CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY · Public · Large city · CQC · Queens College
Public institution in Queens, NY · 13,060 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $62,763 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Average net price
- Top 5%Cost of attendance
- Top 6%Median graduate debt
- Top 9%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $3,83046th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,538323rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,488576th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $13,643104th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $10,298111th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,763444th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,548622nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.2%769th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.2%767th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 68.5%568th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1210376th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 13,060192nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.7%428th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (LGA)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 48 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $57,318 | $59,873 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageEducation | bachelors | $52,107 | — |
| Urban Studies/AffairsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $47,260 | $38,289 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,111 | $41,308 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $43,000 | $41,565 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $39,909 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $41,193 | $29,685 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $40,329 | $34,505 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $39,741 | $38,289 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $39,153 | $37,208 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $36,398 | $32,569 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $35,891 | $34,526 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1937source
- Athletic nickname: "Knights"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Silver and Navy and Blacksource
- Mascot: Knightsource
- Motto: "(Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 83 acressource
- Athletic conference: ECCsource
- Notable alum: Adrien Brodysource
- Notable alum: Paul Simonsource
- Notable alum: Jerry Seinfeldsource
- Notable alum: Jon Favreausource
- Notable alum: Carole Kingsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,103,886 (M $537,329 · W $566,557)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to CUNY Queens College’s 13,060 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY · 12,950 undergrads
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · 13,225 undergrads
- Excelsior UniversityAlbany, NY · 12,701 undergrads
- University at AlbanyAlbany, NY · 12,100 undergrads
- CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY · 11,934 undergrads
- Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · 14,401 undergrads
Elsewhere
- California State University-ChicoChico, CA · 13,057 undergrads
- Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL · 13,053 undergrads
- University of Houston-DowntownHouston, TX · 12,812 undergrads
- Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · 13,407 undergrads
- Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI · 12,704 undergrads
- California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, CA · 12,642 undergrads
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- Official websiteqc.cuny.edu
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