by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Hunter College was awarded 125 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Hunter is ranked #296 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 136 colleges in New York, Hunter is ranked at #30.
If you're applying to Hunter College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 48%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Hunter College, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hunter College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 80% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Hunter College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Hunter is 27%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Hunter College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 17,943 undergraduates at Hunter with 13,753 being full-time and 4,190 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,408 | $3,028 | $7,051 | $8,965 | $12,872 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hunter, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hunter, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $7,182 a year. That adds up to $28,728 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Hunter are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065 |
| Phone: | 212-772-4000 |
| Website: | www.hunter.cuny.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 682 | $31,706 |
| Social Work | 644 | $42,227 |
| Human Biology | 442 | $31,891 |
| Nursing | 369 | $103,692 |
| Computer Science | 282 | $76,747 |
| Special Education | 261 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 220 | $36,410 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 211 | $49,245 |
| General Biology | 196 | $30,257 |
| General English Literature | 194 | $27,958 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 8,517 students took at least one online class at Hunter College. This is a decrease from the 17,601 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 8,517 | 635 |
| 2021-2022 | 17,601 | 3,267 |
| 2020-2021 | 23,781 | 20,866 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,113 | 137 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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