CUNY Hunter College

CUNY Hunter College is located in New York, New York. It is a large public school part of the City University of New York system and offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has 16,844 undergraduate students enrolled and admission is somewhat competitive as the acceptance rate is 40.2%.

Popular majors include Psychology, Social Sciences, English Language and Literature/Letters, Health Professions and Related Programs, and Visual and Performing Arts. 52% of students graduate and go on to earn an average starting salary of $39,300.

Significantly more students take the SATs than the ACTs.

CUNY Hunter College has around 29,326 applicants.

Of the students admitted, 20% decide to enroll at CUNY Hunter College. This is the admissions yield. A higher admisssions yield means students want to attend the school. A lower one means that they decided to attend another school.

Out of the 29,326 applicants 41% are men and 59% are women. This means that for every 100 male applicants, there are 146 women, or for every 100 female applicants, there are 68 men.

CUNY Hunter College's acceptance rate is 40.2%. The acceptance rate for men is 40.1% and the acceptance rate for women is 40.2%.

The 3-year repayment rate is the percentage of students who are able to repay some of their student debt.

Why does this matter? A high rate means that students are making enough money so that they can pay down their student debt. A low rate means that students are having trouble paying down their loans.

To learn more and apply for financial aid at CUNY Hunter College you can visit www.hunter.cuny.edu/onestop/finances/financial-aid.

CUNY Hunter College students, on average, make $51,800 10-years after they start school (this is approximately 6 years after graduation).

Their salary grows by around 7% in the several years after graduation.

Is it worth your money to attend CUNY Hunter College? There are many ways to estimate the financial return on your education.

We use the 10-year average earnings (the 10 years start when you enroll, so if you attend a 4-year college, this would be approximately 6 years after you graduate) and the all in one year cost of attending the school. The all in cost is the sum of tuition, fees, and on-campus housing.

By comparing the two, you can get a sense if what the average graduate in early to mid career makes at least covers your cost of attending one year of school.

A higher number is better.

CUNY Hunter College has more female students than male students.

This means that for every 100 women, there are 54 men. Or that for every 100 men, there are 186 women.

The most popular majors at CUNY Hunter College are:

1. Psychology
2. Social Sciences
3. English Language and Literature/Letters
4. Health Professions and Related Programs
5. Visual and Performing Arts

Student retention rate is an indicator of student satisfaction. Retention rate is the percentage of students who continue to study at the college the following year.

Higher retention rates mean students tend to stay at the college, while lower retention rates students are unsatisfied and leave.

CUNY Hunter College has a retention rate of 83% for full-time undergrads, which is high.

CUNY Hunter College has around 1,871 students who transfer into the school each year. This is somewhat low at approximately 11% of total undergraduates.

Higher transfer in rates mean that students see CUNY Hunter College as better than the college they were previously enrolled in. Higher rates also mean that there will be more new faces on campus.

Politically, New York tends to be More Democratic. In the 2016 Presidential election, 59% of the state voted for the Democratic party, 37% voted for the Republican party, and 2% voted for neither.