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CUNY Queens College

CUNY Queens College is a public university located in Flushing Queens, New York City, United States. It was established in 1937. The College campus, and its associated buildings, stretches over an area of 77 acres of urban land.

The departments of Queens College include:

  • Accounting & Information Systems
  • Agriculture
  • Anthropology
  • Computer Science
  • English
  • Family, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences
  • Media Studies

CUNY Queens College's athletic team is called the Knights. The official mascot is the Knight.

CUNY QUeens College alumni association has several members from the entertainment industry including Jon Favreau, Hollywood director; Jerry Seinfeld, popularcomedian; Paul Simon, lead singer of the band Simon and Garfunkel; and Adrien Brody, Academy award winning actor.

Campus Location

65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing, NY 11367-0904
USA
Main Tel: (718) 997-5000
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, music, education and teaching, liberal arts, and mathematics.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Selective admissions.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor2,43355
Master1,23847
Post-master's certificate532

Students

Student enrollment was 18,728 in 2007-2008 (14,757 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 77% of enrolled students and graduate students are 23%.

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, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 4,447
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 9,087
Books and supplies$ 1,016

Financial Aid: Queens 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  407
Without tenure; working toward tenure  161
Without tenure; tenure not available  62

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men38%
Women42%
All40%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal450-550
Math480-580

Programs of Study

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

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (530 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Finance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Labor Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (77 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies

DESIGN (12 awarded)

  • Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (19 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1,007 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • 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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (44 awarded)

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

FINE ARTS (50 awarded)

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

LIBERAL ARTS (1,118 awarded)

  • African Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Comparative Literature
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • Hebrew Language and Literature
  • History
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library Science/Librarianship
  • Linguistics
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (71 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (102 awarded)

  • Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (104 awarded)

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (49 awarded)

  • Music Performance

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (32 awarded)

  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded)

  • Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (18 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (71 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (408 awarded)

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychology
  • School Psychology

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