CUNY Hunter College Student Population

How many students at Hunter College?

For the academic year 2024-2025, CUNY Hunter College has a total enrollment of 22,538 students, including 17,027 undergraduate and 5,511 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,334 male students (32.5%) and 15,204 female students (67.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,601 Hispanic students (29.3%) and 5,953 Asian students (26.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 17,027 undergraduate students (75.5%) and 5,511 graduate students (24.5%).
• Class Delivery: 735 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 8,220 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Hunter College's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,334 male (32.54%) and 15,204 female (67.46%) students are attending CUNY Hunter College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 48.24.

By class level, 17,027 (75.55%) are undergraduate students and 5,511 (24.45%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 34.43% are male and 65.57% are female, while among graduate students, 26.69% are male and 73.31% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Population
• By Locality

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.