How many students at Hunter College? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 22,538 students have enrolled in CUNY Hunter College with 17,027 undergraduate and 5,511 graduate students.
By gender, 7,334 male and 15,204 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (10,123 students on average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
735 students are enrolled exclusively, and 8,220 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
CUNY Hunter College has a total of 22,538 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 17,027 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,511 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 7,334 male and 15,204 female students (the male-female ratio is 33:67) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 22,538 | 17,027 | 5,511 |
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| Men | 7,334 | 5,863 | 1,471 |
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| Women | 15,204 | 11,164 | 4,040 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 5,691 White, 2,597 Black, and 5,953 Asian students out of a total of 22,538 are attending at CUNY Hunter College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
CUNY Hunter College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 76.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 39 | 12 | 27 |
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| Asian | 5,953 | 2,201 | 3,752 |
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| Black | 2,597 | 671 | 1,926 |
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| Hispanic | 6,601 | 1,896 | 4,705 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 27 | 12 | 15 |
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| White | 5,691 | 2,027 | 3,664 |
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| Two or more races | 669 | 233 | 436 |
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| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 32 | 10 | 22 |
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| Asian | 5,225 | 2,013 | 3,212 |
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| Black | 1,857 | 511 | 1,346 |
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| Hispanic | 5,240 | 1,612 | 3,628 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 18 | 9 | 9 |
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| White | 3,348 | 1,280 | 2,068 |
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| Two or more races | 555 | 188 | 367 |
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| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| Asian | 728 | 188 | 540 |
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| Black | 740 | 160 | 580 |
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| Hispanic | 1,361 | 284 | 1,077 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| White | 2,343 | 747 | 1,596 |
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| Two or more races | 114 | 45 | 69 |
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| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Hunter College has 1,381 students under 18 years old and 50 students over 65 years old. There are 16,185 students under 25 years old, and 6,693 students over 25 years old out of 22,879 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,381 students are younger than 18 and 25 students are older than 65. Hunter College has 14,971 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,406 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,214 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,287 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,381 | 845 | 536 |
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| 18-19 | 5,768 | 3,784 | 1,984 |
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| 20-21 | 5,210 | 3,461 | 1,749 |
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| 22-24 | 3,826 | 2,516 | 1,310 |
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| 25-29 | 3,151 | 2,228 | 923 |
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| 30-34 | 1,564 | 1,083 | 481 |
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| 35-39 | 753 | 523 | 230 |
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| 40-49 | 812 | 580 | 232 |
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| 50-64 | 363 | 263 | 100 |
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| Over 65 | 50 | 29 | 21 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,381 | 845 | 536 |
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| 18-19 | 5,767 | 3,784 | 1,983 |
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| 20-21 | 5,124 | 3,397 | 1,727 |
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| 22-24 | 2,699 | 1,626 | 1,073 |
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| 25-29 | 1,302 | 828 | 474 |
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| 30-34 | 513 | 330 | 183 |
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| 35-39 | 232 | 143 | 89 |
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| 40-49 | 226 | 149 | 77 |
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| 50-64 | 108 | 68 | 40 |
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| Over 65 | 25 | 14 | 11 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 86 | 64 | 22 |
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| 22-24 | 1,127 | 890 | 237 |
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| 25-29 | 1,849 | 1,400 | 449 |
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| 30-34 | 1,051 | 753 | 298 |
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| 35-39 | 521 | 380 | 141 |
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| 40-49 | 586 | 431 | 155 |
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| 50-64 | 255 | 195 | 60 |
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| Over 65 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At CUNY Hunter College, 735 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8,220 students are enrolled in some online courses.
718 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 17 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 22,538 | 735 | 8,220 |
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| Undergraduate | 17,027 | 221 | 6,053 |
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| Graduate | 5,511 | 514 | 2,167 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| New York Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 718 | 17 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 217 | 4 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 501 | 13 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 17,027 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,149 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.75%.817 students have transferred in as full-time status and 332 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 12,520 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 817 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,358 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 332 |
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Hunter College Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 22,538 students are enrolled at Hunter College.
17,027 undergraduate and 5,511 graduate students are enrolled at Hunter College.
7,334 male (32.54%) and 15,204 female (67.46%) students are attending Hunter College.
961 international students (4.26%) are enrolled at Hunter College, including 752 undergraduate and 209 graduate students.
Hunter College has a student population that is notably includes a large Asian student body: 5,691 White (25.25%), 2,597 Black (11.52%), and 5,953 Asian (26.41%) students are enrolled.
1,381 students are under 18 and 50 students are over 65 years old.
735 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 8,220 students take some online courses.