CUNY Hunter College

New York, New York · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $1,051. 59% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $70,502 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $11,908.

Average net price
$1,051
per year Verified data
Completion rate
59%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$70,502
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$11,908
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$7,382
Out-of-state tuition and fees$15,332
Average cost of attendance$12,400
Books and supplies$1,500
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$1,051
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000Data unavailable
Average net price, family income over $110,000$10,600

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
54%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1100 to 1420
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
16,289
Graduate enrollment
5,511
Students receiving Pell grants
59%
Student to faculty ratio
14 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time59%
Completion within normal time40%
First-year retention (full-time)78%
Median federal debt, graduates$11,908
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$135
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$24,548
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry74%
1 year after completion$43,682
4 years after completion$73,236
6 years after entry$55,126
8 years after entry$65,109
10 years after entry$70,502
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $70,502; the middle half earned $42,324 to $101,277. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at CUNY Hunter College

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

145 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
49$61,311Suppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (54)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
78$61,721$6,750
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
24$38,066Suppressed for privacy
Archeology
CIP 45.03 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
57$31,595$15,000
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
212$33,908$10,250
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
87$32,335$10,010
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.12 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
38$96,335Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
139$32,792$11,440
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
290$65,587$11,750
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
20$35,166Suppressed for privacy
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03 · No credentials fully online
35Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
129$54,627$9,000
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
137$37,131$11,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
29$47,074Suppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
58$40,578$13,439
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
91$34,713$12,000
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
47$37,830$8,325
Human Biology
CIP 30.27 · No credentials fully online
422$35,103$8,280
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
32$42,991Suppressed for privacy
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.11 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
15$32,755Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacology and Toxicology
CIP 26.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
15$37,527Suppressed for privacy
Physical Sciences, Other
CIP 40.99 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
108$39,637$12,455
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
614$39,284$10,250
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
43$43,491$12,710
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
157$113,943$20,470
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
22$38,844Suppressed for privacy
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.04 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
43$46,845$11,500
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
175$42,477$10,000
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
61$46,784Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
41$67,434Suppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Post-baccalaureate certificate (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Museology/Museum Studies
CIP 30.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14
$103,918Suppressed for privacy
Master's degree (48)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
17$83,203Suppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
12$80,132Suppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
18$64,238Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
32$57,073Suppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
71$112,023Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
52$44,809Suppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Literature
CIP 23.14 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
62$50,350Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacology and Toxicology
CIP 26.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
143$140,223Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
25$60,186Suppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
17$57,311Suppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
587$67,802Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
316$78,475Suppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
51$71,982Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
127$71,789Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
172$76,928Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
48$78,802Suppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online
77$75,000Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (21)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
14$99,597Suppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
5$63,292Suppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Museology/Museum Studies
CIP 30.14 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physical Sciences, General
CIP 40.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, Other
CIP 42.99 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
22$83,134Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
7$95,837Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (8)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0$83,207Suppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 190594, OPEID 002689. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.