Colleges / CUNY Queens College
College · Public · Queens, NY · City
CQC

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY

Hispanic-serving
Address65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY 11367
Websitewww.qc.cuny.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate64%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$4k
Undergrad size12,550
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $4k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 64% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1120.

If you get in

12,550 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $14k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $4k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$57k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$17k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$41k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$15.5k
Room & board
$17.1k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants47%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans8%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$10k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$63k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,550
Location
Queens, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Queens · Queens College
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Asian31%
  • Hispanic31%
  • White17%
  • Black10%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races3%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time21%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 53

What you can study.

Colleges / CUNY Queens College
College · Public · Queens, NY · City
CQC

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY

Hispanic-serving
Address65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY 11367
Websitewww.qc.cuny.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate64%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$4k
Undergrad size12,550
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $4k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 64% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1120.

If you get in

12,550 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $14k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $4k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$57k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$17k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$41k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$15.5k
Room & board
$17.1k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants47%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans8%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$10k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$63k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,550
Location
Queens, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Queens · Queens College
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Asian31%
  • Hispanic31%
  • White17%
  • Black10%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races3%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time21%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 53

What you can study.