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CUNY Hunter College

695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065

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Thomas Hunter Hall, on Lexington Avenue, with the North Building in the background
Thomas Hunter Hall, on Lexington Avenue, with the North Building in the background
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CUNY Hunter College School Description

Hunter College is a comprehensive teaching, research and service institution, long committed to excellence and access of undergraduate and graduate students in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as in several professional fields: education, health sciences, nursing and social work. Founded in 1870, Hunter is one of the oldest public colleges in the country, dedicated from its earliest days to serving a student body which reflects the diversity of New York City. Hunter takes pride in the success it has had over the years in enabling the people of New York to combine the strengths of their varied experiences with the skills they need to participate effectively in the wider society.

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CUNY Hunter College

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Hunter College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Originally known as the Normal College, Hunter was founded in 1870 by Irish immigrant and social reformer Thomas Hunter as a teacher-training school for young women. Today, Hunter is a coeducational liberal arts and sciences college that offers undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 100 fields. The college is organized into four schools: The School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of the Health Professions, and the School of Social Work.

The 2008 edition of "America's Best Colleges", published by U.S. News & World Report, places the college 12th among public universities in the north in the "Best Universities-Master's" category, and among the 574 public and private institutions in this category, Hunter is in the first tier with a rank of 51. According to the "Best Value Colleges for 2009," a ranking published by the Princeton Review and U.S.A. Today, Hunter is the nation's number 8 "Best Value" in public colleges (on the basis of the analysis of over 30 factors in three areas: academics, costs of attendance, and financial aid).

History

Founding

Hunter College has its origins in the nineteenth-century movement for normal school training which swept across the United States. Hunter descends from the Female Normal and High School (later renamed the Normal College of the City of New York), organized in New York City in 1870. Founded by Irish immigrant Thomas Hunter, who was president of the school during the first 37 years, it was originally a women's college for training teachers. The school, which was housed in an armory and saddle store at Broadway and East Fourth Street in Manhattan, was open to all qualified women, irrespective of race, religion or ethnic background, which was incongruent to the prevailing admission practices of other schools during this era. Created by the New York State Legislature, Hunter was deemed the only approved institution for those seeking to teach in New York City during this time. The school incorporated an elementary and high school for gifted children, where students practiced teaching. In 1887, a kindergarten was established as well. (Today, the elementary school and the high school still exist at a different location, and are now called the Hunter College Campus Schools.)

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Hawks

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
15,631
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
97%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$8,989
Students Receiving Aid:
80%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$65 65
Selectivity:
Highly Selective
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CUNY Hunter College Degree Programs

Bachelors Degree Programs

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Masters Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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CUNY Hunter College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 97%
Part-Time 3%
Men vs. Women
Women 67%
Men 33%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 49%
Hispanic 19%
Asian 15%
African-American 14%
Other 3%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 92%
Out-of-State 8%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New York 92%
Massachusetts 0%
California 0%
Florida 0%
New Jersey 0%
Percent of Students International: 8%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 4%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (City University of New York Ath Conf)
Track (City University of New York Ath Conf)

CUNY Hunter College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $4,349 $8,989  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $4,000 $8,640  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $349 $349  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $3,259 43%  
State and Local Grants:
 $2,898 75%  
Institutional Grants:
 $4,518 4%  
Student Loans:
 $2,547 7%  
Any Aid:
   80%  

CUNY Hunter College Admissions

Acceptance Rate: 34% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 100%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 480, Math: 500
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 580, Math: 600

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $65.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Not Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

College Advice on CUNY Hunter College

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Question: CUNY help .........?

I go to Lehman College and my gpa is 2.7-3.5, I really want to transfer to hunter College, do you think I need a higher gpa.
36 months ago
noble_savage
noble...

Best Answer

Is 2.7 your cumulative GPA and 3.5 your major GPA? If you are a freshman or sophomore, try to bring your cumulative GPA as close to 3.0 as possible. Take more courses in subjects you know you'll do well in. When I transferred into Hunter, I remember I finished my sophomore year elsewhere with a 2.8, but I told them that I was really committed to changing to a new major and my low grades were due to choosing the wrong course of study in my first 2 years of college. Also try to get recommendations from professors in the classes in which you got good grades. Those seemed to do the trick for me. Good luck.
rebecca
rebecca

Question: What SAT score would I need to get into Hunter college in NYC?

36 months ago
quepie
quepie

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Middle 50% of students get these scores: SAT Critical Reading: 490 - 580 SAT Math: 500 - 600 So aim for something like that.
christal f
christal f

Question: Hunter college!?

Would you guys say hunter college is a hard school to get into and why and what do your gpa and sat look like plzz plzzz help!!
37 months ago
Cristina L
Crist...

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I'm assuming you mean CUNY - Hunter College, which I just graduated from. It's not very hard to get into, but it's not a community college either. I'm not familiar with the additional writing section, but let's says out of the old 1600 total SAT, an average of 1100 should be alright, with about a 3.0 GPA. I had a 1260 with a 3.8 when I graduated high school, but I had transferred from another school in search of a cheaper education. Also, just want to say it's really a great school, I had a lot of fun. The student body is very diverse, as are the classes offered, and the requirements they make you take very diverse classes you would never have thought to take. Good Luck!
corky
corky

Question: Hunter College or John Jay College of Criminal Justice?

In general, which one do you think has more to offer? location-wise, student life etc....
37 months ago
evelinka420
eveli...

Best Answer

Depends what you want to major in... John Jay is for people lookign to become police officers, lawyers, and other law-related majors. Hunter is more for social work, teachers, sciences, etc. I'd choose Hunter- I like the location better---right by Central Park =)
justellemJimsaidhello
justell...

Question: CUNY Transfer--NYC?

Undergrad in my fifth year as a music ed. major. Now, going part time with only a 3 credit course. I still have some classes to go to finish up my degree. What are the requirements needed to transfer to Hunter College in Manhattan and graduate from there? Thanks very much!!
38 months ago
vintagebohemia
vinta...

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My boyfriend is a music major at Hunter. You have to spend at least one year at a college to graduate from there. Also, Hunter College only has a MA in music education for transfers. Most CUNY schools require music majors to spend at least two years at their school in order to graduate, rather than only one year.
corky
corky

Question: Does anyone go to Hunter College?

if anyone goes there/or has already graduated, can you tell me of your experience at Hunter, like what you liked best and least, the level of diversity among students, etc etc...Thanks! =o)
39 months ago
Tara C
Tara C

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I graduated from Hunter in the Winter of 2001. I loved it. Diversity is not an issue here at all. Check out the web site and you will see all of the cultural clubs that exist. I only had a problem with one professor, hopefully she has retired, she was about 90 then. She was a Shakespear professor. If you find one that requires that she uses her text on feminism and Shakespear that's her. Stear clear! If you like writing take a poetry course with Melinda Goodman. If you like literature classes take them with Prof. Luria. Both of them are amazing. Your first week of school will be overwhelming. There seem to be too many people, but be patient. By the third week many people have dropped! Also, avoid the elevators at all cost. They take forever and your stuffed in there like sardines. One of the best things about this college is all of the visiting professors they have there.
ech9505
ech9505

Question: CUNY question.. please help?

want to go to one of the CUNY colleges. My choices are: CCNY, Queens College City University, Bernard College City University, or Hunter College City University.. Which one is the best? Is there anyone attending any of these colleges that could give me some information? Thanks so much in advance. sorry, i meant the Bernard M. Baruch CUNY
41 months ago
BrooklynChk
Brook...

Best Answer

HUNTER, for educational, speech, liberal arts, psychology, social work majors BARUCH for business, finance, accounting and such. Please choose between these 2 ! PS all CUNY"s are great. Inexpensive but education is great.
anastasia_beaverhausen
anastas...

Question: Hunter/Baruch college in NYC?

I'm from Michigan, but I've been thinking of applying to Hunter college in NYC, or Baruch College (dying to get out of the midwest). Which one of the two (or any other schools that you know of) would you recommend? I'm not quite sure yet what I will major in, possibly business/advertising/public relations, but I was looking for a good liberal arts school in the area. I was planning on attending either of the two for a year or so, then maybe transferring to NYU. Anyway, if you've ever attended Hunter or Baruch, what was it like? What were the students like? Housing (or lack thereof)? Would it be better to rent an apartment? What are the areas of the school like, safety wise? Is it a gay-friendly school? Thank you so much!
42 months ago
lelani
lelani

Best Answer

Okay im from nyc.......i went to hunter college. It was an okay school. I would recommend it because it's in the cuny system and cheaper do a year or two and tranfer to minimize cost. Most people at hunter tend to stay to themselves is what i noticed, but they are freindly depending on which classes you take. I went to night classes because it was easier make a schedule and work or study during the day. Im also thinking about doing my masters at baruch which i here is a good bussiness/public relations school. As for your major since both schools are in the cuny system...every cuny school have diffrent majors so it all depends on what you decide on in the end. As for housing i don't know how their housing is set up but they do have it. It depends on your money situation because renting an apartment in nyc can be very expensive think in the range of about 700 dollars and up(which maybe if you lucky a room)........ the hunter college area since it's the upper west side of manhattan it is VERY expensive area to rent apartments. safety wise the area is pretty safe, at night it's get's pretty quite. Its not to far from central par. Gay friendly......i know my friend joing the glbt club there and she liked it. But if you are transfering to nyu or even living in nyc.....the village where nyu is located is the most gay friendliest area in nyc. NYC is nice place to come to school and experience. Okay i hoped i answered your questions. Good luck!
David A
David A

Question: which cuny college is better for pre-med...hunter college or brooklyn college?

43 months ago
Dr_Adventure
Dr_Ad...

Best Answer

Neither are really great. Both are teir 3 schools. So you will want to be sure to be in the top 1% of your class at either to have a chance of getting into a good med school in this country.
nauman
nauman

Question: Hunter College or College of Staten Island? Which one is better?

i want to do pre med in one of the CUNY schools.
45 months ago
laney
laney

Best Answer

I can only give you info on Hunter because I go there. Hunter doesn't have a pre-med major. So you would have to fulfill the pre-med requirements (1 yr bio, 1 yr chem, 1 yr organic chem, 1 yr physics, calculus) in addition to the core requirements AND major and minor requirements. Of course your major can be one of the sciences since you've already got so many credits in those courses. Also, you can declare your minor to be the language you're taking because you're required to take 12 credits of language and your minor is only 12 credits. It does sound like a lot of work, that's why I changed my major. But I know plenty of people who are more motivated than I am and are still going for it. Good luck!
Daniel Alando Garcia
Daniel ...

Question: City University of New York - Hunter College...Did you go to this school?

I am considering doing a Master's degree at the City University of New York, Hunter College. Has anyone attended this school? What are your thoughts about it? Is it a good school with a good reputation? What about for graduate study in Psychology? Thanks!
46 months ago
cyn1c4l
cyn1c4l

Best Answer

My friend goes there, he says it's okay. The main reason people go there is because it's cheap though.

Photos

  • Thomas Hunter Hall, on Lexington Avenue, with the North Building in the background
    Thomas Hunter Hall, on Lexington Avenue, with the North Building in the background [source]
  • View of the bridges between the East and West Buildings, the main no. 6 subway entrance, and Tony Smith's Tau.
    View of the bridges between the East and West Buildings, the main no. 6 subway entrance, and Tony Smith's Tau. [source]

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