CUNY--Hunter College

  United States

University Attributes: Hunter College is a comprehensive teaching, research and service institution, long committed to excellence and access of undergraduate and graduate students in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as in several professional fields: education, health sciences, nursing and social work.

The world's greatest artists appeared at Hunter over the years under the aegis of its Concert Bureau, which closed in 1975. In 1993, the multifunctional Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse opened and has since become an important arts venue and resource for all New Yorkers. Also located at the East 68th Street campus is the new, state-of-the-art Ida K. Lang Recital Hall. The Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, located in the West Building of the 68th Street Campus, houses professionally organized exhibits. The undergraduate student body is a reflection of the cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity characteristic of New York City.

* College enrollment is more than 18,000. Nearly one out of four Hunter students is enrolled in a graduate program; the most popular are Education and Social Work.

* Two thirds of our students work, with some holding more than one job.

* Hunter students come from more than 80 nations and speak scores of languages, making the college one of America's most ethnically and culturally diverse.

* More than 50% of students are the first in their families to attend college.

* More than half of matriculating undergraduates are age 23 or older. Nearly three out of four students are female. The college maintains its tradition of concern for women and women's issues, supporting a women's center for returning women students and a nationally renowned interdisciplinary Women's Studies program.

* Hunter students have received Ford Foundation Awards, Fulbrights, the Howard Hughes Fellowships, and many other prestigious academic honors.

* On the past decade, 63% of Hunter applicants were accepted to medical school--20% higher than the national average. 80% of Hunter applicants are accepted to law school--about 15% above the national average.