[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]
How hard is CUNY Queens College to get into?
This page provides the latest information on CUNY Queens College (Queens College)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Queens College's acceptance rate is 64.35% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 22,189 students applied and 14,278 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Queens College.
To apply to Queens College, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2024-25, Queens College's acceptance rate is 64.35% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.26%. 10,079 men and 11,683 women applied to Queens College and 6,005 men and 7,992 women students were accepted.
306 applicants who has another gender applied and 185 were accepted.96 accepted students' gender is unknown.
Among them, 865 men and 850 women were enrolled in Queens College. You can explore the Queens College's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
Median SAT and ACT Score
For the academic year 2025, 122 students (7% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores as part of the admission process at Queens College.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,120, including 560 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 560 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 650 and the 25th percentile is 500. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 640 and the 25th percentile is 510.
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2024-25, total 1,751 first-year students enrolled in Queens College. The proportion of full-time students is 98.40% and part-time students is 1.60%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 49.40% and women students is 48.54%. 0.86% of students has another gender and 1.20% students' gender is unknown.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Queens College.
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, 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 Queens College. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply CUNY Queens College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The following provides general admission information for applying to Queens College:
- Open Admission Policy: No
- Undergraduate Application Fees: -
- Graduate Application Fees: -
- Admission Information: https://www.qc.cuny.edu/admissions/
- Online Application: www2.cuny.edu/admissions/apply-to-cuny/
- Calendar System: Semester
- Course for High School Students: Not Offered
- Credits Accepted: Advanced placement (AP) Credits
- Degree Offered: 2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate
Queens College Admission Frequently Asked Questions
Queens College is relatively easy to get into, with an acceptance rate of 64.35%.
Queens College recommends submitting SAT or ACT scores, but they are not strictly required for admission. The average SAT score required for admission to Queens College is 1,120. A higher SAT score will strengthen your application.
Yes, Queens College requires applicants to submit a personal essay or statement as part of the application.
Yes, Queens College requires applicants to submit a recommendation letter as part of the application.
Queens College does not require an application fee for undergraduate or graduate admission.
Yes, Queens College requires applicants to submit high school GPA, high school record or transcript as part of the admission process.
Yes, Queens College requires international applicants to submit an English proficiency test (like TOEFL or IELTS) as part of the application.
The institutional SAT code for Queens College is 2750 and 4-digit ACT code is 2962.