This page provides the latest information on CUNY Hunter College (Hunter College)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Hunter College's acceptance rate is 53.80% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 32,271 students applied and 17,362 were admitted to the school. It means that your chances of getting into Hunter College is not low.
To apply to Hunter College, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
For the academic year 2024-25, Hunter College's acceptance rate is 53.80% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 16.69%. 12,586 men and 19,071 women applied to Hunter College and 6,135 men and 10,875 women students were accepted.
Among them, 888 men and 1,958 women were enrolled in Hunter College. You can explore the Hunter College's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 32,271 | 12,586 | 19,071 | 0 | 0 |
| Admitted | 17,362 | 6,135 | 10,875 | 0 | 0 |
| Enrolled | 2,897 | 888 | 1,958 | 0 | 0 |
| Acceptance Rate | 53.80% | 48.74% | 57.02% | - | - |
| Yield | 16.69% | 14.47% | 18.00% | - | - |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2025, 331 students (11% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores as part of the admission process at Hunter College.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,280, including 640 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 640 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 700 and the 25th percentile is 550. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 720 and the 25th percentile is 550.
| 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile (Median) | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Total | 1,100 | 1,280 | 1,420 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 550 | 640 | 700 |
| SAT Math | 550 | 640 | 720 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2024-25, total 2,897 first-year students enrolled in Hunter College. The proportion of full-time students is 98.21% and part-time students is 1.79%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 30.65% and women students is 67.59%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Hunter College.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,897 | 888 | 1,958 | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time | 2,845 | 868 | 1,927 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 52 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at Hunter College. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply CUNY Hunter College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
| High School GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High School Rank | Not Considered |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | Required |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | Required |
| Recommendations | Considered, if submitted |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Considered, if submitted |
| SAT / ACT | Considered, if submitted |
| English Proficiency Test | Required |
| Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc) | Not Considered |
| Work experience | Considered, if submitted |
| Personal statement or essay | Required |
| Legacy status | Not Considered |
The following provides general admission information for applying to Hunter College:
The institutional SAT code for Hunter College is 2301 and 4-digit ACT code is 2951.
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