2024–2025
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Hunter College Facts and Statistics
22538
Total Students
74%
Receive Financial Support
75%
Graduate Debt-Free
Undergraduate Ethnic Background
Student Body Characteristics
70.5% Students of Color
37% Undergraduate First-Gen Students
34.2% Undergraduate Transfer students
50.7% Alumni who live in New York City
70.0% Alumni who live in New York State
Undergraduate Borough Breakdown
87%
Students from NYC Boroughs
84%
First Year Students from NYC Public Schools
13:1
Student to Faculty Ratio
Financial Features
$6,930 Full-time annual tuition for in-state residents
$18,600 Full-time annual tuition for out-of-state residents
74% Students who receive financial support
75% Students who graduate debt-free
Our students represent 154 countries and speak 70 different languages.
Undergraduate Academics
Application and Acceptance
54% Admissions Rate
32,244 Applications
17,355 Admitted
56%
Students in STEM Majors
College Rankings
- No. 1 for Social Mobility among Regional Universities North,
US News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges - No. 2 Best Value Nationally by The Wall Street Journal
- No. 6 for Financial Aid, Princeton Review 2026 Top 20 Public Schools
- Tier 1 School for Economic Mobility by Third Way
Prestigious Scholarships
Since 2017–18, 393 nationally competitive fellowships awarded, including:
- 1 Gates-Cambridge
- 1 Truman
- 1 Soros
- 2 Rhodes
- 5 Luce
- 7 Schwarzman
- 10 Goldwater
- 24 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
- 19 New York City Urban Fellowships
- 21 Jeannette K. Watson Fellowships
- 49 Fulbright Scholars