CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY
65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY 11367
718-997-5000

CUNY Queens College is a public university located in the borough of Queens in New York City. The college was founded in 1937 and is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Queens College is consistently ranked as one of the top public colleges in the United States. The college offers bachelor's and master's degrees in over 70 academic programs.

Queens College is located on a 38-acre (15 ha) campus in the Kew Gardens Hills section of Queens. The campus is adjacent to the Queensboro Hill neighborhood and near the geographic center of the borough. The college is organized into four schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Business, and the School of Graduate Studies.

The School of Arts and Sciences offers bachelor's degrees in over 40 majors, including English, history, psychology, and sociology. The School of Education offers bachelor's and master's degrees in education and counseling. The School of Business offers bachelor's degrees in business administration and accounting. The School of Graduate Studies offers master's degrees in over 15 programs, including English, history, psychology, and sociology.

Queens College has a strong commitment to the liberal arts and sciences, and offers a wide range of programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The college also has a strong reputation for its teacher education programs, and offers a number of programs in the fields of education and counseling.

Queens College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The college is also a member of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, the Association of American Universities, and the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United States.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 19700

Acceptance Rate: 53.49%

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.qc.cuny.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.qc.cuny.edu/admissions/fa/Pages/default.aspx

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $30043

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $37993

Return on Investment Rating

rating stars

The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at CUNY Queens College is $117645.52. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at CUNY Queens College. For graduates of CUNY Queens College, we saw an average early-career income of $56800.00 and mid-career income of $101600.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.