Enrollment Trends at Queens College

The student population at CUNY Queens College is 15,965 (13,464 undergraduate and 2,501 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,555 (18.21%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Queens College is 84.33% which is decreased by 2,636 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 919 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 86 male students for every 100 female students, up from 71 in 2015.
926 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 2,793.75% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,661 where 15,965 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 19,923 students in 2020 and was lowest at 15,965 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 19,520 to 15,965 students, a net loss of 3,555 (18.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at CUNY Queens College since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	19,520	16,100	7,077	9,023	3,420	1,046	2,374
2016-17	19,632 112	16,326 226	7,269 192	9,057 34	3,306 -114	1,026 -20	2,280 -94
2017-18	19,866 234	16,680 354	7,530 261	9,150 93	3,186 -120	1,000 -26	2,186 -94
2018-19	19,746 -120	16,620 -60	7,637 107	8,983 -167	3,126 -60	905 -95	2,221 35
2019-20	19,923 177	16,866 246	7,689 52	9,177 194	3,057 -69	920 15	2,137 -84
2020-21	19,700 -223	16,702 -164	7,577 -112	9,125 -52	2,998 -59	872 -48	2,126 -11
2021-22	18,772 -928	15,883 -819	7,285 -292	8,598 -527	2,889 -109	789 -83	2,100 -26
2022-23	17,001 -1,771	14,406 -1,477	6,764 -521	7,642 -956	2,595 -294	742 -47	1,853 -247
2023-24	16,481 -520	13,998 -408	6,800 36	7,198 -444	2,483 -112	758 16	1,725 -128
2024-25	15,965 -516	13,464 -534	6,563 -237	6,901 -297	2,501 18	818 60	1,683 -42
Average	18,661	15,705	7,219	8,485	2,956	888	2,069

CUNY Queens College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 15,705 where 13,464 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at CUNY Queens College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,100	11,555	5,117	6,438	4,545	1,960	2,585
2016-17	16,326	11,693	5,259	6,434	4,633	2,010	2,623
2017-18	16,680	12,149	5,570	6,579	4,531	1,960	2,571
2018-19	16,620	12,201	5,633	6,568	4,419	2,004	2,415
2019-20	16,866	12,532	5,802	6,730	4,334	1,887	2,447
2020-21	16,702	12,479	5,682	6,797	4,223	1,895	2,328
2021-22	15,883	11,487	5,248	6,239	4,396	2,037	2,359
2022-23	14,406	10,494	4,860	5,634	3,912	1,904	2,008
2023-24	13,998	10,333	5,003	5,330	3,665	1,797	1,868
2024-25	13,464	9,942	4,881	5,061	3,522	1,682	1,840
Average	15,705	15,705	5,306	6,181	15,705	1,914	2,304

CUNY Queens College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,956 where 2,501 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at CUNY Queens College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,420	441	127	314	2,979	919	2,060
2016-17	3,306	468	122	346	2,838	904	1,934
2017-18	3,186	443	123	320	2,743	877	1,866
2018-19	3,126	430	113	317	2,696	792	1,904
2019-20	3,057	394	111	283	2,663	809	1,854
2020-21	2,998	474	135	339	2,524	737	1,787
2021-22	2,889	474	117	357	2,415	672	1,743
2022-23	2,595	397	90	307	2,198	652	1,546
2023-24	2,483	407	100	307	2,076	658	1,418
2024-25	2,501	1,007	312	695	1,494	506	988
Average	2,956	2,956	135	359	2,956	753	1,710

CUNY Queens College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 21.74% and the percentage of black students is 9.46% at CUNY Queens College. 30.29% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 29.10% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 32.75% to 21.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 24.97% to 30.29%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.78% to 9.46%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 26.26% to 29.10%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7666 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7535 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at CUNY Queens College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	59	4,874	1,714	5,125	66	6,393	292
2016-17	60	5,091	1,808	5,157	83	6,101	290
2017-18	64	5,251	1,749	5,368	70	6,006	277
2018-19	67	5,312	1,658	5,529	68	5,673	320
2019-20	63	5,601	1,717	5,657	69	5,364	454
2020-21	71	5,508	1,750	5,666	45	5,232	553
2021-22	69	5,336	1,624	5,307	54	4,944	564
2022-23	72	5,067	1,530	4,774	45	4,069	514
2023-24	63	4,933	1,511	4,667	33	3,817	491
2024-25	63	4,836	1,511	4,646	32	3,470	439
Average	65	5,181	1,657	5,190	57	5,107	419

CUNY Queens College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

926 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 2,793.75% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at CUNY Queens College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	19,520	32	396	19,092
2016-17	19,632	74	639	18,919
2017-18	19,866	109	652	19,105
2018-19	19,746	134	506	19,106
2019-20	19,923	117	578	19,228
2020-21	19,700	17,825	1,823	52
2021-22	18,772	7,931	9,292	1,549
2022-23	17,001	1,519	6,425	9,057
2023-24	16,481	1,026	5,838	9,617
2024-25	15,965	926	5,592	9,447
Average	18,661	2,969	3,174	12,517

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Enrollment Trends at Queens College

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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