CUNY Queens College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 12,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,758
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 79%
From Region 0%
Athletes 76 (0.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 32%
Hispanic 30%
White 17%
Black 10%
International 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Aaron Copland School of Music 14 57% 36% 29% 14% 21% 0% $49,287 1 +0.27 45 94%
Music Education 6 — 67% 33% 17% 17% 33% 0% $73,414 100 +2.87 85 93% — — — —
Music Performance 8 +1 50% 38% 38% 12% 12% 0% $31,192 3 -1.67 7 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Division of Arts and Humanities 274 34% 21% 22% 13% 37% 3% $49,689 1 -0.68 46 87%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 24 +4 4% 25% 33% 12% 29% 0% $71,807 90 +1.26 83 97% — — — —
Advertising 8 — 38% 50% 12% 12% 25% 0% $65,668 15 -0.93 77 — — — — —
Chinese 4 +7 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% $41,659 4 -1.46 25 80% — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $54,315 45 -0.25 58 — — — — —
Comparative Literature — — — — — — — — $45,798 17 -0.81 36 75% — — — —
East Asian Studies 4 +1 50% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $22,623 0 -2.91 2 86% — — — —
English 50 +3 32% 26% 14% 20% 30% 4% $50,275 43 -0.26 48 89% — — — —
French 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,729 54 +0.06 67 90% — — — —
Hebrew — — — — — — — — $56,505 49 -0.14 63 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,934 49 -0.13 62 — — — — —
Italian — — — — — — — — $58,729 54 +0.06 67 90% — — — —
Jewish Studies — +1 — — — — — — $53,694 75 +0.35 57 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $30,404 1 -2.29 6 — — — — —
Linguistics 7 +1 14% 43% 14% 14% 29% 0% $45,798 10 -1.09 36 75% — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $22,623 0 -2.91 2 86% — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 75% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,932 24 -0.72 52 — — — — —
Russian — — — — — — — — $55,803 46 -0.20 61 — — — — —
Spanish 11 +6 0% 0% 0% 0% 91% 9% $58,729 54 +0.06 67 90% — — — —
Media Studies 40 +3 48% 30% 12% 10% 45% 0% $51,547 14 -0.96 51 76% — — — —
Art History 3 +3 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $40,272 12 -0.90 21 78% — — — —
Design and Applied Arts 77 — 43% 17% 35% 14% 27% 4% $46,293 10 -1.07 37 91% — — — —
Fashion/Apparel Design 4 — 25% 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% $46,293 5 -1.52 37 91% — — — —
Film Studies 5 +1 60% 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% $40,038 7 -1.32 21 — — — — —
Photography 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $40,206 6 -1.05 21 — — — — —
Studio Art 17 +4 29% 6% 24% 12% 41% 12% $40,272 19 -0.70 21 78% — — — —
Theater 7 +2 29% 0% 14% 14% 71% 0% $33,428 5 -1.29 9 89% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 655 41% 19% 32% 9% 29% 6% $73,372 53 +0.01 85 93%
Computer Science 179 +3 77% 11% 54% 5% 18% 7% $110,838 37 -0.41 99 95% — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 75% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% $67,014 29 -0.44 79 — — — — —
Geosciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,480 41 -0.32 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 23 +3 74% 30% 35% 4% 13% 17% $70,052 32 -0.58 82 92% — — — —
Physics 5 — 100% 60% 40% 0% 0% 0% $71,647 15 -0.86 83 — — — — —
Biology 40 +2 28% 10% 38% 10% 22% 18% $62,705 30 -0.43 73 88% — — — —
Neuroscience 12 +2 25% 67% 8% 8% 8% 0% $63,276 27 -0.32 74 — — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 16 +1 19% 12% 12% 6% 44% 12% $44,654 3 -1.84 33 92% — — — —
Environmental Science 9 — 44% 33% 44% 0% 22% 0% $64,327 80 +0.71 76 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 4 +1 75% 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% $64,327 80 +0.71 76 96% — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 3 — 33% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $54,487 14 -0.90 59 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 27 — 74% 19% 26% 7% 44% 4% $66,588 72 +0.56 78 89% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences — — — — — — — — $51,863 37 -0.17 52 98% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 5 +1 20% 0% 40% 0% 60% 0% $54,410 55 +0.14 58 — — — — —
Psychology 327 +52 19% 22% 21% 12% 35% 4% $57,702 68 +0.40 65 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Division of Social Sciences 151 38% 25% 21% 13% 36% 0% $58,371 6 -0.28 66 91%
Labor Studies — — — — — — — — $63,647 14 -0.89 75 — — — — —
History 26 +10 58% 38% 23% 0% 38% 0% $57,118 61 +0.02 64 91% — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $41,948 1 -1.75 26 — — — — —
Anthropology 11 +5 55% 27% 36% 18% 18% 0% $51,339 30 -0.50 51 91% — — — —
Political Science 35 +6 31% 26% 23% 9% 40% 0% $60,739 19 -0.84 70 92% — — — —
Sociology 60 +28 25% 25% 23% 12% 37% 0% $57,658 60 +0.07 65 91% — — — —
Urban Studies 18 — 56% 6% 0% 39% 39% 0% $63,163 23 -0.56 74 89% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 323 63% 15% 41% 8% 26% 6% $65,679 30 -1.31 77 92%
Accounting 132 +4 58% 13% 49% 8% 23% 6% $61,766 2 -1.63 72 93% — — — —
Actuarial Science 2 — 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $73,307 2 -1.94 85 — — — — —
Economics 3 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% $64,210 3 -1.27 76 93% — — — —
Economics 120 +7 68% 13% 32% 10% 34% 2% $64,210 3 -1.27 76 93% — — — —
Finance 52 +4 71% 27% 37% 6% 19% 6% $77,966 15 -0.73 88 91% — — — —
International Business 14 +2 36% 21% 50% 0% 14% 14% $68,765 27 -0.66 81 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 251 22% 28% 23% 7% 35% 3% $69,391 41 +2.15 81 92%
Biology Teacher Education 3 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $73,414 93 +1.50 85 93% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,414 93 +1.50 85 93% — — — —
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,414 93 +1.50 85 93% — — — —
Elementary Education 126 +5 5% 25% 29% 6% 31% 3% $66,461 97 +2.11 78 92% — — — —
English Education 23 — 26% 9% 26% 22% 39% 4% $73,414 97 +2.52 85 93% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,414 80 +1.25 85 93% — — — —
Language and Drama Education 5 — 0% 0% 60% 0% 0% 40% $73,414 97 +2.52 85 93% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 12 — 42% 33% 17% 0% 50% 0% $73,414 93 +1.50 85 93% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 28 — 68% 71% 7% 4% 14% 0% $73,414 96 +1.94 85 93% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 21 — 62% 29% 10% 19% 38% 0% $73,414 97 +2.97 85 93% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 8 — 25% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,414 97 +2.52 85 93% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 11 — 9% 0% 27% 0% 73% 0% $61,270 80 +0.82 71 93% — — — —
Art Education 11 — 18% 45% 18% 0% 36% 0% $73,414 100 +2.85 85 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,919
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,477
Est. In-State Cost $10,244
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,315
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 28.7% 478 24% 23% 21% 12% 36% 3% $57,223 46 +0.13 64 91% —
Business & Economics 19.8% 331 62% 16% 40% 8% 26% 5% $65,679 14 -1.30 77 92% —
Education 14.4% 240 22% 28% 23% 7% 35% 3% $69,207 98 +2.12 81 92% —
Computer Science 10.7% 179 77% 11% 54% 5% 18% 7% $110,838 50 -0.41 99 95% —
Arts 9.5% 159 42% 17% 25% 15% 35% 3% $48,707 37 -0.61 44 89% —
Humanities 6.8% 113 35% 27% 15% 12% 38% 4% $50,631 24 -0.44 49 88% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.1% 52 27% 23% 31% 10% 19% 13% $62,837 27 -0.41 74 88% —
Health Sciences 3.1% 51 41% 22% 29% 10% 37% 2% $69,044 17 +0.89 81 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 33 79% 36% 33% 6% 12% 12% $69,666 24 -0.60 82 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.9% 32 34% 16% 28% 6% 38% 6% $53,568 18 -0.71 56 94% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $15.1M #112 70% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.5M #177 44% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $5.6M #211 56% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.5M #244 72% $0 — — — —
Education $0.8M #254 43% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.7M #248 32% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.4M #257 8% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $31.6M #225 60% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 70 $103K $96K $7K
Soccer 41 $241K $232K $8K
Baseball 36 $284K $254K $29K
Basketball 15 $282K $282K -$1
Tennis 12 $161K $161K $1
Total 44 $1.1M $1.0M $45K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 45 $67K $63K $3K
Soccer 31 $206K $204K $2K
Volleyball 16 $185K $183K $2K
Basketball 15 $289K $288K $800
Tennis 14 $159K $159K $0
Softball 13 $178K $159K $18K
Total 32 $1.1M $1.1M $28K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 115 $171K $160K $10K
Soccer 72 $448K $437K $10K
Baseball 36 $284K $254K $29K
Basketball 30 $571K $571K $799
Tennis 26 $320K $320K $1
Volleyball 16 $185K $183K $2K
Softball 13 $178K $159K $18K
Total 76 $5.4M $5.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional