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Academics at Hunter College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Hunter will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Hunter this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 17,212 undergraduate students at Hunter College is 2,085 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 13 to 1 which makes Hunter College better than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Hunter College , there are 13 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is better than the typical college concerning instructional attention.
A slim percentage of the instructors (31.0% ) are full-time.
The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".
A slim percentage of the faculty (31.0% ) are full-time.
The majority of the faculty (72.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Hunter College compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

Hunter College offers 83 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 54 majors within 21 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Hunter College awarded 3,394 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular MajorsAssociates GraduationsBachelors GraduationsAll Graduations
General Psychology0670670
Human Biology0307307
General English Literature0235235
Sociology0217217
Nursing0179179

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