CUNY Queens College
Queens, New York · Public · 12,550 undergraduates · qc.cuny.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
64%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1010 to 1290
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$33,330Est.Estimate
$41,580 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at CUNY Queens College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
64% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$41,580
a year in 2027-28, from a $41,580 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1150
Send your score
About 93% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1010, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Standardized Testing Policy – The City University of New York · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov16Other deadline · November 16, 2026
- Dec1Other deadline · December 1, 2026
- Feb1Other deadline · February 1, 2027
- Feb1Priority deadline · February 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
64%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1010 to 1290
Reading and Writing 500 to 650
Math 510 to 640
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$33,330
a year, in state
$41,580
a year, out of state (tuition $16,010)
- Tuition (in state)$7,760
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000Not reported
- $30,001 to $48,000$90
- $48,001 to $75,000$3,302
- $75,001 to $110,000$6,891
- Over $110,000$11,077
Financial aidEstimate
81%
of freshmen receive grants
$9,057
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
30 of 30
Earn credit with a score of 3
30 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $780Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 2 | Art 499 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ARTH 001 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BIOL 009 |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIOL 011 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 151 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 6 | MATH 141 & 142 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 151&152 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHEM 113.4 & 113.1 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 10 | CHEM113.4,113.1 & 114.4 & 114.1 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHIN 204 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | Psci 103 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSCI 111 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Art 499 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL499 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 499 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENSCI 100 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 101 & 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 499 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FREN 499 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | ECON 499 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITAL 499 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | Latin 360 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | Econ 101 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | Physics 146.4 & 146.1 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | Physics 145.4 & 145.1 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | MA28 | |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | MA30 | |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | Psych 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 499 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 204 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | Math 114 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSCI100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | Hist 103 & 104 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | Hist 125 & 126 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
53%
Come back for a second year
79%
Typical earnings
$68,324
a year, 10 years after starting here
- CUNY Queens College$63,117
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 26 majors here have earnings data.
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