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City University of New York: Hunter College

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New York, NY16,289 students
Acceptance Rate
54%
moderate
Median SAT
1,260
Middle 50%: 1100–1420
Net Price After Aid
$4.8k
Sticker $18.6k
Graduation Rate
61%
6-year, full-time

City University of New York: Hunter College is a public institution in New York, NY with an acceptance rate of 54% and 16,289 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1100–1420 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.58. The average net price after financial aid is $4,848 per year.

About City University of New York: Hunter College

A public 4-year urban university in New York, NY.

City University of New York: Hunter College campus
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City University of New York: Hunter College is a college in New York, NY. It enrolls roughly 16,289 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 54%. Admitted students typically score between 1100 and 1420 on the SAT.

Mid AtlanticUrbanPublic4-yearPsychology
Acceptance Rate
54%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
16,289
Large
Retention
78%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
61%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
54%
54 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.58
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1100 to 1420
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.58 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into City University of New York: Hunter College. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,1201,400
1,260
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
—
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.423.72
3.58
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at City University of New York: Hunter College after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $18,600
Average net price after aid
$4,848
78% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$262
$30,001 – $48,000
$2,264
$48,001 – $75,000
$6,457
$75,001 – $110,000
$8,551
$110,001 +
$12,135

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
56%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
7%
Avg loan $8,812 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at City University of New York: Hunter College concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
13:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Psychology
18% of degrees awarded
Retention
78%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends City University of New York: Hunter College. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White26%
  • Asian33%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Black13%
  • International5%

Gender

  • Female66%
  • Male34%
International
5%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
16,289

Outcomes after graduation

What City University of New York: Hunter College graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$63.2k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
61%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$63.2k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$8.8k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$4.8k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$63k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 61% graduation rate is below the national average.

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