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Mental Health Struggles Amidst Covid

Enrollment at Hunter College rose from 23,193 in 2019 to 24,052 in 2020, according to a financial report from the University Budget Office, despite the coronavirus pandemic. While enrollment numbers rose, some students still struggled with mental and physical health concerns.  Last March, Gov. Andrew Cuomo shut down in-person classes and operations at SUNY and […]

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Hunter College Retention Rates May Drop Due to COVID-19

Although Hunter retention rates have remained relatively stable between 2018 and 2020, those numbers are subject to change as a result of COVID-19. Enrollment at Hunter rose from 23,193 in 2019 to 24,052 in 2020, according to a financial report from the University Budget Office. The school had a retention rate 9 percentage points higher […]

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Students say CUNY system a mixed bag

Baruch College had an 89% retention rate in 2018. Baruch’s retention rate is 8% higher than that of Hunter College, according to data from the CUNY Office of Institutional Research. These statistics are often used as indicators of a school’s quality. Enrollment at Hunter rose from 23,193 in 2019 to 24,052 in 2020, according to […]

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The Pandemic’s Impacts On CUNY And Its Students

Like a majority of college students, Hunter College student Marissa Cronin had never taken an online class before — that is until the coronavirus pandemic hit and every CUNY college abruptly shifted to remote learning. While many college campuses in the city allowed students back on campus by the fall of 2020, CUNY classes remained […]

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Enrollment Continues To Rise At Hunter College, But COVID-19 Impacts Are Uncertain

Enrollment at Hunter rose from 23,193 in 2019 to 24,052 in 2020, according to a financial report from the University Budget Office.  Additionally, the college saw a general increase in retention between 1996 and 2019 according to the CUNY Office of Institutional Research & Assessment, averaging the third-highest retention rate among four-year colleges in the […]