New York, NY · Public · 16,289 undergraduates · urban
CUNY Hunter College
Moderately selective
Hunter offers a highly urban public-college experience with particular relevance to New York healthcare, education, social sciences, arts, and public service.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Exceptional in affordability, and solid in student experience.- Admission
- 54.1% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 57.9%
31,614 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$63,163 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets CUNY Hunter College apart
Academic design
Liberal arts sit alongside significant nursing, health, education, psychology, social science, and arts programs.
Campus pattern
Main campus is centered on Lexington Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with direct subway access.
Career & value signal
New York hospitals, schools, cultural institutions, nonprofits, government, and employers surround the campus.
Can I get in?
54.1% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
31,614About 54 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 9% submitted an SAT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT range standing on a handful of files.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for CUNY Hunter College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What CUNY Hunter College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Liberal arts sit alongside significant nursing, health, education, psychology, social science, and arts programs.
Make institutional fit specific
Hunter offers a highly urban public-college experience with particular relevance to New York healthcare, education, social sciences, arts, and public service.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
$65 application fee
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Health professionsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
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CUNY Hunter College publishes one merit award. No separate scholarship application is required; the college uses the admission application.
For a named field · Merit · Competitive
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This award, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
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Average annual cost by household income at CUNY Hunter College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Psychology, General
Human Biology
Computer Science
Admits separately
Biology, General
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
CUNY Hunter College beyond the classroom
Main campus is centered on Lexington Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with direct subway access.
A defining academic feature
Liberal arts sit alongside significant nursing, health, education, psychology, social science, and arts programs.
What shapes an ordinary week
Main campus is centered on Lexington Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with direct subway access.
Where the degree can lead
New York hospitals, schools, cultural institutions, nonprofits, government, and employers surround the campus.