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CUNY Hunter College

New York, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·hunter.cuny.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
+3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
22,538
peer median 16,237
Avg net price
$2,984
-$8.5k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

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.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
32,271
32,271 candidates competed
Admitted
17,362
53.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,897
16.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
57%+3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
57%
Full-time retention
78%

Pell equity

0.6pp gap
Pell recipients
57%855 of 1495
Non-Pell (all)
56%617 of 1094
Subsidized loan, no Pell
48%28 of 58
No Federal Aid
57%589 of 1036

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 113 Title IV programs, 43 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 69 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
113
Passing
43
38.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.9%
+0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

113programs
  • Passing43 · 38.1%
  • No Data69 · 61.1%
  • Failing1 · 0.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
40
No data
69

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

44
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.1%
$48,258 vs $48,304
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.8%
$69,161 vs $61,854
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+15.3%
$39,600 vs $34,350
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.4%
$71,978 vs $61,854
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+35.5%
$46,545 vs $34,350
Urban Studies/Affairs
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+40.8%
$89,866 vs $63,816
Philosophy
Bachelor Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
+44.3%
$49,583 vs $34,350
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.6%
$98,103 vs $66,899

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.1%
−$46

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

30
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
106%
$51,250 debt · $48,258 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
54%
$41,000 debt · $76,071 earn
Foods Nutrition and Related Services
Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
54%
$40,571 debt · $75,480 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
53%
$49,813 debt · $93,750 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
53%
$37,758 debt · $71,978 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
50%
$40,950 debt · $81,233 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
39%
$30,250 debt · $77,067 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
33%
$25,942 debt · $79,416 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 9

  1. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  2. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
  3. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  4. Jun 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  5. Oct 2021Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$1,029
$30–48k$1,935
$48–75k$6,003
$75–110k$8,810
$110k+$12,259

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$2,984
-$8,547vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $11,531
Federal loans
6.7%
In-state tuition
$7,382
Out-of-state
$15,332

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 10,591 students received $66.6M in Pell grants, alongside $37.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
10,591
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$66.6M
$66,594,104 total
Direct Loans
$37.9M
3,661 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

9k
’20
10k
’21
10k
’22
10k
’23
11k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.3M
1,054 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
725 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$28.3M
1,726 loan awards
Parent PLUS$869K
47 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.6M
109 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,151 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (1.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,151
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.3%
2017
4.0%
2018
3.1%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CUNY Hunter College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs141
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

4,803 total completions
01Education
77516.1%
02Psychology
70714.7%
03Public Admin
64313.4%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
59112.3%
05Social Sciences
54611.4%
06Health Professions
51410.7%
07Computer Sciences
3577.4%
08Visual/Performing Arts
2956.1%
09Biological Sciences
1893.9%
10English Language
1863.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
22,538
12-mo unduplicated
26,572
Undergraduate
19,841
Graduate
6,731

Gender split

Men
33%8,698
Women
67%17,874

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
31.3%
Asian
31.0%
White
18.4%
Black
11.1%
Non-resident
4.6%
Two or more
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
242
117 M · 125 W
Women athletes
51.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$837
$837
Head-coach salaries
$15K
$13K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
65 M · 63 W
$62K
Basketball
20 M · 15 W
$130K
Volleyball
18 M · 16 W
$73K
Fencing
13 M · 19 W
$28K
Soccer
24 M · —
$33K
Tennis
9 M · 11 W
$44K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.22
5 offenses · 22,879 students

3-year trend

0.122 yrs ago0.301 yr ago0.22Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
30
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
13
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
5

By location

5total
  • On campus4
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
5
Dating violence
9
Stalking
14 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Ethnicity4

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs05
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
625

CUNY Hunter College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CUNY Hunter College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCUNY Hunter College
57%—22,538$2,984Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Appalachian State University
75%90.1%21,570$16,836Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
86%31.3%23,069$16,665Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
68%75.2%27,636$11,531Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Chico
63%92.7%15,257$14,480Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Dominguez Hills
43%93.3%15,182$8,615Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Los Angeles
53%91.3%23,163$3,967Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Northridge
57%93.4%38,313$7,021Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Sacramento
56%94.0%31,943$9,338Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-San Marcos
55%95.1%16,237$10,229Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
72%47.5%20,081$3,033Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Brooklyn College
54%58.4%14,390$3,103Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
56%57.1%13,763$3,203Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Lehman College
51%56.6%13,324$3,148Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Queens College
53%64.3%15,965$4,195Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Eastern Washington University
43%90.7%10,492$13,886Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Metropolitan State University of Denver
31%98.8%18,453$15,327Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Minnesota State University-Mankato
53%88.4%15,271$19,139Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Pennsylvania Western University
52%94.3%10,834$18,256Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
San Jose State University
69%84.6%37,661$13,760Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southeastern Louisiana University
45%99.3%14,426$13,154Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Towson University
69%82.0%19,401$17,413Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Troy University
49%96.0%13,658$16,527Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Houston-Downtown
33%90.0%13,730$10,542Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Maryland Global Campus
20%—63,012$22,063Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of North Georgia
50%67.9%19,291$9,823Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Western Washington University
65%93.2%14,710$21,193Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median54%90.1%16,237$11,531

Institutions like CUNY Hunter College

Explore the federal data for institutions in CUNY Hunter College's comparison group.

IPEDS

CUNY Hunter College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
ir [at] hunter.cuny.edu
Phone
212-772-5462
Address
68th Street Campus, East Building, Room 1008A, New York, NY 10065

The mission of the Office of Institutional Research is to support the college's decision-making, strategic planning and assessment efforts through a variety of research and reporting activities. The office also handles data collection and reporting for internal and external audits, faculty workload and program evaluation.

Visit IR office page

Common Data Set

CUNY Hunter College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (4)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about CUNY Hunter College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CUNY Hunter College.

What is the graduation rate at CUNY Hunter College?

CUNY Hunter College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend CUNY Hunter College?

CUNY Hunter College reports a total enrollment of 22,538 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at CUNY Hunter College?

The average net price at CUNY Hunter College is $2,984 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at CUNY Hunter College?

CUNY Hunter College's yield rate is 16.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is CUNY Hunter College located?

CUNY Hunter College is located in New York, New York 10065.

Who runs Institutional Research at CUNY Hunter College?

CUNY Hunter College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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