Enrollment Trends at QCC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,946 where 10,337 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 15,569 students in 2017 and was lowest at 9,573 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 15,493 to 10,337 students, a net loss of 5,156 (33.3%).

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

The percentage of white students is 11.90% and the percentage of black students is 20.33% at CUNY Queensborough Community College. 26.73% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 31.33% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 13.95% to 11.90%. Asian enrollment grew from 24.26% to 26.73%. Black student enrollment decreased from 22.25% to 20.33%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 31.89% to 31.33%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7743 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7702 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

613 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 3,305.56% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at CUNY Queensborough Community College from 2015 to 2025.