CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY · Public four-year · City: Large
13,998undergraduates
64%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$5,339average net price per year
60%graduate in 6 years
78%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 20,800
- Admitted
- 14,252
- Admit rate
- 64%
- Admit rate, women
- 73%
- Admit rate, men
- 63%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 15%
- First-year students
- 2,082
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 5%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 540-660
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 560-660
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
66 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (560 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (182 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (67 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (111 awarded)
- Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (5)
- Accounting Bachelor's (202 awarded)
- Actuarial Science Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (67 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Labor Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Education (13)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Chemistry Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (161 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Foreign Language Teacher Education Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Social Studies Teacher Education Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (256 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (9)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Design and Applied Arts, Other Bachelor's (115 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Photography Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (70 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (15 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (84 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Advertising Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (65 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (2)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
- Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor's (24 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (7)
- Chinese Language and Literature Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Comparative Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Hebrew Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Italian Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (44 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (3)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (3)
- East Asian Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Jewish/Judaic Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (57)
- Art Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Biology Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's
- Earth Science Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Foreign Language Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- French Language Teacher Education Master's
- Mathematics Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Music Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Physics Teacher Education Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
- School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's
- Social Studies Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Applied Behavior Analysis Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Psychology, General Master's
- School Psychology Master's
- Archives/Archival Administration Post-bachelor's certificate
- Library and Information Science Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Taxation Master's
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's
- Conducting Master's
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's
- Jazz/Jazz Studies Master's
- Music Performance, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Creative Writing Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's
- Statistics, Other Master's
- History, General Master's
- Urban Studies/Affairs Master's
- Nutrition Sciences Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's
- Optics/Optical Sciences Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's
- Neuroscience Master's
- Linguistics Master's
- Spanish Language and Literature Master's
- Computer Science Master's
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Master's
- Applied and Professional Ethics Post-bachelor's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $7,538
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $15,488
- Housing and food on campus
- $16,464
- Books and supplies
- $1,500
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,834
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $29,336
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $37,286
- Total cost living at home
- $13,854
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $1,816 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $3,530 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $7,186 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $9,157 |
| Over $110,000 | $12,359 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 83%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 81%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $8,904
- Got a grant from the college
- 62%
- Average grant from the college
- $1,154
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 48%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 7%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,928
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 37%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 55%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 60%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 59%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 60%
- Transferred to another college
- 20%
- Came back for year two
- 78%
| Pell grant students | 58% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 53% |
| Neither | 63% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 843 | 68% |
| Men | 796 | 52% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 78% (small group) |
| Asian | 521 | 58% |
| Black | 97 | 59% |
| Hispanic | 411 | 55% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 485 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 68% |
| International | 84 | 44% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,619 | 58% | 24% |
| Started here, part-time | 17 | 41% (small group) | 18% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 2,919 | 61% | 17% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 884 | 37% | 26% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 16,481
- Undergraduates
- 13,998
- Full-time undergraduates
- 10,333
- Part-time undergraduates
- 3,665
- Graduate students
- 2,483
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 76%
- From out of state
- 0%
- From other countries
- 9%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 17%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 3%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 4%
| Women | 51% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 32% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 29% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 20% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 6% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY, 11367
- County
- Queens County
- Part of
- City University of New York
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.