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Hunter College Overview

Hunter College is a public institution situated in New York, New York. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Hunter College Known For?

3,563 Undergraduate Awards
$24,492 Avg Cost After Aid
48% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Hunter.
  • In a recent academic period32% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Hunter makes roughly $63,163 a year. This is 55% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Hunter College?

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Contact details for Hunter are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065
Phone: 212-772-4000
Website: www.hunter.cuny.edu

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How Do I Get Into Hunter?

You can apply to Hunter online at: hunter.cuny.edu/students/admissions/undergraduate/apply/

Admission Requirements for Hunter

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hunter?

48% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
Hunter has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 41%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Can I Afford Hunter College?

$24,492 Net Price
4% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Hunter is $24,492. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Hunter, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $7,182 a year. That adds up to $28,728 over four years for those students.

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Hunter College Undergraduate Student Diversity

13,753 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 17,943 undergraduate students at Hunter, with 13,753 being full-time and 4,190 being part-time.

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There are also 6,109 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,753 full-time undergraduates at Hunter, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hunter College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4,415
Black or African American 1,309
Hispanic or Latino 4,095
White 2,809
International Students 611
Other Races/Ethnicities 514

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Hunter College. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 170 countries are represented at Hunter. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Hunter College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Psychology 0 0 641 0 6 0 647
Social Work 0 0 54 0 582 0 636
Human Biology 0 0 401 0 0 0 401
Special Education 0 0 0 55 316 0 371
Nursing 0 0 176 19 131 12 338
Computer Science 0 0 292 0 10 0 302
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 31 54 149 0 234
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 66 3 148 0 217
General Biology 0 0 194 0 6 0 200
Sociology 0 0 175 0 19 0 194
General English Literature 0 0 162 0 0 0 162
Fine & Studio Arts 10 0 98 0 50 0 158
Economics 0 0 124 0 25 0 149
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 147 0 0 0 147
Political Science & Government 0 0 131 0 0 0 131
Educational Administration 0 0 0 2 126 0 128
Chemistry 0 0 118 0 0 0 118
Accounting 0 0 71 0 23 0 94
Urban Studies 0 0 20 0 57 0 77
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 45 15 7 0 67
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 67 0 0 0 67
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 19 45 0 64
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 1 63 0 64
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 54 0 0 0 54
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 48 0 48
History 0 0 41 0 4 0 45
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 6 34 0 40
Public Health 0 0 39 0 0 0 39
Romance Languages 0 0 31 0 7 0 38
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 10 28 38
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 28 0 10 0 38
Statistics 0 0 18 0 19 0 37
Mathematics 0 0 35 0 1 0 36
General Business/Commerce 33 0 0 0 0 0 33
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 2 0 31 0 33
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 18 12 1 0 31
Anthropology 0 0 25 0 5 0 30
Geography & Cartography 0 0 12 9 8 0 29
Music 0 0 19 0 8 0 27
Ethnic Studies 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
East Asian Languages 0 0 24 0 0 0 24
Physics 0 0 23 0 1 0 24
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 0 22 0 22
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 19 0 0 19
Philosophy 0 0 18 0 0 0 18
Dance 0 0 11 0 5 0 16
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 15 0 15
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 3 0 12 0 15
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 13 0 13
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 11 11
Literature 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Public Administration 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Museum Studies 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Religious Studies 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Other Psychology 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
Germanic Languages 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Archeology 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Area Studies 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Community Organization & Advocacy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Physical Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 54 1 3,508 228 2,038 51 5,880

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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