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CUNY Queens College

CUNY Queens College is a public campus in Queens proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at CUNY Queens College — 6.5% of its 12,550 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$1,816

family income
under $30k

$3,530

$30–48k

$7,186

$48–75k

$9,157

$75–110k

$12,359

over $110k

Average net price

$4,1952023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at CUNY Queens College rose from $3,120 (2008) to $4,195 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$3,120
2009	$3,544
2010	$3,524
2011	$5,317
2012	$5,527
2013	$5,998
2014	$6,678
2015	$3,922
2016	$3,318
2017	$3,817
2018	$3,067
2019	$3,469
2020	$2,933
2021	$4,921
2022	$3,830
2023	$4,195

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$14,3672024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at CUNY Queens College rose from $10,735 (2009) to $14,367 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$10,735
2010	$12,100
2011	$12,104
2012	$13,505
2013	$13,676
2014	$14,465
2015	$17,071
2016	$14,340
2017	$13,815
2018	$14,281
2019	$13,382
2020	$13,768
2021	$13,761
2022	$13,733
2023	$13,643
2024	$14,367

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,403	$7,003
2001	$3,403	$7,003
2002	$3,553	$7,153
2003	$4,353	$8,993
2004	$4,353	$8,993
2005	$4,377	$9,017
2006	$4,377	$9,017
2007	$4,397	$9,037
2008	$4,447	$9,087
2013	$6,207	$12,717
2014	$6,507	$13,317
2015	$6,938	$14,048
2016	$6,938	$14,048
2017	$7,138	$14,528
2018	$7,338	$15,008
2019	$7,538	$15,488
2020	$7,538	$15,488
2021	$7,538	$15,488
2022	$7,538	$15,488
2023	$7,538	$15,488

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

CUNY Queens College reports published tuition by residency: $7,538 in-state versus $15,488 out-of-state — a $7,950 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

CUNY Queens College reports 12,550 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

53.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at CUNY Queens College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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53.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at CUNY Queens College rose from 37.3% (entered 1991) to 53.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	37.3%
1992 cohort	40.2%
1993 cohort	37.9%
1994 cohort	38.8%
1995 cohort	41.5%
1996 cohort	49.5%
1997 cohort	48.9%
1998 cohort	51%
1999 cohort	50.5%
2000 cohort	52.6%
2001 cohort	52.7%
2002 cohort	55.3%
2003 cohort	51.8%
2004 cohort	51%
2005 cohort	53.1%
2006 cohort	54.9%
2007 cohort	56.4%
2008 cohort	56.6%
2009 cohort	57.7%
2010 cohort	60%
2011 cohort	53.8%
2012 cohort	55.4%
2013 cohort	56.3%
2014 cohort	53.4%
2015 cohort	55.2%
2016 cohort	56.3%
2017 cohort	60.2%
2018 cohort	53.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$5,963	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$6,125	$4,615
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$6,725	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$6,887	$5,330
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$7,908	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$8,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$8,175	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$9,382	$5,639
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$10,011	$5,526
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$9,554	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$9,787	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$10,373	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$10,854	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$10,700	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$12,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$12,254	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$11,000	$7,164
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$10,298	$7,149

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,548

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$55,518

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$62,763

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

CUNY Queens College admitted 14,278 of 22,189 applicants in Fall 2024. The 64.3% rate describes that application pool.

64.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,538 in-state tuition · 2023–24 12,550 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1010–12901600

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Admissions

CUNY Queens College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For CUNY Queens College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–650 and Math was 510–640 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1010–1290 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	560	650
SAT Math	510	560	640

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, CUNY Queens College received 22,189 applications and admitted 14,278 (64.3%), with 1,751 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

64.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	55.5%
Fall 2002	45.4%
Fall 2003	38.2%
Fall 2004	40.4%
Fall 2005	45.8%
Fall 2006	43.4%
Fall 2007	42.6%
Fall 2008	40.4%
Fall 2009	37.6%
Fall 2010	32.6%
Fall 2011	30.2%
Fall 2012	30.7%
Fall 2013	37%
Fall 2014	39.8%
Fall 2015	40.4%
Fall 2016	41.3%
Fall 2017	42.7%
Fall 2018	47.6%
Fall 2019	48.8%
Fall 2020	53.5%
Fall 2021	60.8%
Fall 2022	69.5%
Fall 2023	68.5%
Fall 2024	64.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1290Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	930	1160
Fall 2002	930	1150
Fall 2003	920	1140
Fall 2004	930	1150
Fall 2005	920	1130
Fall 2006	940	1140
Fall 2007	920	1130
Fall 2008	930	1130
Fall 2009	970	1150
Fall 2010	980	1170
Fall 2011	1020	1190
Fall 2012	1020	1200
Fall 2013	1020	1180
Fall 2014	1010	1170
Fall 2015	1020	1200
Fall 2016	1000	1180
Fall 2017	1060	1220
Fall 2018	1060	1220
Fall 2019	1040	1200
Fall 2020	1040	1190
Fall 2023	1100	1320
Fall 2024	1010	1290

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

12,550Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at CUNY Queens College rose from 11,263 (Fall 2002) to 12,550 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	11,263
Fall 2003	11,569
Fall 2004	11,859
Fall 2005	12,320
Fall 2006	12,991
Fall 2007	13,901
Fall 2008	14,497
Fall 2009	15,270
Fall 2010	15,337
Fall 2011	15,449
Fall 2012	15,257
Fall 2013	14,424
Fall 2014	14,842
Fall 2015	15,148
Fall 2016	15,426
Fall 2017	15,762
Fall 2018	15,645
Fall 2019	15,907
Fall 2020	15,735
Fall 2021	14,859
Fall 2022	13,513
Fall 2023	13,060
Fall 2024	12,550

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

79%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at CUNY Queens College has held near 79% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	87%
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	84%
Fall 2005 cohort	81%
Fall 2006 cohort	84%
Fall 2007 cohort	85%
Fall 2008 cohort	86%
Fall 2009 cohort	88%
Fall 2010 cohort	87%
Fall 2011 cohort	87%
Fall 2012 cohort	84%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	84%
Fall 2016 cohort	84%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	83%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	78%
Fall 2023 cohort	79%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about CUNY Queens College

Faculty pay at CUNY Queens College averages $146,448 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes CUNY Queens College as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 12,550 undergraduates live off campus, and 78.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

CUNY Queens College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1010–1290 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on CUNY Queens College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How CUNY Queens College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

CUNY Queens College64.3%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

CUNY Queens College$7,538

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

CUNY Queens College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

CUNY Queens College$62,763

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

CUNY Queens College, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	CUNY Queens College	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	64.3%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,538	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$62,763	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For CUNY Queens College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

CUNY Queens College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 25 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$112,903
Finance and Financial Management Services	$94,526
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$79,175
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$78,281
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$76,925
Urban Studies/Affairs	$74,979
Mathematics	$74,659
Accounting and Related Services	$69,956
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$67,221
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$65,863
Political Science and Government	$65,213
Economics	$65,049
Biology, General	$64,303
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$64,185
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$62,602
Communication and Media Studies	$61,501
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$59,655
Psychology, General	$57,210
Sociology	$56,550
History	$52,406
English Language and Literature, General	$50,194
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$49,054
Design and Applied Arts	$44,835
Fine and Studio Arts	$37,764
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$31,239

These 25 fields listed for CUNY Queens College measure earnings after completion. The $62,763 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 28 additional CUNY Queens College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does CUNY Queens College report?

CUNY Queens College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1010–1290 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is CUNY Queens College's acceptance rate?

64.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 14,278 admitted from 22,189 applicants.

How much does CUNY Queens College cost?

In-state tuition is $7,538; out-of-state students pay $15,488. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does CUNY Queens College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $62,763. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

CUNY New York City College of Technology — 80.3% admitted
CUNY York College — 64.1% admitted
D'Youville University — 81.4% admitted
Daemen University — 68.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.