT range (25th–75th percentile)

40080012001600

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Essay Requirements

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Outcomes

Graduation rate

59%

4-yr on-time completion

38%

1st-yr retention

78%

Transfer-out rate

25%

8-year outcomes

Graduated

60%

Transferred

28%

Still enrolled

Dropped out / unknown

11%

Median earnings (6yr)

$50,414

Median earnings (10yr)

$63,163

Median debt

$11,000

Monthly loan payment

$117

Debt range (25th–75th)

$4,500–$18,025

Debt (90th percentile)

$27,255

Student Body

Men 34%Women 66%

Student : Faculty ratio

■Students ■ Faculty

Pell grant recipients

56%

First-generation

47%

Median family income

$22,326

Independent students

23%

Veterans

Avg age at entry

22.0

Part-time students

18%

Race & ethnicity

White

18%

Hispanic

31%

Black

11%

Asian

31%

Two or more

Non-resident

Programs & Earnings

Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings

Median earnings for graduates across all programs

6 years after entry

$50,414

10 years after entry

$63,163

Psychology, General641

Human Biology401

Computer Science292

Biology, General194

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing176

Sociology175

English Language and Literature, General162

Communication and Media Studies147

Political Science and Government131

Economics124

Chemistry118

Fine and Studio Arts98

Accounting and Related Services71

Biological and Physical Sciences67

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods66

Social Work54

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Institutional

Endowment

$194M

Classification

Master's (Large)

Undergraduate profile

Four-year, more selective admissions

Full-time faculty

29%

Avg faculty salary

$12,726/mo

Instructional spend/student