It also administers Hunter College High School and Hunter College Elementary School. Hunter was founded in 1870 as a women's college; it first admitted male freshmen in 1946.
Hunter descends from the Female Normal and High School (later renamed the Normal College of the City of New York), established in New York City in 1870.
The main campus has been located on Park Avenue since 1873.
The college's student population quickly expanded, and the college subsequently moved uptown, in 1873, into a new red brick Gothic structure facing Park Avenue between 68th and 69th Streets.
In 1930, Hunter's Brooklyn campus merged with City College's Brooklyn campus, and the two were spun off to form Brooklyn College. In 1936 fire destroyed the 1873 Gothic building facing Park Avenue, and by 1940 the Public Works Administration replaced it with the Modernist north building, designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon along with Harrison & Fouilhoux. The late 1930s saw the construction of Hunter College in the Bronx (later known as the Bronx Campus).
In 1887, a kindergarten was established as well.
It was one of several public institutions built at the time on a Lenox Hill lot that had been set aside by the city for a park, before the creation of Central Park. In 1888 the school was incorporated as a college under the statutes of New York State, with the power to confer the degree of A.B.
The first female professor at the school, Helen Gray Cone, was elected to the position in 1899.
After 1902 when the "Normal" course of study was abolished, the "Academic" course became standard across the student body. ===Expansion=== In 1913 the east end of the building, housing the elementary school, was replaced by Thomas Hunter Hall, a new limestone Tudor building facing Lexington Avenue and designed by C.
After 1902 when the "Normal" course of study was abolished, the "Academic" course became standard across the student body. ===Expansion=== In 1913 the east end of the building, housing the elementary school, was replaced by Thomas Hunter Hall, a new limestone Tudor building facing Lexington Avenue and designed by C.
By 1920, Hunter College had the largest enrollment of women of any municipally financed college in the United States.
A small percentage of Hunter students are invited to join Hunter's Nu chapter of PBK, which has existed at the college since 1920.
In 1930, Hunter's Brooklyn campus merged with City College's Brooklyn campus, and the two were spun off to form Brooklyn College. In 1936 fire destroyed the 1873 Gothic building facing Park Avenue, and by 1940 the Public Works Administration replaced it with the Modernist north building, designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon along with Harrison & Fouilhoux. The late 1930s saw the construction of Hunter College in the Bronx (later known as the Bronx Campus).
In 1930, Hunter's Brooklyn campus merged with City College's Brooklyn campus, and the two were spun off to form Brooklyn College. In 1936 fire destroyed the 1873 Gothic building facing Park Avenue, and by 1940 the Public Works Administration replaced it with the Modernist north building, designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon along with Harrison & Fouilhoux. The late 1930s saw the construction of Hunter College in the Bronx (later known as the Bronx Campus).
In 1930, Hunter's Brooklyn campus merged with City College's Brooklyn campus, and the two were spun off to form Brooklyn College. In 1936 fire destroyed the 1873 Gothic building facing Park Avenue, and by 1940 the Public Works Administration replaced it with the Modernist north building, designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon along with Harrison & Fouilhoux. The late 1930s saw the construction of Hunter College in the Bronx (later known as the Bronx Campus).
In 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated Franklin Delano Roosevelt's and her former townhouse to the college; the building was reopened in 2010 as the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College.
When the Navy vacated the campus, the site was briefly occupied by the nascent United Nations, which held its first Security Council sessions at the Bronx Campus in 1946, giving the school an international profile. In 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated a town house at 47–49 East 65th Street in Manhattan to the college.
It also administers Hunter College High School and Hunter College Elementary School. Hunter was founded in 1870 as a women's college; it first admitted male freshmen in 1946.
When the Navy vacated the campus, the site was briefly occupied by the nascent United Nations, which held its first Security Council sessions at the Bronx Campus in 1946, giving the school an international profile. In 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated a town house at 47–49 East 65th Street in Manhattan to the college.
Today it is known as The Roosevelt House of Public Policy and opened in fall 2010 as an academic center hosting prominent speakers. ===CUNY era=== Hunter became the women's college of the municipal system, and in the 1950s, when City College became coeducational, Hunter started admitting men to its Bronx campus.
In 1964, the Manhattan campus began admitting men also.
The Bronx campus subsequently became Lehman College in 1968. In 1968–1969, Black and Puerto Rican students struggled to get a department that would teach about their history and experience.
In Spring 1969, Hunter College established Black and Puerto Rican Studies (now called Africana/Puerto Rican and Latino Studies).
An "open admissions" policy initiated in 1970 by the City University of New York opened the school's doors to historically underrepresented groups by guaranteeing a college education to any and all who graduated from NYC high schools.
As a result of this increase in enrollment, Hunter opened new buildings on Lexington Avenue during the early 1980s.
In further advancing Puerto Rican studies, Hunter became home to the Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños ("Center for Puerto Rican Studies" or simply "Centro") in 1982. Today, Hunter College is a comprehensive teaching and research institution.
(1973) – Mayor, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994–2006 Pauli Murray (1933) – first African-American woman named an Episcopal priest; human rights activist; lawyer and co-founder of N.
Hunter plays in the City University of New York Athletic Conference. The basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams play at the Hunter Sportsplex. ==Manhattan/Hunter College Science High School== As a partnership with the New York City Department of Education, the Manhattan/Hunter College High School for Sciences was opened in 2003 on the campus of the former Martin Luther King, Jr.
The CUNY+ online catalog of university-wide holdings and remote online databases are accessible at all Hunter libraries. Under the guidance of the Presidential Task Force on the Library, created in the fall of 2006, the Leon and Toby Cooperman Library has undergone several improvements in the areas of facilities, holdings, and services.
(Formerly bearing the ZIP code of 10021, the code changed on July 1, 2007 in accordance with the United States Postal Service's plan to split the 10021 ZIP code.) The address is based on the North Building, which stretches from 68th to 69th Streets along Park Avenue. The main campus is situated two blocks east of Central Park, as well as many of New York's most prestigious cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Asia Society Museum, and the Frick Collection.
Hunter is 3rd in the nation among master's institutions in the number of students awarded Fulbright grants, according to the October 2009 ranking compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Graduate Program in Fine Arts In the most recent edition of U.S.
In 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated Franklin Delano Roosevelt's and her former townhouse to the college; the building was reopened in 2010 as the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College.
Today it is known as The Roosevelt House of Public Policy and opened in fall 2010 as an academic center hosting prominent speakers. ===CUNY era=== Hunter became the women's college of the municipal system, and in the 1950s, when City College became coeducational, Hunter started admitting men to its Bronx campus.
According to the "Best Value Colleges for 2010," a ranking published by The Princeton Review and U.S.A.
The class of 2011 represented 60 countries and speaks 59 different languages.
The Princeton Review's 2011 edition of the "Best 373 Colleges" includes Hunter as one of the best colleges or universities in the United States.
It is ranked 284th on Forbes' college rankings list. The 2011 edition of "America's Best Colleges," published by U.S.
SAT and high school GPA scores for the entering Fall 2012 class of freshmen had an SAT score 25th–75th percentile range of 1090 to 1280 and high school GPA 25th–75th percentile range of 85% to 92%. ===Rankings=== The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) places Hunter at 217 (National) and 958 (Global) for the 2020-2021 academic year.
University Scholars benefit from a full tuition scholarship (up to the value of in-state tuition only as of Fall 2013, effectively restricting it to NY state residents), personalized advising, early registration, access to internships, and study abroad opportunities.
In 2017, Artsy included Hunter's in the list of "Top 15 Art Schools in the United States." The admission to Hunter's MFA Programs in Studio Art is highly competitive, with the average acceptance rate of 8% as of 2018. ===Honors programs=== Hunter offers several honors programs, including the Macaulay Honors College and the Thomas Hunter Honors Program.
The sculpture has been removed as of October 2018 due to restoration purposes. The main campus is home to the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education.
The college is highly selective, with an admissions acceptance rate of 36% in Fall 2018.
In 2017, Artsy included Hunter's in the list of "Top 15 Art Schools in the United States." The admission to Hunter's MFA Programs in Studio Art is highly competitive, with the average acceptance rate of 8% as of 2018. ===Honors programs=== Hunter offers several honors programs, including the Macaulay Honors College and the Thomas Hunter Honors Program.
SAT and high school GPA scores for the entering Fall 2012 class of freshmen had an SAT score 25th–75th percentile range of 1090 to 1280 and high school GPA 25th–75th percentile range of 85% to 92%. ===Rankings=== The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) places Hunter at 217 (National) and 958 (Global) for the 2020-2021 academic year.
(Source: World University Rankings 2020-21 | CWUR) The most recent ranking from QS, another respected source for college rankings, placed Hunter between 201 and 250.
However, no current data has been provided by QS for 2020 and 2021 due to a change in ranking methodology and increased selectivity from the ranker.
However, no current data has been provided by QS for 2020 and 2021 due to a change in ranking methodology and increased selectivity from the ranker.
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