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)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,511	56
Master	1,566	54
Post-master's certificate	82	9

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)

Item	Cost
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.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Hunter College:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	CUNY City College	New York, NY	14,392
2	CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn, NY	16,087
3	CUNY Lehman College	Bronx, NY	10,922
4	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, NC	18,627
5	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	37,217
6	University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	20,592
7	California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	37,130
8	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA	31,700
9	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge, LA	28,628
10	East Carolina University	Greenville, NC	25,990

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)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	31%
Women	30%
All	30%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	480-580
Math	500-600

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