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Hunter College considers applicants on a rolling basis and space availability to many of our graduate programs after the advertised deadlines.
The Graduate Admission Application for Spring 2026 is now available. The Application for Fall 2026 programs will be available beginning November. We’re still rolling out improvements, so brief maintenance windows may occur. If the application is taken offline for updates, it will return shortly. We appreciate your patience.
Physical Therapy Applicants: Students seeking to apply to Physical Therapy must apply through the PTCAS system. For more information, visit: hunter.cuny.edu/physical-therapy/admissions
Nursing Applicants: Students seeking to apply for the School of Nursing must apply through the Nursing CAS system. For more information, visit: nursingcas.liaisoncas.org/apply/
An applicant for admission to Hunter College as a matriculated student in any of the master’s programs must meet the following minimum criteria. To be considered for graduate admission, an applicant must first:
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, comparable in standard and content to a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College.
Degrees granted on the basis of work completed at institutions which are not fully accredited, or on the basis of nonacademic prior learning, test scores, and other than organized supervised course work in academic subjects may not be considered comparable.
The student must demonstrate ability to pursue graduate work successfully. In general, the minimum requirements for consideration are an undergraduate average of B in the area in which the student wishes to specialize and an average of B- in the undergraduate record as a whole.
For admission in the School of Arts and Sciences, the student is generally required to present at least 18 credits of previous work in the area of specialization and two letters of reference. See specific program descriptions for additional requirements.
For admission to the School of Education, the student is generally required to present a liberal arts or science major of at least 30 credits. Some programs require coursework in the subject area. See specific program descriptions for detailed requirements.
Before you begin the process of applying to one of our graduate programs, please review the information below that serves as a checklist of steps required to complete and submit your application. You may apply to only one program per semester.
To access the Graduate Admission Online Application account, you must first create your Online Application account by entering basic information and creating a username and password.
Once you have created your account, login with your username and password to begin.
Application instructions are available within the online application, please be sure to review and follow these instruction as you complete each section of the application to ensure that you are doing so accurately. If your application is successfully submitted you will receive an e-mail confirmation.
Be sure to start your application early, so that you are allow enough time to complete all the required and conditionally required questions prior to the deadline for your program.
Your application must include a Statement of Purpose of approximately 500 words indicating your purposes and objectives in undertaking graduate study, your special interests and plans, and your strengths and weakness in your chosen field. In reviewing applications, considerable importance is placed on the applicant's relevant experience as well as his or her interest in and commitment to advanced study and professional development.
The Statement of Purpose should be uploaded to the online application prior to submission and should be typed in a standard font such as Times New Roman or Arial.
Some graduate programs have specific requirements for the Statement of Purpose, including:
Please visit the program's webpage for details.
Some programs may require a 400-600 word supplemental essay, such as:
Not all programs that require a supplemental essay may be listed here. For other programs, the Supplemental Essay may be optional.
Please visit the specific graduate program's webpage for more information.
In support of your application, Hunter College requires you to scan and upload transcripts from all college, university, and/or post-secondary institutions you have attended, including graduate and undergraduate institutions where you earned (or will earn) a degree, studied for one semester or more, or study abroad.
When applying to a graduate degree program at Hunter College, except for the Silberman School of Social Work, copies of original academic transcripts (in the native language) must be submitted and show the dates of enrollment; the subjects or courses taken; the units, credits or time allotted to each subject per term or year; marks or rating in each subject and, if rank is determined, rank in the total class or group. Evidence of conferral of all degrees, diplomas or professional titles must also be submitted.
If these documents are issued in a language other than English, they must be submitted with authorized, complete and exact English translations.
In addition, Hunter College now requires that applicants submit course - by - course evaluation reports of their non-US studies by one of the following private evaluation services listed below. Evaluations of academic transcripts can serve as English translations.
Click the link below to see additional instructions for submitting non-US transcripts to the School of Social Work.
View Social Work Admission RequirementsAs an additional means of evaluating the qualifications of applicants, several graduate programs require completion of the nationally standardized competency exams such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
If GRE or GMAT scores are required for the program to which you are applying, direct the Educational Testing Service (ETS) (www.gre.org) or the Graduate Management Admissions Council (www.gmac.com) to send your GRE or GMAT scores to Hunter College, Graduate Admissions Office.
Institutional Code for Hunter College:
It is strongly suggested that all nationally administered examinations be taken no later than February for fall admission and no later than September for spring admission. An applicant’s likelihood of admission may be seriously jeopardized by failure to submit test scores by the application deadline.
TOEFL, TSE and TWE: Applicants whose native language is not English and whose post-secondary education was in a country where English is not the native language must present Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores. Admission is offered only to those students who are fully prepared in English as demonstrated by the TOEFL or IELTS.
Applications for students who are required to submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) will not be considered without the test scores.
The following minimum scores must be obtained:
Please refer to the specific graduate program webpage to verify if the graduate degree program you wish to apply to requires TOEFL/IELTS scores that are higher than the College's minimum requirement.
*The Duolingo Test is not acceptable for graduate studies.
School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, Communication Sciences, Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Nursing, Nutrition or Physical Therapy
Silberman School of Social Work
In the Work History section, upload a copy of your resume to provide detailed information of your professional experience.
If the program you are applying to requires additional information, the system will prompt you to complete a supplemental section.
Through the online application, applicants must list the identities of at least two (2) people (three for applicants to the Integrated Media Arts Program) who will submit letters of recommendation on their behalf.
Recommendations should be provided from employers, supervisors, professors, or others who are able to comment on your professional and educational goals and potential (no friends or relatives please).
Applicants are not permitted to inspect letters of recommendation in their Hunter files.
Only students who are admitted and currently enrolled in a graduate degree program at Hunter College may make an appointment with the Graduate Admissions Office to view their letters of recommendation unless the right of access has been waived on the form.
Applicants to the One Year Residence Program may count their Agency Executive Reference Letter from the agency where you are currently employed as one of the two required recommendations. Applicants to the Advanced Standing Program must obtain recommendations ("Advanced Standing Core Competency Forms" found under Downloadable Forms Section) from their undergraduate faculty advisor and from the field instructor for their most recent undergraduate placement. These will count as the two required recommendations.
Click the "Review" link (towards the bottom left-hand side of the application) to verify the completeness of your application before it is submitted. If all required or conditionally required fields are not complete, the system will identify which questions still need answers.
Please note that this section refers only to the minimum number of questions required by the system before submission is allowed.
A non-refundable $75 application processing fee is required to submit your application for consideration. The application fee is payable by credit card, check or money order. Applications submitted without the fee will not processed.
To pay by check or money order, mail your payment to:
Office of the Bursar
Room 238, North Building
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
All current Hunter College seniors and undergraduate alumni are eligible to receive an application fee waiver when applying to a graduate program in the Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 semesters. To receive your application fee waiver:
Applicants who submit an application to the following programs prior to June 30, 2026 are eligible for a sponsored application fee. These programs are listed below:
Math Education
Bilingual Education
Special Education
Graduate applicants who are Veterans of the United States Military Service, currently on Active Duty or members of the National Guard or Reserves, are exempt from paying the graduate application fee.
Proof required includes a copy of either of the following:
Send request along with proof of your Veteran/Military status to us via email to gradadmissions@hunter.cuny.edu or via mail to:
Hunter College Graduate Admissions
695 Park Ave, Room 223 North
New York, NY 10065
Attn: Veterans Fee Waiver
Applicants who submit materially incomplete applications that omit information on any post-secondary institutions may result in being barred from enrolling in any CUNY college for a period of five years - CUNY Manual of General Policy 7.01 Admission Application Fraud
Hunter College reserves the right to rescind any offer of admission if any discrepancies are found between the uploaded and official transcript(s).
All documents submitted to Hunter College become the legal property of the College and may not be surrendered back or copied.