Also known as

  • Hunter
  • Hunter College

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
6,906
76.4% Female
23.6% Male

Institution Overview

System
City University of New York
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
265
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
98
Doctoral Research
12
Doctoral Professional
5
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.20%
American Indian or Alaska Native
12.76%
Asian
13.71%
Black or African American
24.57%
Hispanic or Latino
0.16%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
43.57%
White
1.80%
Two or more races
3.23%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$75
Admissions Office Web Address
www.hunter.cuny.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$11,090
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$20,520

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
98
Doctor's Degree Research
12
Doctor's Degree Professional
5
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
34
Post Master's Certificate
26
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Adult Development and Aging Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Master's Degree Yes No
Anthropology Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Mathematics, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree Yes No
Bilingual and Multilingual Education Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Chemistry Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical Nurse Leader Master's Degree Yes No
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Comparative Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree Yes No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral – Research Yes No
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Dance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Dietetics/Dietitian Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dance Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Earth Science Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Economics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impa Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree Yes No
English Literature (British and Commonwealth Master's Degree Yes No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Environmental Health Master's Degree Yes No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foreign Language Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
French Language Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's Degree Yes No
Geography Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
History, General Master's Degree Yes No
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Italian Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Language Interpretation and Translation Master's Degree Yes No
Latin Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Mass Communication/Media Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics and Statistics Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Museology/Museum Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music History, Literature, and Theory Master's Degree Yes No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree Yes No
Nursing Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Nursing Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacology Master's Degree Yes No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree Yes No
Physical Sciences Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Physics Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Playwriting and Screenwriting Master's Degree Yes No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Psychology, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree Yes No
Russian Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Psychology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Social Work Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sociology Master's Degree Yes No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Spanish Language Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree Yes No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree Yes No
Superintendency and Educational System Administration Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Master's Degree Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 630 628 2 0
With faculty status 628 628 0 0
Tenured 447 447 0 0
On tenure track 136 136 0 0
Not on tenure track 45 45 0 0
Annual contract 45 45 0 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 2 0 2 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$11,090
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$20,520
Financial aid office web address
www.hunter.cuny.edu/onestop/finances/financial-aid
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$7,140
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$11,090$20,520
Full time Fees$308$308
Part time, per credit hour$470$855

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
6,906
76.4% Female
23.6% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.20%
American Indian or Alaska Native
12.76%
Asian
13.71%
Black or African American
24.57%
Hispanic or Latino
0.16%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
43.57%
White
1.80%
Two or more races
3.23%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 5 9
Asian 189 692
Black Or African American 207 740
Hispanic Or Latino 354 1,343
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 4 7
Non-resident Alien 51 172
White 789 2,220
Two Or More Races 30 94

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
2,038
22.0% Male
78.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
51
19.6% Male
80.4% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
108
30.6% Male
69.4% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
120
12.5% Male
87.5% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
695 Park Ave
New York, NY 10065
Phone
212-772-4000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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