# CUNY Queens College

Public college in Queens, NY. IPEDS ID 190664.
Source page: https://educationguide.com/colleges/cuny-queens-college · Data: https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/cuny-queens-college.json · Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score

## Key numbers
- Acceptance rate: 64% (Fall 2024, College Scorecard)
- Average net price after grants: $4,195 per year (AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25)
- Graduation rate (6 years): 53%; beats 31% of NY colleges and 48% nationwide
- Median earnings 10 years after starting: $62,763; beats 57% of NY colleges and 75% nationwide
- Median debt at graduation: $8,580

## Net price by family income (per year, after grants)
| Family income | Net price |
|---|---|
| 0-30k | $1,541 |
| 30-48k | $3,133 |
| 48-75k | $6,785 |
| 75-110k | $9,110 |
| 110k+ | $12,700 |

Average after grants for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, in-state. Negative values mean grants exceed cost.

## Cost to finish and years to pay back (EducationGuide calculation)
Graduates took 4.47 years on average (37% finished in 4 years; Fall 2017 entrants, IPEDS). Earnings gain = $62,763 (median earnings of former students 10 years after starting college (College Scorecard)) minus $34,633 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in NY (Census ACS 2020-2024).

| Family income | Net price / yr | Cost to finish | Years to pay back |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | $1,541 | $6,888 | under 1 year |
| 30-48k | $3,133 | $14,005 | under 1 year |
| 48-75k | $6,785 | $30,329 | 1.1 years |
| 75-110k | $9,110 | $40,722 | 1.4 years |
| 110k+ | $12,700 | $56,769 | 2.0 years |

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value

## Sticker price
- Cost of attendance: $14,367 in-state; about $22,317 out-of-state
- Tuition and fees: $7,538 in-state, $15,488 out-of-state
- Housing and meals: $16,464; books: $1,500

## Admissions
- SAT reading & writing: 500–650; SAT math: 510–640; ACT: not reported (25th–75th percentile, Fall 2024)
- Fall 2023: 20,800 applicants, 14,252 admitted, 2,082 enrolled; test scores considered but not required
- Fall 2024: acceptance 64%, ACT not reported (College Scorecard)
- Fall 2023: acceptance 69%, ACT not reported (IPEDS Admissions)

## Majors (53 bachelor's majors)
| Major | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | $63,632 | $112,903 | $13,500 |
| Finance | $45,168 | $94,526 | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $48,923 | $79,175 | not reported |
| Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders | $23,108 | $78,281 | $8,500 |
| Education (Subject Teaching) | $58,894 | $76,925 | $16,000 |
| Urban Studies / Affairs | $42,995 | $74,979 | $12,201 |
| Mathematics | $31,747 | $74,659 | $11,745 |
| Accounting | $45,158 | $69,956 | $11,313 |
| Education (Elementary / Secondary) | $37,414 | $67,221 | $13,100 |
| Environmental Science / Conservation | $27,677 | $65,863 | not reported |
| Political Science | $34,863 | $65,213 | $11,000 |
| Economics | $39,377 | $65,049 | $9,500 |
| Biology | $31,777 | $64,303 | $12,000 |
| Spanish / French / Romance Languages | $37,654 | $64,185 | not reported |
| Kinesiology / Exercise Science | $16,236 | $62,602 | $5,500 |
| Communications | $31,918 | $61,501 | $9,875 |
| Dietetics | $36,903 | $59,655 | $13,004 |
| Psychology | $30,184 | $57,210 | $11,149 |
| Sociology | $31,975 | $56,550 | $15,750 |
| History | $27,769 | $52,406 | $13,000 |
| English | $28,290 | $50,194 | $9,500 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences / Human Sciences | $32,457 | $49,054 | $13,375 |
| Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design | $19,349 | $44,835 | $17,625 |
| Studio Art | $24,910 | $37,764 | $12,818 |
| Theatre | $11,604 | $31,239 | not reported |
| Area Studies | $16,733 | not reported | not reported |
| Ethnic / Gender Studies | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Public Relations and Advertising | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Linguistics | $24,900 | not reported | not reported |
| East Asian Languages (Chinese / Japanese / Korean) | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| German | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Middle / Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Classics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Development and Family Studies | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts / General Studies | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Neuroscience | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Philosophy | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Religious Studies | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Chemistry | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geology / Earth Science | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Physics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Anthropology | $22,917 | not reported | $14,835 |
| Social Sciences, Other | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Film and Photography | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Music | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Public Health | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Resources | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International Business | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Science / Analytics | not reported | not reported | not reported |

## Major to career
- Accounting → Accountant / auditor: median wage $105,650 (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ), $102,640 (NY), $83,680 (U.S.)
- Computer Science → Software developer: median wage $166,830 (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ), $166,180 (NY), $135,980 (U.S.)

## Sources and years
- Net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25; cost of attendance: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25; tuition: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25; earnings: Treasury AY2009-10, AY2010-11 pooled cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars; debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
- Major earnings (4 yr): Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

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