CUNY Hunter College

CUNY Hunter College is a public college in New York, NY. Its average net price is $1,051 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000Not published
$30,001 to $48,000$158
$48,001 to $75,000$3,335
$75,001 to $110,000$6,567
$110,001 and up$10,600
$7,382Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$15,332Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$1,051Average Net Price
$23,022Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
59.5%Students on Pell Grants
8.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

53.8%Acceptance Rate
550 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
550 to 720SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$55,126
8 years after entry$65,109
10 years after entry$70,502
59.0%Graduation Rate
77.6%Retention Rate
$11,908Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

New York, NYLocation
Large citySetting
16,289Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$61,721 n=110Not published
Anthropology$38,066 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Archeology$30,319 National median for this major n=144Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$33,908 n=174$10,250 Small program - rough guide n=48
Chemistry$32,335 n=136Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$96,335 Small program - rough guide n=58Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$32,792 n=202$11,440 Small program - rough guide n=46
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$65,587 n=303$11,750 Small program - rough guide n=90
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$35,166 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$54,627 n=180$9,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
English Language and Literature, General$37,131 n=214$11,000 Small program - rough guide n=86
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$47,074 Small program - rough guide n=45Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$40,578 Small program - rough guide n=64$13,439 Small program - rough guide n=32
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$37,830 Small program - rough guide n=50Not published
Human Biology$35,103 n=426$8,280 n=140
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$42,991 Small program - rough guide n=43Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$31,595 Small program - rough guide n=72Not published
Pharmacology and Toxicology$46,329 National median for this major n=148Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, Other$51,413 National median for this major n=242Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$39,637 n=123$12,455 Small program - rough guide n=62
Psychology$39,284 n=706$10,250 n=257
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$113,943 n=246$20,470 Small program - rough guide n=69
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$38,844 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$11,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Sociology$42,477 n=272$10,000 Small program - rough guide n=81
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$34,713 Small program - rough guide n=98$12,000 Small program - rough guide n=50
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$67,434 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
Teaching$46,784 Small program - rough guide n=95Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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