CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY · Public two-year · City: Large
10,251undergraduates
$5,365average net price per year
23%finish in 3 years
61%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
40 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Health professions and related programs (6)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate (124 awarded)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded)
- Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate (27 awarded)
- Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate (33 awarded)
- Public Health, General Associate (1 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Associate (88 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Associate (215 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (5)
- Accounting Associate (3 awarded)
- Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate (22 awarded)
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded), Associate (4 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Associate (158 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Associate (20 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (4)
- Computer Science Associate (62 awarded)
- Computer Support Specialist Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded)
- Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded), Associate (37 awarded)
- Information Technology Associate (30 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (6)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Associate (28 awarded)
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production Associate (20 awarded)
- Dance, General Associate (3 awarded)
- Digital Arts Associate (54 awarded)
- Music, General Associate (4 awarded)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Associate (10 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (2)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections, General Associate (100 awarded)
- Forensic Science and Technology Associate (4 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (4)
- Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD Associate (34 awarded)
- Computer Engineering Technology/Technician Associate (31 awarded)
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician Associate (19 awarded)
- Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician Associate (16 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Associate (78 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Associate (5 awarded)
- Physical Sciences, General Associate (24 awarded)
- Physics, General Associate (2 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Associate (23 awarded)
- Biotechnology Associate (5 awarded)
Education (1)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Associate (25 awarded)
Communications technologies/technicians and support services (1)
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician Associate (15 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Engineering, General Associate (15 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Associate (5 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Associate (4 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Museology/Museum Studies Associate (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $5,210
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $8,090
- Books and supplies
- $1,500
- Total cost living at home
- $11,526
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $3,622 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $4,658 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $6,765 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $8,484 |
| Over $110,000 | $11,224 |
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
- 87%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 86%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $6,443
- Got a grant from the college
- 52%
- Average grant from the college
- $882
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 45%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 3%
- Average amount borrowed
- $4,615
Graduation
- Finished in 2 years
- 15%
- Finished in 3 years
- 23%
- Finished in 4 years
- 29%
- Transferred to another college
- 18%
- Came back for year two
- 61%
| Pell grant students | 25% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 19% |
| Neither | 20% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 1,253 | 26% |
| Men | 1,227 | 20% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 37 | 24% |
| Asian | 521 | 29% |
| Black | 540 | 15% |
| Hispanic | 919 | 22% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 25% (small group) |
| White | 218 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 25% |
| International | 153 | 31% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 3,926 | 34% | 27% |
| Started here, part-time | 445 | 22% | 24% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 1,304 | 34% | 31% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 604 | 22% | 37% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2020. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 10,251
- Undergraduates
- 10,251
- Full-time undergraduates
- 5,327
- Part-time undergraduates
- 4,924
- Students per faculty member
- 16 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 83%
- From out of state
- 0%
- From other countries
- 8%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 21%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 7%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 5%
| Women | 53% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 25% |
| Black | 21% |
| Hispanic | 32% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 13% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 6% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 222-05 56th Ave, Bayside, NY, 11364-1497
- County
- Queens County
- Part of
- City University of New York
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
- Highest degree
- Associates
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NJCAA
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.