CUNY Hunter College's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of CUNY Hunter College students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of CUNY Hunter College students is 57.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 63.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 49.6%.

57.7%

asian 62.4% 499 students
African American 53.5% 85 students
white 58.7% 325 students
hawaiian 63.2% 12 students
hispanic 50.9% 256 students
International Students 56.1% 46 students
Mixed Race 52.9% 27 students

Drop Out

CUNY Hunter College has an overall drop-out rate of 12.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 16.3% and 9.4% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

12.2%

asian 9.1% 73 students
African American 18.2% 29 students
white 10.6% 59 students
hawaiian 15.8% 3 students
hispanic 16.1% 81 students
International Students 13.4% 11 students
Mixed Race 15.7% 8 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of CUNY Hunter College at a rate of 25.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 24.6%, and male students' 27.6%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

25.8%

asian 24.4% 195 students
African American 25.2% 40 students
white 28.7% 159 students
hawaiian 21.1% 4 students
hispanic 25.2% 127 students
International Students 26.8% 22 students
Mixed Race 21.6% 11 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

4.4%

asian 4.0% 32 students
African American 3.1% 5 students
white 2.0% 11 students
hispanic 7.8% 39 students
International Students 3.7% 3 students
Mixed Race 9.8% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$91,886	$94,255	$100,641
Computer Science	$55,652	$56,415	$82,053
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$59,118	$55,693	$70,817
Mathematics	$42,324	$40,485	$60,763
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$52,494	$55,286	$55,597
Accounting and Related Services	$43,643	$38,559	$51,321
Biological and Physical Sciences	$28,569	$33,138	$51,280
Economics	$36,329	$39,523	$47,885
Public Health	NA	$39,585	$44,774
Communication and Media Studies	$32,241	$33,993	$40,757
Psychology, General	$27,951	$29,482	$40,380
Sociology	$35,408	$34,633	$40,374
History	$25,141	$26,458	$40,061
Political Science and Government	$34,670	$32,772	$39,517
Geography and Cartography	NA	$19,227	$38,396
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$34,847	$38,118
English Language and Literature, General	$30,382	$28,753	$37,498
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$25,166	$25,194	$35,522
Anthropology	$28,662	$33,565	$33,266
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$39,111	$24,035	$30,359
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,629	$23,233	$28,095
Biology, General	$20,235	$26,353	$27,471
Music	$27,183	$32,391	$25,425
Chemistry	$25,658	$21,964	$18,422
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	NA	$31,839	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,426	$33,993	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$31,328	NA	NA
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$26,353	NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$25,772	NA	NA
Dance	NA	$21,964	NA
Human Biology	$20,433	NA	NA
Philosophy	NA	$26,896	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$26,993	$16,015	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$124,793	$114,807	$122,408
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$71,015	$79,246
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$63,965	$68,219	$74,057
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$68,927	$68,296	$71,362
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$67,083	$66,318	$70,852
Special Education and Teaching	$69,314	$66,089	$70,626
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$53,365	$63,898	$67,853
Public Health	NA	$64,629	$67,742
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$62,406	$60,433	$64,261
Urban Studies/Affairs	$59,828	$59,350	$63,874
Social Work	$53,970	$52,377	$58,534
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$49,277	$49,579	$55,976
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$13,207	$30,771	$53,079
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$48,267	$46,087	$52,857
Fine and Studio Arts	$32,788	$33,993	$43,410
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$41,193	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$108,969	NA	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$67,660	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$111,673	$125,443
Research and Experimental Psychology	NA	$67,660	$77,417
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$80,800	$81,702	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$67,101	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$93,588	$86,867	$98,645

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$78,135	$78,971	$85,516

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