Public · Community college
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, New York · Large city
- 19%
- Transfer rate
- $4,458
- Avg net price
- 24%
- Grad / completion
- $44,214
- Median earnings
CUNY Queensborough Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Bayside, New York (large city setting), enrolling 8,940 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.
About Bayside, New York
Bayside is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. Around 1637, the Dutch West India Company encouraged Dutch farmers to settle on land grants in New Amsterdam, which was the name of New York then. William Lawrence, of England, built the first permanent building, a stone farmhouse, when he settled Bayside in 1644. The character George Costanza from the TV series Seinfeld mentions in the episode "The Strike" that his family lived in Bayside until they were driven out because of their belief in Festivus. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 13 miles to New York, NY
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub
How CUNY Queensborough Community College compares
Higher than 7% · #169 of 185 in New York
Higher than 32%
Higher than 81% · #56 of 148 in New York
Cheaper than 93% · #2 cheapest of 175 in New York
Lower than 69%
Lower than 56%
Larger than 96%
Percentiles compare CUNY Queensborough Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women4,81654%
- Men4,12446%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White7.6%
- Black22%
- Hispanic34%
- Asian25%
- Other or multiracial11%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 8,940
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
- First-generation students
- 52%
- Students over 25
- 22%
- Median family income
- $20,310
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $106,749
- Endowment
- $13,630,702
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 2,177 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From New York83%
- Other U.S. states9.3%
- International7.8%
Most first-years stay in state — CUNY Queensborough Community College draws overwhelmingly from New York.
8% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $5,210
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,090
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,500
- Total cost of attendance
- $12,392
- Average net price
- $4,458
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 24%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Transferred to another college
- 19%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,254
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,214
- Median debt at graduation
- $8,600
- Students with federal loans
- 4%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 33%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $65
- Athletics
- NJCAA Division III
- Varsity athletes
- 157 (94 men · 63 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (7)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.2 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 6
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (10,337 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 52% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $882. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,815 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $44,214
- Typical debt at graduation
- $8,600
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 19%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 45%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $7,005 (17%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 29°F
- Annual rain
- 45.3″
- Annual snow
- 29.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Laguardia AP, NY US station (6.7 mi from campus).
What CUNY Queensborough Community College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.