CUNY Queens College Student Population

How many students at Queens College?

For the academic year 2024-2025, CUNY Queens College has a total enrollment of 15,965 students, including 13,464 undergraduate and 2,501 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,381 male students (46.2%) and 8,584 female students (53.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,836 Asian students (30.3%) and 4,646 Hispanic students (29.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 13,464 undergraduate students (84.3%) and 2,501 graduate students (15.7%).
• Class Delivery: 926 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,592 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 - Queens 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, 7,381 male (46.23%) and 8,584 female (53.77%) students are attending CUNY Queens College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 85.99.

By class level, 13,464 (84.33%) are undergraduate students and 2,501 (15.67%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.74% are male and 51.26% are female, while among graduate students, 32.71% are male and 67.29% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,470 White, 1,511 Black, and 4,836 Asian students out of a total of 15,965 are attending at CUNY Queens College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

CUNY Queens 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, Queens College has 1,286 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 12,452 students under 25 years old, and 4,029 students over 25 years old out of 16,481 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,286 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. Queens College has 11,556 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,442 students aged 25 and over.

It has 896 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,587 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 Queens College, 926 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,592 students are enrolled in some online courses.

913 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 13,464 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,153 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.56%.884 students have transferred in as full-time status and 269 students transferred in as part-time status.