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CUNY Queens College

Queens, New York Public 4-year Large city

Overview

CUNY Queens College is a public four-year institution based in Queens, New York. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 15,965 students in fall 2024, including 13,464 undergraduates and 2,501 graduate students. It is part of City University of New York.

CUNY Queens College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 126 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Computer Science, and Accounting. It awarded 2,654 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

15,965
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
2,654
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
126
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 126

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 33
Psychology 4
Social Sciences 8
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 15
Health Professions 5
Library Science 3
English Language and Literature 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 2
History 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 14
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Physical Sciences 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 8
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
79%
First-year retention, part-time students
63%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,668
Master's degrees
817
Postbaccalaureate certificates
137
Post-master's certificates
32

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
15,965
Undergraduates, fall 2024
13,464
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,501
Full-time, fall 2024
69%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,311
Undergraduates, 2024-25
16,346
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,965
Full-time, 2024-25
62%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
54%
Men
46%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
29%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
30%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
52%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
City University of New York
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
East Coast Conference
President
Frank H. Wu
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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