Queens College Business Programs

Queens College is a public institution located in Queens, New York. Queens is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Queens College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at QC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards QC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Value Colleges for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	College Factual
#12	Best Value Colleges for Economics	College Factual
#12	Best Value Colleges for General Economics	College Factual

Where Is Queens College?

Contact details for QC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY 11367
Phone:	718-997-5000
Website:	www.qc.cuny.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/QueensCollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/QC_News

How Do I Get Into QC?

You can apply to QC online at: www2.cuny.edu/admissions/apply-to-cuny/

Admission Requirements for QC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into QC?

The acceptance rate at QC is 53%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 51%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Average Test Scores

About 92% of students accepted to QC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 590. Math scores were between 530 and 600.

QC received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 29. Math scores were between 21 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 27.

Can I Afford Queens College?

The overall average net price of QC is $31,142. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At QC, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $5,788 a year. That adds up to $23,152 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at QC is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Queens College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 16,702 undergraduate students at QC, with 12,479 being full-time and 4,223 being part-time.

There are also 2,998 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,479 full-time undergraduates at QC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Queens College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,884
Black or African American	1,057
Hispanic or Latino	3,662
White	2,822
International Students	596
Other Races/Ethnicities	458

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Queens College. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 170 countries are represented at QC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at Queens College

In 2019-2020, 19,648 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at QC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of QC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Queens College was 3,798.1%. This is the #49 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at QC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Queens College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Accounting	400	0	121	521
General Economics	389	0	0	389
Finance	86	0	0	86
International Business/Trade/Commerce	18	0	0	18
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	2	13	15
Actuarial Science	6	0	1	7
Labor Studies	6	0	0	6
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	5	0	0	5
Applied & Professional Ethics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	910	2	135	1,047

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.