CUNY Queens College
Queens, New York · Also known as Queens | Queens College · Website
$62,763
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$62,763
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CUNY Queens College is a public 4-year college in Queens, New York with 12,550 undergraduates and 2,501 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $4,195 a year (tuition and fees $7,538 in-state, $15,488 out-of-state). It admits 64% of applicants and 53% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $62,763 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,298 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,195
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,538
Out-of-state $15,488
Admission rate
64%
US median 78%
Completion rate
53%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,298
About $109 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$62,763
Rank 638 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,195
- Tuition in-state
- $7,538
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,488
- Cost of attendance
- $14,367
- Students with a need-based grant
- 47%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $1,541
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,133
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,785
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,110
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,700
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,938 in 2015-16 to $7,538 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1,120
- Undergraduates
- 12,550
- Graduate students
- 2,501
- Part-time students
- 21%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 53%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 117
- Endowment
- $64.6M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 638 of 5,094 US colleges and 80 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,195 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,538 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 64% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 53% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,298 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,548 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $62,763 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 56% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
117 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 662 | $9,623 | $30,184 | $57,210 | $50,706 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 289 | $10,301 | $63,632 | $112,903 | $107,009 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 238 | $10,822 | $45,158 | $69,956 | $76,194 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 230 | $7,295 | $39,377 | $65,049 | $82,686 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 198 | $19,100 | $75,530 | $87,964 | $63,707 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 183 | $11,000 | $37,414 | $67,221 | $47,382 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | $12,397 | $31,975 | $56,550 | $52,657 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 140 | Withheld | Withheld | $84,899 | $69,444 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $14,250 | $19,349 | $44,835 | $51,490 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 108 | $15,178 | $58,894 | $76,925 | $51,389 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $7,000 | $28,290 | $50,194 | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $10,457 | $34,863 | $65,213 | $63,293 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 98 | $19,033 | $55,002 | $77,925 | $59,916 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $15,000 | $31,777 | $64,303 | $57,214 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 93 | $14,925 | $70,375 | $93,857 | $95,833 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | Withheld | $45,168 | $94,526 | $83,343 |
| Library Science and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 85 | $17,509 | $57,950 | $70,373 | $56,301 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $12,500 | $31,918 | $61,501 | $56,359 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $11,000 | $23,108 | $78,281 | $58,928 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $12,500 | $27,769 | $52,406 | $50,680 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 65 | $21,433 | $74,496 | $85,359 | $64,397 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $8,298 | $31,747 | $74,659 | $69,562 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's | Master's | 57 | $19,526 | $76,099 | $87,317 | $65,767 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | Withheld | $24,910 | $37,764 | $41,367 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 50 | $33,941 | $68,068 | $86,240 | $65,184 |
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Questions and answers
How much does CUNY Queens College cost?
$4,195 a year is the average net price at CUNY Queens College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,538 for in-state students and $15,488 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,367. Families earning under $30,000 pay $1,541 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Queens College?
64% of applicants are admitted to CUNY Queens College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,120. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do CUNY Queens College graduates earn?
$62,763 a year is the median pay of former CUNY Queens College students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,548 after 6 years). That ranks 638 of 5,094 US colleges and 80 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's) at $76,099.
How much student debt do CUNY Queens College graduates have?
$10,298 is the median federal student loan debt of CUNY Queens College graduates, about $109 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY Queens College?
53% of first-time, full-time students at CUNY Queens College finish within 6 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at CUNY Queens College?
Psychology, General (662 bachelor's graduates), Computer Science (289 bachelor's graduates), Accounting and Related Services (238 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 117 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.