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CUNY Hunter College

CUNY Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065

Official telephone: (212) 772-4000
Fax number: (212) 650-3336
Website: www.hunter.cuny.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 16,689
Full-time undergraduates: 11,747
Part-time undergraduates: 4,942
Total graduate students: 6,330
Full-time graduate students: 1,340
Part-time graduate students: 4,990
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
City or town school is located in: New York City
Population of city/town: 8,405,837
Online campus map: www.hunter.cuny.edu/
abouthunter/68_map.shtml

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: no
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (3%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 4%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 4%
Percent of students who live off campus: 96%
Student conduct policies:
smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1280
Other computer facilities/services: Laptop loan program, smart classrooms.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Manuscripts. Art slides collection. Visual resource, health professions, and social work libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, theater, geology lab, on-campus elementary/secondary schools, television studio.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 2
Percent of men who join fraternities: 1%
Number of social sororities on campus: 2
Percent of women who join sororities: 1%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Envoy, published once every two weeks; The Shield; The Word, published five times per semester
Number of honor societies: 20
Total number of registered organizations: 150
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Crusade for Christ, Chabad, Youth Group, Hindu Students Council, Campus Ministry, Korea Campus Crusade for Christ, Hillel Club; Chi Alpha Christian, Chinese Christian Youth Group, InterVarsity Christian, and Korean Christian Fellowships; Latter‐day Saints and Muslim Student Associations
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Dominican Perspective, East Asia Entertainment, Giovonni Italiani D' America, Greek Society, Korean American Student Association, Asian American Students Collective, Asian Students in Action; African Descendants and Latin American Student Organizations; Arab, Artemis Hellenic, and Eugenio Maria de Hostos Puerto Rican clubs
International student organizations:
Philipinos Making Progress, West Indian Student Empowerment; Afrikan and Caribbean Students Unions; Haitian, Turkish, and Bangladesh Student Associations; Albanian, Colombian, Indian, international, Israeli, Italian, Pakistani, Palestinian, Polish, Romanian Scholars, Russian, and Russian Jewish clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Future is Green, Rallying, Educating & Building Effective Leadership, Amnesty International, Student Voices for Democracy, Toastmasters International, Colleges Against Cancer; Blue and Gold and Economics Societies; Crimson and Cream and Social Dance clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Terry Wansart,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Michael Belfiore,
Associate Athletic Director
School colors: purple
School mascot: Hawks
Athletic conference memberships: CUNY Athletic Conference (Division III), North Eastern Collegiate Volleyball Association (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's fencingno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's volleyballno 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's fencingno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 4%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: New York City
Nearest passenger train service: New York City
Nearest passenger bus service: New York City

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 9% within one year of graduation, 19% within 5 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
CUNY--Graduate Center, Columbia University, Cornell University, Fordham University, New York University.

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