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Acceptance Rate 53.80%
Yield 16.69%
SAT Score 1,280
Applicants 32,271
Admitted 17,362

Hunter College Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 53.8% at CUNY Hunter College. Total 32,271 students applied and 17,362 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,280.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.hunter.cuny.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhunter.cuny.edu/students/admissions/undergraduate/apply/
Acceptance Rate53.80%
Average Test Scores1,280 SAT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 53.80%. A total of 32,271 students (12,586 men and 19,071 women) have applied to and 17,362 (6,135 men and 10,875 women) students admitted to CUNY Hunter College.
Among them, 888 male and 1,958 female students have enrolled into Hunter College and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.69%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Hunter College
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants32,27112,58619,07100
Admitted17,3626,13510,87500
Enrolled2,8978881,95800
Acceptance Rate 53.80% 48.74% 57.02% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.69% 14.47% 18.00% - -
[Chart] CUNY Hunter College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Hunter College, 331 applicants (11% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,280 at Hunter College. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,420 and 25th percentile score is 1,100.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Hunter College. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Hunter College with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Hunter College
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total110012801420
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550640700
Math550640720
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to CUNY Hunter College, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Hunter College
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Hunter College

The calendar system at CUNY Hunter College is Semester. CUNY Hunter College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that CUNY Hunter College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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