Hunter College

Hunter College, located in the heart of bustling Manhattan, is the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Founded in 1870, it is also one of the oldest public colleges in the country. Currently, 21,000 students attend Hunter, pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 170 different programs of study.

Hunter College is famous for the diversity of its student body, which is as diverse as New York City itself. For nearly 140 years, it has provided educational opportunities for women and minorities, and today, students from every walk of life and every corner of the world convene at Hunter in pursuit of the American Dream.

In addition to the myriad academic offerings in its prestigious School of Arts and Sciences, Hunter College offers a wide breadth of programs within its preeminent Schools of Education, Nursing, Social Work, and Health Professions. In 2011, the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College will open its doors, officially making Hunter a PhD-granting institution. Already, students can enroll in several CUNY doctoral programs based at Hunter, as well as participate in a number of accelerated and advanced certificate programs. Hunter is also the home of world-renowned research centers, including the Center for Study of Gene Structure and Function, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO), and the Brookdale Center on Aging, just to name three.

Hunter students are uniquely committed to their educations and their futures. Though the great majority hold jobs, most are the first in their families to attend college. Their level of academic and professional achievement is extraordinary. They are published authors, community activists, exhibited artists, and civic leaders. Many go on to top professional and graduate programs, winning Fulbright scholarships, Mellon fellowships, National Institutes of Health grants, and other rare and competitive honors. Hunter graduates make a mark wherever they go, but the vast majority choose to give back locally — If you come across an important artist, author, educator, government official, health professional, researcher, scientist, or social-service professional in New York City, there’s a good chance he or she went to Hunter.

Hunter has 1,300 full- and part-time faculty, all of them dedicated to teaching, research and other scholarly and creative endeavors, and community service. They receive grants from such prestigious institutions as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and they contribute to the most important professional journals in their fields. Many are national and international leaders in their fields, frequently called upon for their expertise by government and the private sector.

Courses Offered

• Undergraduate Programs
• Graduate Programs

Schools

• School of Arts & Sciences
• School of Education
• Schools of the Health Professions
• Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
• School of Social Work
• CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
• Continuing Education
• International English Language Institute
• Hunter College High School
• Hunter College Elementary School

Contact Details
Hunter College
695 Park Ave, NY,
NY 10065
Telephone: 212 772-4000
Official Website: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/