CUNY Hunter College: Statistics
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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 2317 of 13,775 | In the World |
| # 655 of 2,383 | In North America |
| # 598 of 2,297 | In the United States |
| # 58 of 112 | In New York State |
| # 19 of 31 | In New York City |
| # 5 of 1,054 | For Social Work |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
54%
Enrollment
9,536
Average SAT
1,260
Average ACT
26
Aid receiving
89%
Undergraduates
17,027
Graduates
5,511
Male:Female Ratio
32:68
Type
Public
not-for-profit
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
CUNY Hunter College has an acceptance rate of 54% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 54% | 54% | 54% |
| Applicants | 32,271 | 12,586 | 19,071 |
| Admissions | 17,362 | 6,135 | 10,875 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 2,845 | 868 | 1,927 |
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| ■ White | 25% |
|---|---|
| ■ Nonresident Alien | 4% |
| ■ Asian | 26% |
| ■ Hispanic | 29% |
| ■ Black or African American | 12% |
| ■ Two or more races | 3% |
CUNY Hunter College majors
CUNY Hunter College has granted 3,140 bachelor's degrees across 56 programs, 1,990 master's across 66 programs, and 39 doctorate degrees across 4 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at CUNY Hunter College.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | 43 | 587 | - |
| Psychology, General | 591 | 11 | - |
| Human Biology | 414 | - | - |
| Computer Science | 287 | 2 | - |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 193 | 5 | - |
| Sociology, General | 166 | 7 | - |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 157 | - | - |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs | - | 154 | - |
| Economics, General | 120 | 24 | - |
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 134 | - | - |
| English Language and Literature, General | 128 | - | - |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs | - | 110 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General | 102 | - | - |
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 19 | 77 | - |
| Accounting | 78 | 17 | - |
| Geriatric Nurse & Nursing | - | 87 | - |
| Chemistry, General | 84 | - | - |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 55 | 21 | - |
| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | - | 71 | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | - | 66 | - |
| Mental Health Counseling & Counselor | - | 62 | - |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | - | 61 | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 57 | - | - |
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing | - | 55 | - |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 53 | - | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 21 | 31 | - |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | 51 | - |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | - | 48 | - |
| History, General | 42 | 2 | - |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 43 | - | - |
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 38 | - | - |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | - | 38 | - |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 10 | 28 | - |
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 2 | 32 | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | 29 | 5 | - |
| Mathematics, General | 30 | 1 | - |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | 31 | - |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 13 | 16 | - |
| Anthropology, General | 23 | 4 | - |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | - | - | 26 |
| Art Teacher Education | - | 22 | - |
| Music Teacher Education | 1 | 21 | - |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 21 | - | - |
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 10 | 11 | - |
| Drama and Dance Teacher Education | 5 | 14 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 19 | - | - |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | - | 18 | - |
| Social Psychology | - | 18 | - |
| Creative Writing | - | 17 | - |
| Environmental Studies | 17 | - | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics | - | 15 | - |
| Physics, General | 13 | 2 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 15 | - | - |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | - | 14 | - |
| Dance, General | 10 | 4 | - |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | - | 14 | - |
| Music Performance, General | 14 | - | - |
| Philosophy | 14 | - | - |
| Statistics, General | 14 | - | - |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor | - | 14 | - |
| Women's Studies | 14 | - | - |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | - | 13 | - |
| Educational Psychology | - | 12 | - |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | - | 8 | - |
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | - | 8 | - |
| Comparative Psychology | - | 7 | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 6 | - | - |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | - | 6 | - |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | - | 6 | - |
| Geography | 4 | 2 | - |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | - | 6 | - |
| Adult Health Nurse & Nursing | - | - | 5 |
| Clinical & Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other | - | 5 | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 5 |
| Archeology | 4 | - | - |
| Computer Teacher Education | - | 4 | - |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness | - | 4 | - |
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth) | - | 4 | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 4 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature | 4 | - | - |
| German Language and Literature | 4 | - | - |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | 2 | - |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness | - | 3 | - |
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | - | - | 3 |
| Religion & Religious Studies | 3 | - | - |
| Biochemistry | - | 2 | - |
| Comparative Literature | 2 | - | - |
| Earth Science Teacher Education | - | 2 | - |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 2 | - | - |
| Jewish & Judaic Studies | 2 | - | - |
| Physics Teacher Education | 1 | 1 | - |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | - | 2 | - |
| Biology Teacher Education | - | 1 | - |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities | - | 1 | - |
| Italian Language and Literature | - | 1 | - |
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 | - | - |
| Latin Teacher Education | - | 1 | - |
| Nursing Administration | - | 1 | - |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 1 | - | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | - | - |
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | - | - |
| Grand Total | 3,140 | 1,990 | 39 |
Publications & Citations
CUNY Hunter College is a world-class research university with 20,149 scientific papers published and 502,412 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Medicine, Computer Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Law, Chemistry, and Physics.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
12,241
/ 264,460
|
|---|---|
| Biology |
9,722
/ 312,232
|
| Medicine |
8,874
/ 258,244
|
| Computer Science |
7,449
/ 224,034
|
| Political Science |
7,296
/ 143,687
|
| Psychology |
7,230
/ 207,058
|
| Sociology |
6,977
/ 155,489
|
| Law |
6,811
/ 139,410
|
| Chemistry |
6,593
/ 227,882
|
| Physics |
6,456
/ 184,731
|
| Environmental Science |
6,314
/ 168,051
|
| Engineering |
6,210
/ 185,209
|
| Philosophy |
5,612
/ 118,092
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
4,469
/ 128,850
|
| Biochemistry |
4,344
/ 162,390
|
| Genetics |
4,226
/ 160,268
|
| History |
3,974
/ 68,412
|
| Geography and Cartography |
3,782
/ 87,797
|
| Economics |
3,350
/ 83,114
|
| Mathematics |
3,324
/ 89,256
|
| Psychiatry |
3,319
/ 107,042
|
| Organic chemistry |
3,006
/ 97,629
|
| Geology |
2,956
/ 97,440
|
| Pathology |
2,692
/ 84,520
|
| Archaeology |
2,591
/ 54,744
|
| Business |
2,583
/ 64,147
|
| Linguistics |
2,563
/ 54,566
|
| Materials Science |
2,562
/ 75,752
|
| Art & Design |
2,502
/ 42,871
|
| Ecology |
2,473
/ 88,197
|
| Neuroscience |
2,462
/ 89,181
|
| Development Studies |
2,378
/ 57,869
|
| Social Psychology |
2,247
/ 65,674
|
| Statistics |
2,225
/ 66,909
|
| Nursing |
2,186
/ 54,662
|
| Paleontology |
2,186
/ 68,332
|
| Public Health |
2,086
/ 66,058
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
1,885
/ 53,184
|
| Demography |
1,780
/ 60,782
|
| Optics |
1,692
/ 54,780
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Norman Goldman
1959-. (aged 67)
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radio personality
Norman Maurice Goldman is an American attorney and a former political talk radio host.
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1972-. (aged 54)
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author
Garance Franke-Ruta is the executive editor of Inside Philanthropy. She has worked as executive editor of GEN by Medium, Washington editor of Yahoo News and editor in chief of Yahoo Politics, Voices columnist and politics editor of The Atlantic Online, national web politics editor for the Washington Post, senior editor at the American Prospect and senior writer at the Washington...
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3. Murray Sabrin
1946-. (aged 80)
economist
academic
journalist
Murray Sabrin is a professor of finance in the Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College and a perennial candidate for public office in New Jersey.
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4. Mollie Orshansky
1915-2006 (aged 91)
economist
mathematician
statistician
Mollie Orshansky was an American economist and statistician who, in 1963–65, developed the Orshansky Poverty Thresholds, which are used in the United States as a measure of the income that a household must not exceed to be counted as poor.
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General Info & Contacts
Alternative names
HunterHunter College
Founded
1870
Motto
Mihi cura futuriThe care of the future is mine
Colors
purple, gold, white
Academic calendar
August to May. Also Summer Session (June - August)
Total staff
2,263
Classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Address
695 Park Ave New York, New York, 10065 United States
City Population
8,804,000
Phone
2127724000
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