Having opened its doors in 1937, Queens College in Flushing, Queens, offers a first-rate education to talented people of all backgrounds and financial means. The College is a part of the City University of New York (CUNY) since its founding in 1961, and it is one of CUNY’s largest senior colleges. Often referred to as “the jewel of the CUNY system,” the college enjoys a national reputation for its liberal arts and sciences and pre-professional programs.

Queens College has had a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa since 1950 (fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s liberal arts colleges are members of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most respected undergraduate honors organization). In 1968, Queens College became a member of Sigma Xi, the national science honor society. The American Association of University Women includes Queens College in its list of approved colleges for membership.

The College’s achievement-oriented and hard-working students, who are likely to have graduated in the top 25% of their high school class, come from over 140 different countries.

Queens College is dedicated to making students feel that the college is their home away from home. There are more than 100 clubs and teams on campus, from the Science Organization of Minority Students to clubs for theatre, fencing, environmental science, and martial arts. The college holds courses at several off-campus locations, including the 43rd Street Extension Center in Manhattan and the CUNY Center for Higher Education in vibrant downtown Flushing.

The College is proud to offer over 115 undergraduate and graduate majors. Academic programs are organized into four divisions, which offer both day and evening courses: Arts and Humanities; Education; Mathematics and the Natural Sciences; and the Social Sciences. Classes are also offered during a winter session and four summer sessions.