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CUNY Queens College

Queens, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·qc.cuny.edu
6-yr Graduation
53%
-4.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
15,965
peer median 14,390
Avg net price
$4,195
-$11k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

CUNY Queens College is a public college located in Queens, New York, and is part of the City University of New York system. The college offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs in various disciplines including arts, humanities, sciences, and education. The size of the student body and the founding year is not mentioned explicitly on the provided page.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
22,189
22,189 candidates competed
Admitted
14,278
64.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,751
12.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
53%-4.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
53%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

0.9pp gap
Pell recipients
53%537 of 1019
Non-Pell (all)
54%494 of 917
Subsidized loan, no Pell
47%18 of 38
No Federal Aid
54%476 of 879

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 102 Title IV programs, 37 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
102
Passing
37
36.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.0%
+0.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

102programs
  • Passing37 · 36.3%
  • No Data64 · 62.7%
  • Failing1 · 1.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
0
Safe
35
No data
64

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.

38
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-9.1%
$31,239 vs $34,350
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.1%
$62,513 vs $61,854
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+9.9%
$37,764 vs $34,350
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+30.5%
$44,835 vs $34,350
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+34.9%
$83,444 vs $61,854
Urban Studies/Affairs
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+39.9%
$89,294 vs $63,816
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+40.3%
$93,857 vs $66,899
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+42.8%
$49,054 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.1%
+$659

Debt vs earnings

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

23
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
42%
$35,755 debt · $86,240 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
35%
$28,000 debt · $79,953 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$21,792 debt · $62,513 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
32%
$14,250 debt · $44,835 earn
Library Science and Administration
Master's Degree · Library Science
28%
$19,374 debt · $70,373 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
27%
$14,200 debt · $52,406 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
25%
$13,834 debt · $56,550 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
24%
$20,500 debt · $85,359 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 1941Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 12

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  2. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  3. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  4. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. Jul 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics

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$1,541
$30–48k$3,133
$48–75k$6,785
$75–110k$9,110
$110k+$12,700

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

Avg net price
$4,195
-$11,164vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $15,359
Federal loans
8.3%
In-state tuition
$7,538
Out-of-state
$15,488

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, 7,313 students received $45.4M in Pell grants, alongside $15.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,313
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$45.4M
$45,439,751 total
Direct Loans
$15.0M
2,300 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

7k
’20
8k
’21
7k
’22
7k
’23
7k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.9M
987 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
683 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$7.8M
591 loan awards
Parent PLUS$505K
28 loan awards
Grad PLUS$237K
11 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 1,470 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,470
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.7%
2017
4.4%
2018
4.1%
2019
1.2%
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 Queens College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs126
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,365 total completions
01Education
64127.1%
02Psychology
43518.4%
03Social Sciences
31113.2%
04Business
28211.9%
05Computer Sciences
2018.5%
06Visual/Performing Arts
1727.3%
07Health Professions
903.8%
08Library Science
883.7%
09English Language
743.1%
10Biological Sciences
713.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
15,965
12-mo unduplicated
19,311
Undergraduate
16,346
Graduate
2,965

Gender split

Men
46%8,890
Women
54%10,421

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
31.5%
Hispanic
31.1%
White
17.3%
Black
10.0%
Non-resident
6.5%
Two or more
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
76
44 M · 32 W
Women athletes
42.1%
Athletic aid
$1.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$537K
$567K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$20K
$23K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
70 M · 45 W
$160K
Soccer
41 M · 31 W
$438K
Baseball
36 M · —
$254K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$571K
Tennis
12 M · 14 W
$321K
Volleyball
— · 16 W
$183K

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
0.55
9 offenses · 16,481 students

3-year trend

0.692 yrs ago0.411 yr ago0.55Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
29
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
35
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
80
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
4
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Burglary
1

By location

9total
  • On campus6
  • Public property3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
10
Stalking
12 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race22
  • Ethnicity8
  • Religion7
  • National origin6
  • Disability1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons12
Drugs012
Liquor032

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
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
572

CUNY Queens College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CUNY Queens 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 Queens College
53%—15,965$4,195Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Dominguez Hills
43%93.3%15,182$8,615Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Cleveland State University
51%91.3%14,074$14,764R2 Research
College of Staten Island CUNY
46%92.3%11,033$5,579Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Brooklyn College
54%58.4%14,390$3,103Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY City College
57%60.0%15,544$3,776R2 Research
CUNY Hunter College
57%53.8%22,538$2,984Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Lehman College
51%56.6%13,324$3,148Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
George Mason University
68%87.5%39,766$17,915R1 Research
Montclair State University
65%87.9%23,375$15,566R2 Research
North Carolina Central University
42%87.0%8,579$15,359Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rutgers University-Newark
64%71.4%11,315$19,703R2 Research
San Diego State University
76%36.2%41,137$15,364R2 Research
State University of New York at Cortland
68%59.8%6,938$22,345Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
State University of New York at New Paltz
72%61.6%7,898$18,809Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
SUNY at Fredonia
50%77.7%3,179$15,897Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY Buffalo State University
33%72.9%6,188$11,346Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
SUNY College at Geneseo
71%66.4%3,945$18,211Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY College at Potsdam
45%77.7%2,832$13,624Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
SUNY Oneonta
69%69.6%5,337$19,158Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
——7,787$16,508Baccalaureate
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
——9,479$13,803Baccalaureate
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
75%85.3%45,026$25,648R1 Research
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
46%74.7%23,124$11,900R1 Research
University of Houston
65%73.9%47,980$14,276R1 Research
University of Illinois Chicago
62%77.4%33,906$10,974R1 Research
University of Massachusetts-Boston
49%83.8%15,575$17,707R2 Research
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
69%79.6%31,091$15,435R2 Research
University of North Carolina Wilmington
71%64.2%18,848$20,109R2 Research
Peer group median57%74.3%14,390$15,359

Institutions like CUNY Queens College

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

IPEDS

Common Data Set

CUNY Queens 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.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about CUNY Queens College

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

What is the graduation rate at CUNY Queens College?

CUNY Queens College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 53% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend CUNY Queens College?

CUNY Queens College reports a total enrollment of 15,965 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at CUNY Queens College?

The average net price at CUNY Queens College is $4,195 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at CUNY Queens College?

CUNY Queens College's yield rate is 12.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is CUNY Queens College located?

CUNY Queens College is located in Queens, New York 11367.

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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