CUNY Hunter College Acceptance Rate, Tuition & SAT Scores

Net price / year

$2,984

after grants & scholarships

lower than 98% of public 4-year colleges

Acceptance rate

54%

Graduation rate

59%

within 150% of normal time

higher than 74% of public 4-year colleges

Median earnings

$73,236

4 years after graduating

higher than 86% of public 4-year colleges

CUNY Hunter College at a glance

What is the tuition at CUNY Hunter College?: In-state undergraduate tuition and fees are $7,382 for the 2024-25 academic year, or $15,332 for out-of-state students.
What is the cost of attendance at CUNY Hunter College?: The average cost of attendance is $13,905 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at CUNY Hunter College?: The average net price for in-state students is $2,984 a year after grants and scholarships (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Hunter College?: About 54% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
What SAT and ACT scores are typical at CUNY Hunter College?: The middle 50% of admitted students who submitted SAT scores had a total of about 1100–1420 (fall 2024). Test policy reported: Considered if submitted, but not required.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY Hunter College?: 59% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
How much do graduates of CUNY Hunter College earn?: The median graduate earns $73,236 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).

Key takeaways

At $2,984 a year, the average net price is lower than 98% of public 4-year colleges.
Graduates earn a median $73,236 four years after finishing, more than 86% of public 4-year colleges.
The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 0.3 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $1,029 a year on average, versus $12,259 for families earning over $110,000.
56% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, a sign the school serves many lower-income students.

Tuition and cost of attendance at CUNY Hunter College

Average net price (in-state)

$2,984 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$11,936

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k $1,029
$30–48k $1,935
$48–75k $6,003
$75–110k $8,810
$110k+ $12,259

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $13,905

Tuition & fees$7,382
Books & supplies$1,500
Room & board$11,832
Other expenses$6,216

Tuition & fees (in-state): $7,382
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $15,332

CUNY Hunter College acceptance rate and SAT/ACT scores

Acceptance rate

Share of applicants admitted.

Test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required

SAT range (middle 50%)1100–1420

4001600

Graduation rate and salary after graduating from CUNY Hunter College

Graduation rate

59%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

Retention rate

79%

Full-time first-years who return the next fall.

Typical monthly payment

$117

On a standard 10-year federal plan.

Years of earnings premium to cover cost

0.3 years

Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.

Earnings vs debt

4 years after graduating$73,236

1 year after graduating$46,228

Median graduate debt$11,000

High-school graduate median (New York)$35,746

Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.

Debt-to-earnings: 0.2×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Share of pay going to loans: 1.9%
3-year loan default rate: 0%

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 61%

Black students 51%

Hispanic students 47%

Asian students 62%

Pell Grant recipients 57%

All students, same entering cohort: 57%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

Earnings ten years after entry

All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.

Typical range: middle half of students

25th percentile $34,332 · median $63,163 · 75th percentile $92,425

Median by family income

Lowest third of family incomes $61,190

Middle third $65,726

Highest third $62,875

Median by sex

Male students $62,111

Non-male students $63,866

This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.

Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).

Median federal student debt, by group

Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.

By Pell Grant status

Pell Grant recipients $8,250

Not Pell recipients $10,000

By first-generation status

First-generation students $8,277

Not first-generation $10,200

By family income

Family income $0–$30,000 $8,684

Family income $30,001–$75,000 $8,000

Family income over $75,000 $9,713

By gender

Men $8,869

Women $8,812

Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).

How borrowers are doing

One year after leaving school and entering repayment, here is where the 2,099 federal-loan borrowers from this college stood. It covers borrowers only, not students who did not take federal loans.

Repayment status one year after entering repayment

Paid in full 9%
Making progress 9%
Not making progress 9%
Delinquent 2%
Default 0%
Forbearance 53%
Deferment 18%
Discharged 0%

What the terms mean

Paid in full:: The borrower has paid off the loans completely.
Making progress:: Payments are reducing the loan balance, not just covering interest.
Not making progress:: The borrower is paying, but not enough to shrink the balance.
Delinquent:: Payments are late but the loan is not yet in default.
Default:: The borrower has missed payments for so long that the loan is officially in default.
Forbearance:: Payments are temporarily paused or reduced, and interest may keep adding up.
Deferment:: Payments are on hold for an approved reason, such as returning to school.
Discharged:: The loan was cancelled, for example because of a disability or a school closure.

2,099 borrowers · Data period: Borrowers who entered repayment in the AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 cohorts (pooled, NSLDS).

Programs and majors at CUNY Hunter College ranked by earnings

Program	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Earnings over time	Compared with the U.S. median for this field	Median debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's · Graduates: 151	$116,361	1 yr$103,6924 yrs$116,3615 yrs$114,310	U.S. median $88,910 U.S. middle half $67.9K–$114.5K · Above the U.S. median	$12,500
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's · Graduates: 43	$104,791	1 yr$86,1734 yrs$104,7915 yrs$95,931	U.S. median $75,975 U.S. middle half $60.9K–$92.3K · Above the U.S. median	—
Computer Science Bachelor's · Graduates: 107	$102,321	1 yr$76,7474 yrs$102,3215 yrs$110,465	U.S. median $107,009 U.S. middle half $74.8K–$152K · Below the U.S. median	$9,553
Human Biology Bachelor's · Graduates: 126	$83,420	1 yr$31,8914 yrs$83,420	U.S. median $64,732 U.S. middle half $42.2K–$98.2K · Above the U.S. median	$11,250
Mathematics Bachelor's · Graduates: 28 Small sample	$80,308	1 yr$48,9184 yrs$80,3085 yrs$80,498	U.S. median $69,562 U.S. middle half $49.1K–$97.4K · Above the U.S. median	—
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 109	$75,803	1 yr$54,6174 yrs$75,8035 yrs$66,684	U.S. median $76,194 U.S. middle half $56.2K–$97.2K · Below the U.S. median	$12,969
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's · Graduates: 50	$73,857	1 yr$36,4104 yrs$73,8575 yrs$72,805	U.S. median $47,382 U.S. middle half $38.4K–$56.1K · Above the U.S. median	$13,920
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's · Graduates: 26 Small sample	$72,919	1 yr$49,2454 yrs$72,9195 yrs$74,538	U.S. median $51,389 U.S. middle half $40.5K–$63.1K · Above the U.S. median	$15,504
Social Work Bachelor's · Graduates: 42	$70,273	1 yr$42,2274 yrs$70,273	U.S. median $51,790 U.S. middle half $39.2K–$64.2K · Above the U.S. median	—
Economics Bachelor's · Graduates: 95	$69,920	1 yr$34,5804 yrs$69,9205 yrs$77,945	U.S. median $82,686 U.S. middle half $58.2K–$116.3K · Below the U.S. median	$10,101

Show all 28 programs

Public Health Bachelor's · Graduates: 25 Small sample	$63,884	1 yr$47,4444 yrs$63,8845 yrs$61,477	U.S. median $58,808 U.S. middle half $42K–$79.2K · Above the U.S. median	—
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's · Graduates: 27 Small sample	$63,406	1 yr$36,3624 yrs$63,4065 yrs$71,599	U.S. median $58,891 U.S. middle half $41K–$81.8K · Above the U.S. median	—
Political Science and Government Bachelor's · Graduates: 83	$62,040	1 yr$35,1544 yrs$62,0405 yrs$66,568	U.S. median $63,293 U.S. middle half $44.8K–$85.4K · Below the U.S. median	$13,391
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 37	$59,864	4 yrs$59,8645 yrs$66,296	U.S. median $54,945 U.S. middle half $39.1K–$70.7K · Above the U.S. median	—
Biology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 60	$59,204	1 yr$30,2574 yrs$59,2045 yrs$84,662	U.S. median $57,214 U.S. middle half $38.9K–$79.2K · Above the U.S. median	$12,500
Psychology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 570	$59,149	1 yr$31,7064 yrs$59,1495 yrs$60,193	U.S. median $50,706 U.S. middle half $35.7K–$67.2K · Above the U.S. median	$11,386
History Bachelor's · Graduates: 44	$58,253	1 yr$28,7904 yrs$58,2535 yrs$64,752	U.S. median $50,680 U.S. middle half $36.3K–$66.7K · Above the U.S. median	$13,000
Sociology Bachelor's · Graduates: 202	$57,965	1 yr$30,2464 yrs$57,9655 yrs$61,050	U.S. median $52,657 U.S. middle half $37.7K–$69.5K · Above the U.S. median	$10,245
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's · Graduates: 73	$56,160	1 yr$22,7884 yrs$56,1605 yrs$43,650	U.S. median $41,367 U.S. middle half $26.2K–$56.7K · Above the U.S. median	$10,300
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 193	$55,759	1 yr$27,9584 yrs$55,7595 yrs$52,636	U.S. median $48,590 U.S. middle half $33.7K–$63.8K · Above the U.S. median	$13,533
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 165	$55,182	1 yr$29,0544 yrs$55,1825 yrs$58,558	U.S. median $56,359 U.S. middle half $39.6K–$76.1K · Below the U.S. median	$10,875
Chemistry Bachelor's · Graduates: 91	$54,699	1 yr$29,3404 yrs$54,6995 yrs$68,071	U.S. median $65,120 U.S. middle half $48.3K–$84K · Below the U.S. median	$9,000
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's · Graduates: 21 Small sample	$53,509	1 yr$26,5714 yrs$53,5095 yrs$66,773	U.S. median $51,642 U.S. middle half $32.1K–$74.4K · Above the U.S. median	—
Anthropology Bachelor's · Graduates: 42	$51,787	1 yr$26,6804 yrs$51,7875 yrs$44,882	U.S. median $46,676 U.S. middle half $32.1K–$63.9K · Above the U.S. median	$8,772
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 25 Small sample	$51,569	1 yr$34,0074 yrs$51,5695 yrs$56,639	U.S. median $51,710 U.S. middle half $34.9K–$68.1K · Below the U.S. median	—
Philosophy Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample	$49,583	1 yr$10,3634 yrs$49,583	U.S. median $54,455 U.S. middle half $34.9K–$78K · Below the U.S. median	—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's · Graduates: 37	$46,545	1 yr$24,8694 yrs$46,5455 yrs$48,104	U.S. median $43,765 U.S. middle half $26K–$63.4K · Above the U.S. median	—
Music Bachelor's · Graduates: 22 Small sample	$39,600	1 yr$33,3844 yrs$39,6005 yrs$29,383	U.S. median $42,892 U.S. middle half $26K–$58.8K · Below the U.S. median	—

Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.

The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.

The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.

Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Psychology 18.5%

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 17.1%

Social Sciences 12.1%

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 9.9%

Health Professions and Related Programs 7%

Visual and Performing Arts 5.9%

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4.9%

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 4.5%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 18.4%
Black or African American 11.1%
Hispanic or Latino 31.3%
Asian 31%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or more races 3.3%
U.S. nonresident 4.6%
Race and ethnicity unknown 0%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 34.1%
Women 65.9%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

14%

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 16,289
Part-time students: 18%
Receive Pell Grants: 56%
Receive federal loans: 7%
Students per faculty member: 14 : 1
Setting: City

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at CUNY Hunter College?

For the 2024-25 academic year, CUNY Hunter College reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $7,382 for in-state students and $15,332 for out-of-state students. These are published prices before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at CUNY Hunter College?

The average cost of attendance at CUNY Hunter College is $13,905 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $2,984 a year. That is lower than 98% of public 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at CUNY Hunter College get?

56% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 7% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $1,029 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $12,259 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).

What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Hunter College?

CUNY Hunter College admitted about 54% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.

What SAT and ACT scores do you need for CUNY Hunter College?

Among admitted students who submitted SAT scores, the middle 50% had a total of about 1100–1420 (fall 2024). That is a guide, not a cutoff. Reported test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required.

What are the graduation rate and retention rate at CUNY Hunter College?

59% of first-time, full-time students at CUNY Hunter College finish within 150% of normal time. 79% of full-time first-years return the next fall.

How much do CUNY Hunter College graduates earn after graduation?

The median graduate earns $73,236 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $46,228.

Is CUNY Hunter College worth it?

There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For CUNY Hunter College, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 0.3 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $11,000, about 0.2 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 59% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things