Queens College provides a first-rate education to New Yorkers from diverse ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds. The College opened in 1937 with 400 students and a staff of 40. Today it's one of the largest colleges of The City University of New York, with a total enrollment of nearly 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

The original Queens College curriculum encouraged the development of the whole person by combining required core courses in the arts and sciences, intensive study in a single subject, and freedom of choice in a third group of courses. The College subscribes to a similar philosophy today, although now there is a stronger emphasis on multicultural issues and professional preparation.

Queens College offers a global education, a great campus, and a real community. The College prepares students for leadership and professional success by offering a rigorous education under the guidance of a faculty dedicated to both teaching and research.
Queens College offers a wide range of majors in four undergraduate divisions and the Aaron Copland School of Music.
The 77-acre campus is located in a beautiful residential section of Flushing. The college's 45 buildings occupy one of the highest points in the borough. Six of the original stucco and tile buildings are still standing.
Most Queens College students come from one of the five boroughs, or from Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties.
The Queens faculty is distinguished and exceptionally well qualified: 93 percent of full-time faculty members have a PhD or the highest degree offered by their field.
Recent faculty awards include Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships in the Humanities, American Council of Learned Societies grants, National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Exceptional campus facilities include the 2,200-seat Colden Center for the Performing Arts, the new Music Building (home to the Aaron Copland School of Music and LeFrak Concert Hall), the Benjamin Rosenthal Library, the newly renovated Klapper Hall (featuring expanded art gallery and studio space), and the Speech and Hearing Center.
Other college-supported research and teaching centers include the Institute for Low-Temperature Physics, the Asian/American Center, the Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, the Center for Biology of Natural Systems, the Center for Jewish Studies, the Calandra Institute, and the Labor Resource Center.
The Queens College Scholars program offers a variety of merit-based scholarships to qualified incoming freshmen each Fall. Awards range from $2,000 to $4,000 per year. To apply, students must file the Queens College Scholarship application as well as the CUNY freshman application listing Queens College as their first choice.
The Queens College Scholars Program also offers transfer scholarships to exceptional community college graduates who complete the AA or AS degree. Applications can be obtained by calling the Office of Admission at (718) 997-5608.

Special Programs

Scholarships: Merit-based scholarships to high-achieving freshmen. Awards range from $2,000 to $4,000 per year. Deadline is February 1.

Honors in the Humanities: A select program of study for outstanding students with an emphasis on humanities while majoring in a traditional field.

Honors in the Social Sciences: Students design a course of study around a topic of special interest and pursue it through a series of theme-related courses.

Honors Studies in Mathematics and Natural Science: A program for serious science, math, and computer science students that offers an advanced freshman seminar, tutorials, and research projects with the faculty.

Business and Liberal Arts Studies: A series of courses-constituting a minor-and internships developed to give select liberal arts students on-the-job experience and an understanding of the business world.

Journalism Studies: A series of courses and internships developed to give select students an understanding of the field and experience in the world of journalism.

The Bachelor of Business Administration offers a solid business education with a choice of three majors: Finance, International Business, or Actuarial Studies for Business.

Internships are available to qualified undergraduates.

Bachelor of Fine Arts for students interested in studio art. Bachelor of Music degree for students interested in instrumental or vocal performance.

Early Admission Program for highly qualified high school juniors.

High Jump Program allows qualified high school seniors to take courses tuition-free for college credit.

English Language Institute provides full-time English instruction for foreign-born students.

Freshman Year Initiative (FYI) is an academic program designed to help all freshmen make their first semester at Queens College a success by offering blocks of courses in small learning communities, special advisement, and a chance to get to know other freshmen.

Interdisciplinary Studies: Programs in Irish, Italian-American, and Puerto Rican studies. Adult Collegiate Education (ACE) provides opportunity for adults, age 25 and over, to earn a bachelor's degree. Queens Weekend College offers students the opportunity to complete certain degree programs on the weekend.

Facts

Sometimes referred to as "the jewel of the CUNY system," Queens College enjoys a national and international reputation for academic excellence.
Queens alumni have achieved stunning success in many fields of endeavor. A sampling of renowned graduates includes the comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Ray Romano; songwriters Paul Simon and Carol King; executives Allan Z. Loren (Dunn and Bradstreet) and Michael Goldstein (Toys R Us); TV anchor Mary Murphy; former Lincoln Center president Nathan Levaenthal; and inventor Robert Moog.

Travel Directions

Subway & Bus: E, F, G, R to Continental Avenue and bus Q65A; E, F to Union Turnpike and bus Q74VP; J, Z to Jamaica Center and bus Q25-34; #7 to Street, Flushing and bus Q25-34 or Q17.

Train: LIRR: to Jamaica and bus Q44 (stops two blocks from campus).

College Contacts

Graduate Admission:

Mr. Mario Caruso
Jefferson Hall Lobby, Room 105
(718) 997-5200
Graduate_Admission@qc.edu

Undergraduate Admission:

Mr. Vincent J. Angrisani
Jefferson Hall Lobby
(718) 997-5600

Financial Aid:

Ms. Rena Smith-Kiawu
Room 202, Jefferson Hall
(718) 997-5100