CUNY Queens College

CUNY Queens College is a public college in Queens, NY. Its average net price is $1,272 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$90
$48,001 to $75,000$3,302
$75,001 to $110,000$6,891
$110,001 and up$11,077
$7,538Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$15,488Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$1,272Average Net Price
$17,742Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$6,283Other Expenses
50.8%Students on Pell Grants
8.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

64.3%Acceptance Rate
500 to 650SAT Reading, Middle Half
510 to 640SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,691
8 years after entry$61,793
10 years after entry$68,324
53.2%Graduation Rate
78.7%Retention Rate
$10,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Queens, NYLocation
Large citySetting
12,550Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$54,804 n=301$14,300 Small program - rough guide n=82
Anthropology$31,562 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$30,942 Small program - rough guide n=71$8,250 Small program - rough guide n=36
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$31,666 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Communications$36,976 Small program - rough guide n=97$11,700 Small program - rough guide n=37
Computer Science$71,589 n=303$9,338 n=105
Design and Applied Arts$34,278 n=105$10,646 Small program - rough guide n=54
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$53,003 n=313$9,875 Small program - rough guide n=72
English Language and Literature, General$35,994 Small program - rough guide n=78$13,135 Small program - rough guide n=41
Environmental Conservation$44,785 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,766 Small program - rough guide n=53Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other$36,977 National median for this major n=166Not 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$39,751 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Mathematics$43,158 Small program - rough guide n=54Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,367 n=113$11,375 Small program - rough guide n=35
Psychology$37,632 n=437$10,000 n=252
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology$37,036 n=166$11,000 Small program - rough guide n=86
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$34,199 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Studio Art$29,252 Small program - rough guide n=50Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$58,736 n=122$12,000 Small program - rough guide n=53
Teaching$41,135 Small program - rough guide n=66$13,775 Small program - rough guide n=70
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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