Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Queens, NY
Population 12,500,000
Map of the United States

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 3.1%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Aaron Copland School of Music 14 57% / 43% 0% $45,064 42 94%
Music Education 6 67% / 33% 0% $63,561 80 94%
Music Performance 8 +1 50% / 50% 0% $31,192 9 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Arts and Humanities 274 34% / 66% 3% $47,165 48 88%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 24 +4 4% / 96% 0% $65,903 82 95%
Advertising 8 38% / 62% 0% $60,373 76
Chinese 4 +7 0% / 100% 25% $41,660 32 80%
Classics $51,744 60
Comparative Literature $45,799 44 75%
East Asian Studies 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $22,623 3 86%
English 50 +3 32% / 68% 4% $50,239 56 86%
French 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,381 61 92%
Hebrew $51,801 60
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,935 62
Italian $52,381 61 92%
Jewish/Judaic Studies +1 $52,169 61
Latin American Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Linguistics 7 +1 14% / 86% 0% $45,799 44 75%
Media Studies 40 +3 48% / 52% 0% $49,875 55 94%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $22,623 3 86%
Philosophy 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $44,984 42
Russian $51,317 59
Spanish 11 +6 0% / 100% 9% $52,381 61 92%
Art History 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $39,052 24 90%
Design and Applied Arts 77 43% / 57% 4% $41,588 31 83%
Fashion/Apparel Design 4 25% / 75% 0% $41,588 31 83%
Film Studies 5 +1 60% / 40% 0% $38,944 24
Fine/Studio Arts 17 +4 29% / 71% 12% $39,052 24 90%
Graphic Design $41,588 31 83%
Photography 3 33% / 67% 0% $39,227 25
Theater 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $43,661 38 86%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 655 41% / 59% 6% $67,502 84 93%
Computer Science 179 +3 77% / 23% 7% $104,593 99 98%
Chemistry 4 75% / 25% 0% $64,377 80
Geosciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,899 75
Mathematics 23 +3 74% / 26% 17% $68,287 84 88%
Physics 5 100% / 0% 0% $67,456 83
Biology 40 +2 28% / 72% 18% $57,041 70 88%
Neuroscience 12 +2 25% / 75% 0% $63,227 79
Dietetics/Dietitian 16 +1 19% / 81% 12% $51,181 58 92%
Environmental Science 9 44% / 56% 0% $64,477 81 91%
Environmental Studies 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $64,477 81 91%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $52,501 61
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 27 74% / 26% 4% $45,290 43 93%
Family and Consumer Sciences $44,150 39 97%
Human Development and Family Studies 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $47,655 50
Psychology 327 +52 19% / 81% 4% $51,837 60 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Division of Social Sciences 151 38% / 62% 0% $56,137 69 90%
Labor Studies $59,347 74
Anthropology 11 +5 55% / 45% 0% $51,533 59 91%
History 26 +10 58% / 42% 0% $60,228 75 92%
Political Science 35 +6 31% / 69% 0% $58,279 73 89%
Sociology 60 +28 25% / 75% 0% $54,606 66 89%
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $29,947 8
Urban Studies 18 56% / 44% 0% $55,440 67 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 323 63% / 37% 6% $63,396 79 88%
Accounting 132 +4 58% / 42% 6% $63,658 80 89%
Actuarial Science 2 50% / 50% 0% $83,730 94
Economics 120 +7 68% / 32% 2% $59,196 74 88%
Economics 3 33% / 67% 67% $59,196 74 88%
Finance 52 +4 71% / 29% 6% $70,443 86 87%
International Business 14 +2 36% / 64% 14% $68,765 85 88%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 251 22% / 78% 3% $63,344 79 94%
Biology Teacher Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $63,561 80
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,561 80 94%
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,561 80 94%
Elementary Education 126 +5 5% / 95% 3% $63,573 80 94%
English Education 23 26% / 74% 4% $63,561 80 94%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,561 80 94%
Language and Drama Education 5 0% / 100% 40% $63,561 80 94%
Mathematics Teacher Education 12 42% / 58% 0% $63,561 80 94%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 28 68% / 32% 0% $63,561 80 94%
Social Studies Teacher Education 21 62% / 38% 0% $63,561 80 94%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 8 25% / 75% 0% $63,561 80 94%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 11 9% / 91% 0% $58,473 73 86%
Art Education 11 18% / 82% 0% $63,561 80 94%

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 77th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 35.4% 591 26% / 74% 3% $52,054 60 91%
Business & Economics 19.8% 331 62% / 38% 5% $63,324 79 88%
Education 14.4% 240 22% / 78% 3% $63,334 79 94%
Computer Science 10.7% 179 77% / 23% 7% $104,593 99 98%
Arts 9.5% 159 42% / 58% 3% $44,627 41 87%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.1% 52 27% / 73% 13% $58,469 73 88%
Health Sciences 3.1% 51 41% / 59% 2% $54,990 67 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 33 79% / 21% 12% $67,433 83 88%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.9% 32 34% / 66% 6% $56,706 70 91%

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional