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CUNY Hunter College

Hunter College of the City University of New York was established in 1870 as the Normal College, a teacher-training school for young women. Thomas Hunter, an Irish immigrant and social reformer, was founder of the college. The college adopted its current name in 1914 and became a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY). Presently, Hunter College has over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. The college is organized into several academic divisions such as:

  • School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Education
  • School of Social Work
  • School of the Health Professions

Hunter College officially recognized a number of fraternities and sororities including a chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a few African-American fraternities, Zeta Phi Alpha, Mu Sigma Upsilon, Delta Pi Sigma, Kappa Sigma, and Alpha Sigma.

Campus Location

695 Park Ave
New York, NY 10065
USA
Main Tel: (212) 772-4000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, liberal arts, fine arts, family and social work, photography and commercial art, education and teaching, and drama and performing arts.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor2,51156
Master1,56654
Post-master's certificate829

Students

Student enrollment was 20,845 in 2007-2008 (16,233 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 66% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 4,399
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 9,039
Room and board$ 9,776
Books and supplies$ 1,016
Other$ 4,526

Financial Aid: Hunter College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  469
Without tenure; working toward tenure  152
Without tenure; tenure not available  65

Housing and Meals

Hunter College provides on-campus housing for 612 of its 16,233 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

The school is in the City University of New York Athletic Conference for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men31%
Women30%
All30%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal480-580
Math500-600

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (185 awarded)

  • Accounting

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (19 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (43 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (804 awarded)

  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Orthopedic/Oth Phys Impairments
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • History Teacher Education
  • Latin Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

  • Archeology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (348 awarded)

  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (167 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (1,239 awarded)

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Comparative Literature
  • Creative Writing
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • German Language and Literature
  • Hebrew Language and Literature
  • History
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Political Science and Government
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (32 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDIA (185 awarded)

  • Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (42 awarded)

  • Environmental Health
  • Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (42 awarded)

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (48 awarded)

  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (50 awarded)

  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (171 awarded)

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (27 awarded)

  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (68 awarded)

  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (33 awarded)

  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (207 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (441 awarded)

  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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