- The Inkwell
- New York
- CUNY Hunter College
New York, NYCity: largeZIP 10065Founded 1870
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1870
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.hunter.cuny.edu
New YorkPublic
CUNY Hunter College
CUNY Hunter College is a public college in New York, New York, with 16,289 undergraduates. It admits 54% of applicants, graduates 59% within six years and costs $1,051 a year after aid.
59%graduate
Admission rate54%
Retention78%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share60%
Federal loans8.4%
$1,051net price / year
54%admission rate
1280average SAT
59%graduate in 6 years
$70,502median earnings, 10 yrs
$11,908median debt
#379 of 1,704 for earnings#5 of 1,739 for lowest net price#714 of 1,738 for graduation rate#279 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $12,400tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,382
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,332
- Average net price
- $1,051national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$158
$48,001–75,000$3,335
$75,001–110,000$6,567
$110,001+$10,600
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 54%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–720
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college54%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college59%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college60%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 59%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,126
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,502middle 50%: $42,324–$101,277
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,908
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$101,277
Median, CUNY Hunter College$70,502
Lower quarter$42,324
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 16,289
- Part-time
- 18%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 22.3
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 60%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 29%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,726 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,602
- Endowment, end of year
- $193,943,349
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White18%
Hispanic31%
Black11%
Asian31%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Psychology18%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies17%
Social sciences12%
Computer & information sciences9.9%
Health professions7.0%
Visual & performing arts5.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.9%
Communication & journalism4.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190594. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1446181.