CUNY Queens College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for CUNY Queens College

CUNY Queens College operates as a public institution located in Queens, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 12,550 students of which 17,148 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. CUNY Queens College is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 64.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,120. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $4,195, with published in-state tuition of $7,538 and a Pell grant recipient share of 47.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $10,298, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.7%. Graduates earn a median of $62,763 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,548 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 205900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.