CUNY Hunter College
New York, New York
- Public
- City
- 16,289 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 54%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $1,051per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 58%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $70,50210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Macaulay Honors College students at Hunter College who are New York State residents receive a tuition scholarship for up to four years of undergraduate study.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 54%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1100–1420Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $1,051full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $12,400sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $7,382Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $15,332Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 58%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 78%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $70,50210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,908federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 16,289Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 59%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 47%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University at Albany Albany, NY — admits 69%
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
- Wayne State University Detroit, MI — admits 81%
- Montana State University Bozeman, MT — admits 82%
Also worth a look
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY — admits 48%
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY — admits 57%
- CUNY City College New York, NY — admits 60%
- CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY — admits 57%
- CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY — admits 58%
- CUNY Queens College Queens, NY — admits 64%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for CUNY Hunter College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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