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CUNY Queens College

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Queens, NY
Population 12,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,060
Men / Women 49% / 51%
Asian 29%
Hispanic 28%
White 22%
Black 9%
International 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 40%
Business & Economics 19%
Engineering, Computing & Math 12%
Arts 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 10%
Education 9%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,538
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,488
Est. In-State Cost $9,751
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,035
10-Year ROI $253,000
ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $5M #170
Life & Natural Sciences $22M #198
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #308

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
SAT Range 1,010 – 1,290

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
CUNY Queens College 2,596 42% / 58% 5% $62,851
Computer Science 256 +4 82% / 18% 8% $105,169
Mathematics 44 +9 36% / 64% 0% $68,704
Physics 9 78% / 22% 11%
Biology 70 +1 47% / 53% 4% $57,656
Chemistry 6 33% / 67% 0%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 49 +3 2% / 98% 6% $66,510
Dietetics/Dietitian 24 25% / 75% 4% $51,653
Environmental Science 21 38% / 62% 0% $62,299
Environmental Studies 15 +1 53% / 47% 7% $62,299
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 21 +1 57% / 43% 10% $45,442
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 6 83% / 17% 17%
Geosciences 1 0% / 100% 0%
Neuroscience 15 +7 27% / 73% 7%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 33 55% / 45% 3% $73,357
Accounting 202 +2 56% / 44% 6% $70,779
Actuarial Science 2 100% / 0% 50%
Advertising 17 71% / 29% 0%
Economics 3 67% / 33% 0% $59,968
Economics 182 +14 71% / 29% 9% $59,968
Finance 67 +2 73% / 27% 4% $71,375
International Business 18 50% / 50% 17% $69,675
Labor Studies 6 +2 33% / 67% 0%
Anthropology 29 +6 34% / 66% 0% $52,205
Chinese 11 +6 27% / 73% 9% $41,865
Classics
Comparative Literature 2 100% / 0% 0% $46,024
East Asian Studies 5 40% / 60% 0%
English 84 +12 31% / 69% 1% $50,871
Family and Consumer Sciences 4 25% / 75% 25%
French 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,639
Hebrew 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 49 +9 63% / 37% 0% $60,779
Human Development and Family Studies 8 25% / 75% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Italian 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,639
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Linguistics 15 +3 13% / 87% 13% $46,024
Mass Communication/Media Studies 65 +12 57% / 43% 3% $50,341
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 4 50% / 50% 0%
Philosophy 3 +4 67% / 33% 0%
Political Science 67 +10 54% / 46% 1% $59,039
Psychology 560 +79 20% / 80% 3% $52,502
Russian
Sociology 111 +34 28% / 72% 4% $55,318
Spanish 15 +12 13% / 87% 0% $52,639
Women's Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Biology Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $73,357
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $73,357
Elementary Education 161 +2 8% / 92% 3% $66,681
English Education 18 22% / 78% 11% $73,357
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $73,357
Language and Drama Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $73,357
Mathematics Teacher Education 16 50% / 50% 6% $73,357
Social Studies Teacher Education 19 58% / 42% 0% $73,357
Spanish Language Teacher Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $73,357
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 6 17% / 83% 0% $69,386
Art Education 8 38% / 62% 0% $73,357
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $39,394
Design and Applied Arts 115 37% / 63% 3% $41,951
Fashion/Apparel Design 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $41,951
Film Studies 17 +6 59% / 41% 0%
Fine/Studio Arts 35 +5 31% / 69% 9% $39,394
Graphic Design 1 100% / 0% 0% $41,951
Music Education 15 40% / 60% 7% $73,357
Music Performance 18 44% / 56% 6% $31,465
Photography 4 25% / 75% 0%
Theater 13 +4 23% / 77% 15% $44,043
Urban Studies/Affairs 21 +2 52% / 48% 5% $61,419