How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Cuny Queens College admits 64.3% of applicants, providing broad access to a student body that reflects the diversity of Queens and New York City. Among enrolled undergraduates, 47.2% receive Pell Grants and 46.9% are first-generation college students — figures that place the college among the more accessible institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. Transfer students make up 40.7% of enrollment, underscoring the college's role as a destination for students who begin their academic paths elsewhere before continuing at Queens College. Azimuth ranks Cuny Queens College #75 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells a mixed story: 53.2% of all students complete within six years, and 45.9% of Pell-eligible students do the same. Retention from the first to second year stands at 78.7%. On the mobility side, low-income graduates earn median earnings of $50,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 72.4 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Cuny Queens College #104 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's analysis of access and outcomes explores, the mobility ranking reflects both the scale at which the college serves low-income students and the earnings outcomes those students achieve — a combination that distinguishes broad-access institutions from those that serve smaller, more selective cohorts.
Cuny Queens College admits 64.3% of applicants, providing broad access to a student body that reflects the diversity of Queens and New York City. Among enrolled undergraduates, 47.2% receive Pell Grants and 46.9% are first-generation college students — figures that place the college among the more accessible institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. Transfer students make up 40.7% of enrollment, underscoring the college's role as a destination for students who begin their academic paths elsewhere before continuing at Queens College. Azimuth ranks Cuny Queens College #75 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells a mixed story: 53.2% of all students complete within six years, and 45.9% of Pell-eligible students do the same. Retention from the first to second year stands at 78.7%. On the mobility side, low-income graduates earn median earnings of $50,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 72.4 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Cuny Queens College #104 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's analysis of access and outcomes explores, the mobility ranking reflects both the scale at which the college serves low-income students and the earnings outcomes those students achieve — a combination that distinguishes broad-access institutions from those that serve smaller, more selective cohorts.
Cuny Queens College admits 64.3% of applicants, providing broad access to a student body that reflects the diversity of Queens and New York City. Among enrolled undergraduates, 47.2% receive Pell Grants and 46.9% are first-generation college students — figures that place the college among the more accessible institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. Transfer students make up 40.7% of enrollment, underscoring the college's role as a destination for students who begin their academic paths elsewhere before continuing at Queens College. Azimuth ranks Cuny Queens College #75 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells a mixed story: 53.2% of all students complete within six years, and 45.9% of Pell-eligible students do the same. Retention from the first to second year stands at 78.7%. On the mobility side, low-income graduates earn median earnings of $50,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 72.4 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Cuny Queens College #104 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's analysis of access and outcomes explores, the mobility ranking reflects both the scale at which the college serves low-income students and the earnings outcomes those students achieve — a combination that distinguishes broad-access institutions from those that serve smaller, more selective cohorts.
