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CUNY Hunter College

CUNY Hunter College is a public college in a large city in the New York, NY metro with 17,378 students and a 54% acceptance rate.

New York, New York · Public · City, large · 17,378 students · R2 research university

NCAA Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference

Admission rate

54%

of applicants admitted

SAT average

1,280

combined, admitted students

Average net price

$2,984

per year, after grants

Graduation rate

57%

within 6 years

Freshman retention

80%

return for sophomore year

Median earnings

$63,163

10 years after entry

Students

17,378

total enrollment

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS) · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

First-year deadlines, 2026–27

PlanEntry termDeadline
Priority deadline
Apply by this date for the best chance at aid or a place; later applications may still be read.		SpringSeptember 15, 2026
Priority deadlineFallFebruary 1, 2027

Plans are listed in calendar order. What the plans mean

Source: hunter.cuny.edu · checked September 30, 2026

What families actually pay

Average yearly net price after grants, in-state students, by family income

$0–30,000$1,029
$30,001–48,000$1,935
$48,001–75,000$6,003
$75,001–110,000$8,810
Over $110,000$12,259

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Biggest majors

MajorGraduates
Psychology591
Human Biology414
Computer Science287
Biology/Biological Sciences193
Sociology166
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse157
Mass Communication/Media Studies134
English Language and Literature128
Show the other 48 majors
Economics120
Political Science and Government102
Chemistry84
Accounting78
Biological and Physical Sciences57
Fine/Studio Arts55
Film/Cinema/Media Studies53
Public Health Education and Promotion43
Social Work43
History42
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist38
Mathematics30
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies29
Anthropology23
Art History, Criticism and Conservation21
Chinese Language and Literature21
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts19
Urban Studies/Affairs19
Environmental Studies17
Spanish Language and Literature15
Music Performance14
Women's Studies14
Statistics14
Philosophy14
Social Studies Teacher Education13
Physics13
Dance10
Mathematics Teacher Education10
English/Language Arts Teacher Education10
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics6
Drama and Dance Teacher Education5
Geography4
Archeology4
French Language and Literature4
German Language and Literature4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other4
Religion/Religious Studies3
Comparative Literature2
Japanese Language and Literature2
Jewish/Judaic Studies2
Dietetics/Dietitian2
Physical Sciences, Other1
Latin Language and Literature1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1
Russian Language and Literature1
Physics Teacher Education1
Chemistry Teacher Education1
Music Teacher Education1

Bachelor’s graduates, first major, most recent year · Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, IPEDS · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Ranked programs

Where CUNY Hunter College ranks in the top 25 on our top-programs lists, best rank first. How we rank programs

Sports and campus life

Men’s varsity · NCAA Division III, City University of New York Athletic Conference

Basketball, Fencing, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field and Cross Country (combined), Volleyball, Wrestling

Women’s varsity · NCAA Division III, City University of New York Athletic Conference

Basketball, Fencing, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field and Cross Country (combined), Volleyball

Faith groups

Cru, Hillel, InterVarsity, Newman Connection

Also

Study abroad

Greek life

0% of men in fraternities · 0% of women in sororities · 0% of undergraduates overall (Common Data Set 2020–21)

Sources: U.S. Dept. of Education athletics data (EADA), Common Data Set (Greek life), crumanhattan.org · checked September 4, 2026 · data snapshot October 2, 2026

The place

Setting

City, large

Federal locale classification

Metro area

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

19,940,274 people

Big-city metro (1 million+)

Yes

More about the place

Nearest airport

Laguardia (LGA)

Nearest hub airport

Laguardia (LGA)

Walkability

EPA walkability index 14.5 of 20

Elevation

79 ft

Time zone

Eastern

January low

28°F

July high

85°F

Annual snowfall

29.8 in

Days at 90°F or higher

17 per year

One-bedroom fair market rent

$4,100 per month

Sources: U.S. Dept. of Education (IPEDS locale), U.S. Census metro estimates, NOAA climate normals, HUD fair market rents, EPA walkability · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Colleges nearby

Straight-line distance between campuses

Similar colleges

Public, city campus, NCAA Division III, similar size