1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [CUNY Hunter College](/school/cuny-hunter-college/) 4. / 5. Similar & reach alternatives Similar & reach alternatives Copy linkPrint brief # Schools Similar to CUNY Hunter College Updated September 30, 2026 [Overview](/school/cuny-hunter-college/)[Cost & aid](/school/cuny-hunter-college/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/cuny-hunter-college/outcomes/)[Admissions](/school/cuny-hunter-college/admissions/)[Majors](/school/cuny-hunter-college/majors/)Similar schools **On this page**+ ## Compare alternatives to Hunter College The comparison groups for CUNY Hunter College cover higher reported admission rates, similar admissions profiles, higher reported earnings at similar cost and options in the same state or region. Choose the question that matters to you, then compare the schools within that group. Each decision angle has its own candidate list and ordering. A school may appear in more than one group, and a first-place match in one group should not be ranked against a first-place match in another. Related institutional profiles are a separate comparison. Use the source notes to check the measures and reporting periods behind each list. - [Similar admissions profiles](#similar-admissions) · 5 matches - [Higher admission rates](#higher-admission) · 5 matches - [Nearby alternatives](#nearby-alternatives) · 5 matches - [Higher earnings at similar cost](#higher-earnings) · 1 matches - [Similar overall profiles](#related-peers) · 10 matches ## Similar admissions profiles This group compares colleges with admission rates within 10 percentage points of CUNY Hunter College’s. Where comparable test-score data are available, the matching rules also limit the score difference. Those reported school-level profiles are not application cutoffs or evidence that the same applicant would receive the same decision. Similar admissions profiles · matching order within this group | School | Hunter College · admission rate | Admission rate | Earnings | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [CUNY City College](/school/cuny-city-college/) | 53.8% | 60.0% | $67,740 4 years after completion | | Moore College of Art and Design | 53.8% | 56.5% | $42,582 4 years after completion | | [Marist University](/school/marist-university/) | 53.8% | 56.5% | $78,561 4 years after completion | | Allegheny College | 53.8% | 54.6% | $56,294 4 years after completion | | [Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences](/school/albany-college-of-pharmacy-and-health-sciences/) | 53.8% | 52.7% | $113,282 4 years after completion | [Matching method and source notes](#peer-matching) ## Higher admission rates This group looks for colleges with a reported admission rate at least 10 percentage points above CUNY Hunter College’s and four-year earnings within 15% of CUNY Hunter College’s figure. It offers another starting point for an application list; a higher school-wide admission rate does not establish your chance of admission. Higher admission rates · matching order within this group | School | Hunter College · admission rate | Admission rate | Earnings | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [College of Staten Island CUNY](/school/college-of-staten-island-cuny/) | 53.8% | 92.3% | $65,495 4 years after completion | | [Long Island University](/school/long-island-university/) | 53.8% | 86.2% | $74,905 4 years after completion | | [Hofstra University](/school/hofstra-university/) | 53.8% | 68.1% | $72,921 4 years after completion | | [SUNY Polytechnic Institute](/school/suny-polytechnic-institute/) | 53.8% | 81.4% | $73,730 4 years after completion | | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 53.8% | 83.5% | $73,164 4 years after completion | [Matching method and source notes](#peer-matching) ## Nearby alternatives This group looks within CUNY Hunter College’s state or the region defined by the matching source, with four-year earnings within 20% of CUNY Hunter College’s. The ordering gives local candidates priority when available. Sharing a state or region does not establish a particular commute, housing arrangement or available program. Nearby alternatives · matching order within this group | School | State | Earnings | | --- | --- | --- | | [CUNY City College](/school/cuny-city-college/) | NY | $67,740 4 years after completion | | [College of Staten Island CUNY](/school/college-of-staten-island-cuny/) | NY | $65,495 4 years after completion | | [University of Mount Saint Vincent](/school/university-of-mount-saint-vincent/) | NY | $83,648 4 years after completion | | [University at Buffalo](/school/university-at-buffalo/) | NY | $71,430 4 years after completion | | [SUNY Polytechnic Institute](/school/suny-polytechnic-institute/) | NY | $73,730 4 years after completion | [Matching method and source notes](#peer-matching) ## Higher earnings at similar cost This group looks for colleges with four-year median earnings at least 10% above CUNY Hunter College’s, while the reported net price is within 10% or $2,000 of CUNY Hunter College’s. Admission rates must also be within 10 percentage points. These are comparisons of reported school-level measures, not a forecast that changing schools would raise your earnings. Higher earnings at similar cost · matching order within this group | School | Hunter College · earnings | Earnings | Average annual net price | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [CUNY Bernard M Baruch College](/school/cuny-bernard-m-baruch-college/) | $73,236 4 years after completion | $82,748 4 years after completion | $3,033 | [Matching method and source notes](#peer-matching) ## Similar overall profiles Related-profile colleges come from a separate comparison. The source requires the same institution type, a bounded enrollment range and a nearby composite score, then orders the matches using composite score, four-year earnings, enrollment and region. Program-mix flags describe the returned comparison; they are not additional terms in this list’s ordering formula. Similar overall profiles · matching order within this group | School | State | Earnings | | --- | --- | --- | | [CUNY Bernard M Baruch College](/school/cuny-bernard-m-baruch-college/) | NY | $82,748 4 years after completion | | [University of Rhode Island](/school/university-of-rhode-island/) | RI | $73,243 4 years after completion | | [Stony Brook University](/school/stony-brook-university/) | NY | $81,850 4 years after completion | | [University at Buffalo](/school/university-at-buffalo/) | NY | $71,430 4 years after completion | | [Binghamton University](/school/binghamton-university/) | NY | $80,304 4 years after completion | | [CUNY Queens College](/school/cuny-queens-college/) | NY | $68,713 4 years after completion | | [CUNY City College](/school/cuny-city-college/) | NY | $67,740 4 years after completion | | [CUNY New York City College of Technology](/school/cuny-new-york-city-college-of-technology/) | NY | $64,145 4 years after completion | | [University of Connecticut](/school/university-of-connecticut/) | CT | $78,925 4 years after completion | | [Rowan University](/school/rowan-university/) | NJ | $62,686 4 years after completion | [Matching method and source notes](#peer-matching) ## Matching methods and sources [How schools are matched](/methodology/). ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).