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CUNY Queens College

Queens, New York

https://www.qc.cuny.edu

#235 National Colleges

48.79% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

15,907 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
  • Four-year, medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
  • Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
  • Hispanic-Serving Institution
Queens College (QC) is a public college in the Queens borough of New York City. It is part of the City University of New York system. Its 80-acre campus is located in the Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood of Queens with a student body that represents over 170 countries.

Queens College was established in 1937 and offers undergraduate degrees in over 70 majors, graduate studies in over 100 degree programs and certificates, over 40 accelerated master's options, 20 doctoral degrees through the CUNY Graduate Center, and a number of advanced certificate programs. Alumni and faculty of the school, such as Arturo O'Farrill and Jerry Seinfeld, have received over 100 Grammy Award nominations.

The college is organized into seven schools: Aaron Copland School of Music, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, School of Arts & Humanities, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, School of Education, School of Math and Natural Sciences, and School of Social Sciences. Queens College competes in Division II of the NCAA and sponsors 15 men's and women's championship-eligible varsity teams.

"Queens College, City University of New York." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens_College,_City_University_of_New_York.
Location

City
Queens, New York

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Social Sciences 20.9%
Psychology 18.0%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 16.3%
Education 6.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 6.0%
Visual And Performing Arts 6.0%
Health Professions And Related Programs 4.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters 3.7%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 3.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 3.4%
History 2.2%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 2.2%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.1%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 1.5%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 1.2%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.8%
Physical Sciences 0.7%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.6%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.4%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.1%

Cost

In State Tuition
$7,538.00

Out of State Tuition
$15,488.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
9.85%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$3,067.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1120 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 610 570 530
Verbal 590 550 510

ACT Scores

0 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 0 0 0
English 0 0 0