CUNY--Hunter College

CUNY—Hunter College is a public institution that was founded in 1870. CUNY—Hunter College's ranking in the 2025 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities North, #27. Its in-state tuition and fees are $7,380; out-of-state tuition and fees are $19,050.

Students at Hunter College, a City University of New York institution, attend class in Manhattan. Many students commute after class, though, as only a small percentage of students live in university housing. The college has a large arts program and grants degrees in art, dance, film, music and theatre. The Hunter College Hawks compete in the NCAA's Division III.

Hunter College runs a variety of research centers and institutes, including the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, or Centro; the Center for Community and Urban Health; and the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities. The school also offers an International English Language Institute for non-native speakers that has courses during the day, in the evenings and on weekends. Notable alumni of Hunter College include Gertrude Elion and Rosalyn Yalow, both winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine, and stand-up comedian Natasha Leggero.