1. The Geographic Distribution of
Freshmen and Transfer Students at
Hunter College
2010-2011.
By:
Prianka
Denys Dukhovnov
Danielle Finne
Reneel Langdon
Fausto Lopez
MurtazaMunir
Tomoko Shiohara
Lira Skenderi
Olivia Torres
Peter Tuckel
2. Primary Objective
• The main objective of this research is to
display the geographic distribution of the
residences of students at various stages of the
admissions process to Hunter.
• These stages include application, acceptance,
enrollment and retention.
3. Data
• The primary data set consists of the total number
freshmen students who applied, who were
admitted, who enrolled and who were retained
after one semester and one year by zip code
during the year of 2010 to 2011.
• The data are also disaggregated by race: non-
Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic
Asian and Hispanic.
• The Data set also includes the number of
admitted and enrolled students whose first
choice was Hunter by Zip code.
4. Data
• Appended to this primary data set were two
demographic variables from the decennial
(2000) U.S. census. These variables were the
racial composition of the zip code (non-
Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, non-
Hispanic Asian and Hispanic) and median
household income.
• For simplification we will refer to them simply
as: Black, White, Hispanic, Asian.
6. Applied, Admitted, Enrolled and Retained
Students
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30000
Number of Students
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Applied Admitted Enrolled Retained 1 Retained 1 year
semester
University Status
7. Applied, Admitted, Enrolled and
Retained Students
• In total 30,256 people applied to Hunter
College.
• Hunter College had an acceptance rate of
25%.
• 23.5% of admitted students enrolled.
• About 95% of the enrolled students continued
their studies past one semester.
• Approximately 84% of enrollees continued
their studies at Hunter for one year.
8. Applicants by Race
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Hispanic White Asian Black Other
Race
9. Applicants by Race
• Hispanics represented the greatest number of
applicants: 23%.
• 21% of the applicants were white.
• 19% of applicants were Asian.
• 19% applicants were Black.
• Applicants from four ethnic groups were
equally represented.
10. Applicants by County
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Number fo Students
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County
11. Applicants by County
• Queens had the most applicants of any other
county: 8,377 prospective students.
• Kings was a close second with 8,003
applicants.
• Manhattan despite Hosting Hunter did not
have many applicants
• Hunter College seems to attract mostly local
residents.
12. Racial Distribution across Counties
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Percent
50% black
hispanic
40%
white
30% asian
20%
10%
0%
Queens Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Staten Island
Counties
13. Applicants by County and Race
Combined
• The Bronx had the highest population of
Hispanic applicants at 57%.
• Brooklyn had the most Black applicants at 34%.
• Queens drew in the most Asians at 38%.
• Westchester and Suffolk county mainly drew in
white applicants.
15. Admitted by Race
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Number of Students
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1000
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White Asian Hispanic Black
Race
16. Admitted Students by Race
• Whites were the highest admitted racial group
with over 2,500 admitted students.
• Asians were a near second with approximately
2,250 admitted students.
• Hispanics came in third with about 800.
• Blacks were last with about 600.
• Hispanics and blacks were admitted
significantly less than other groups.
17. Admission Rate by Race
45.00%
40.00%
35.00%
30.00%
Percent
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
White Asian Hispanic Black
Race
18. Admission Rate by Race
• Whites made up most of the admitted pool
with 40.5%
• Asians were the second most admitted race
with 38.70
• Only 12.8% of those admitted were Hispanic.
• Blacks came in last 11.7% of those admitted
were black.
20. Admitted Students by County
• Queens had the most admitted students with
2,308.
• Brooklyn was a close second with 1,719
• 612 admitted students came from New York.
• Surprisingly Nassau had more admitted
residents than local Bronx with 521 students
over 535 respectively.
21. Admission Rate by County
60
50
Number of Students
40
30
20
10
0
County
22. Admission Rate by County
• The highest admittance rates were found in
counties outside of the five boroughs.
• However non-local counties had significantly
lower pools of applicants thereby superficially
raising admittance rates amongst non-local
counties.
• Within the five boroughs Queens had the highest
admittance rate, approximately 27%.
• Richmond and Kings followed with 26% and 21%
respectively.
• New York and the Bronx followed with about 21%
and 11% respectively.
24. Enrolled by Race
800
700
600
Number of Students
500
400
300
200
100
0
White Asian Hispanic Black
Race
25. Enrolled Students by Race
• The most prominent race amongst enrollees
were whites with 698 students.
• Asians came in second with 590 enrollees.
• Hispanics were third with 320 enrollees.
• Blacks were last with 178 enrollees.
• Blacks and Hispanics had low numbers of
Enrollees probably due to smaller pool of
admitted students.
26. Enrollment Rate by Race
40%
35%
30%
25%
Percent
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Asian White Black Hispanic
Race
27. Enrollment Rate by Race
• Hispanics ranked the highest percentage wise
with regards to enrollees with 36% of
enrollees being Hispanic.
• Blacks made up an almost equivalent percent
of the enrollee pool with 27.5%.
• It is interesting that those groups who seem to
enroll the greatest and show the greatest
interest are being excluded the most.
28. Enrolled Students by County
700
600
Number of Students
500
400
300
200
100
0
County
29. Enrolled Students by County
• Number wise, Queens had 643 enrollees, the
most, which wasn’t surprising considering that
Queens had the most applicants and admitted
students.
• Brooklyn had the second highest number of
enrollees with 469 students enrolling at
Hunter.
• It seems that the most enrollees came from
the five boroughs and nearby areas.
30. The Percent of Those Who Are Admitted
Who Enroll by County
30
25
20
Percent
15
10
5
0
County
31. Enrollment Rate by County
• Within the five boroughs, Queens had a 28%
enrollee rate making it the strongest county
for enrollees.
• Kings was second once again with 27%.
• It seems that the highest significant
enrollment rates were from local areas, and as
we get farther from Hunter College enrollment
rates were superficially high.
39. Freshmen Enrollment in New York City
• Subway Lines seem to pass more around areas
with high density of enrollment.
• Easier transportation options might increase
incentive to attend Hunter.
• Hunter is alternative to local institutions.
• Hunter does not attract students around it’s
area.
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43.
44. Racial Composition of Enrollees in the
Bronx
• It appears that the Bronx Enrollees are
primarily Black and Hispanic.
• Most enrollees from the Bronx are
concentrated in the middle and north Bronx.
• Whites and Asians comprised a significant
amount of Enrollees particularly in the West.
45.
46. Median Income among Enrollees in
the Bronx
• It appears that areas with high numbers of
enrollees tended to be middle class to working
class neighborhoods.
• However they were not the lowest of the
classes.
• South-west Bronx has low median income and
is not densely populated.
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49.
50.
51. Median Income among Enrollees in
Manhattan
• Most enrollees were of lower-middle class.
52.
53. Racial Breakdown of Enrollees in
Manhattan
• The lower east side was home to most of
Hunter’s Enrollees from Manhattan.
• The enrollees coming from the area were
primarily Asian.
• Other somewhat dense areas were made up
mainly of Hispanic enrollees.
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55.
56.
57.
58. Median Income among Enrollees in
Brooklyn
• Most enrollees came from
Bensonhurst, Sheepshead bay and Brighton
Beach
• Densest areas connected to medium-low
median income.
59.
60. Racial Breakdown of Enrollees in
Brooklyn
• Brooklyn contributed a large amount of white
and Asian enrollees.
• South Brooklyn which was home to most
enrollees in the borough was comprised
primarily of Asians and Whites.
• Despite having Brooklyn college, Brooklynites
enrolled at Hunter.
65. Median Income among Enrollees in
Queens
• Densest areas had medium-low median
income.
• Flushing Ridgewood, Flushing, Jamaica and
West Queens drew in the most students.
66.
67. Racial Composition of Enrollees in
Queens
• Queens appears to draw in many Hispanic and
Asian applicants.
• The most dense areas drew in many Asian
Students.
• There is also a significant white enrollee
presence in Queens particularly in the South
West.
69. Non-Retained Students by Race
140
120
100
Number of Students
80
60
40
20
0
White Asian Hispanic Black
Race
70. Non-Retained Students by Race
• Most non-retainees were white;
approximately 131.
• 78 Asian students were not retained.
• 49 Hispanic student were not retained.
• Only 30 black students were not retained
• White’s seem to be leaving Hunter the most.
71. Non-Retainee Rate by Race
20.00%
18.00%
16.00%
14.00%
12.00%
Percent
10.00%
8.00%
6.00%
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
White Black Hispanic Asian
Race
72. Non-Retainee Rate by Race
• Percentage-wise whites had the highest number
of non-retainees with 18.8% of white enrollees
leaving.
• Black students were the second most likely to be
non-retained students with a 16.9% non-retainee
rate, however we must keep in mind that the
black enrollee pool was significantly smaller than
all the other races.
• Hispanics were third most likely (15%) to be non-
retained but like black students their enrollment
pool was smaller.
• Asians were the least likely to leave Hunter
College with only 13.2% of enrolled Asians
leaving the university.
74. Non-Retained Students by County
• Queens has the highest number of non-retainees with
85 students leaving the university.
• Brooklyn was the second highest with 59 students.
• New York and the Bronx followed with 28 and 26
respectively.
• As we got farther away from the university less
students left.
• One possible explanation is that we had less enrollees
from non-local counties. It is also possible that those
who came to Hunter from non-local counties were
planning on staying in the city while local enrollees
might be using Hunter as a stepping stone.
76. Non-Retainee Rate by County
• Within the five boroughs, Enrollees from the
Bronx were most likely to leave Hunter: 21%
chance.
• Manhattan also had a high Non-retainee Rate:
18% chance.
• Non-local counties had smaller enrollee pools
and predictably high non-retainee rates.
79. Applied, Admitted, Enrolled and Retained
Students
35000
30000
Number of Students
25000
20000
15000 Transfer
Freshman
10000
5000
0
Applied Admitted Enrolled Retained 1 Retained 1
sem year
Status
80. Applied, Admitted, Enrolled and
Retained
• Hunter College has a lot of incoming transfer
students, almost half the amount of
applicants.
• 13,139 students applied to transfer into
Hunter College.
• Hunter college has about 25% acceptance rate
for transfer students which is consistent with
it’s freshmen acceptance rate.
81. Racial Comparison of Freshmen and
Transfer Applicants
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White Hispanic Black Asian
Race
82. Racial Comparison of Freshmen and
Transfer Applicants
• White students made up most of transfer
applicants with 3,394 applicants.
• Hispanics came in second with 2,509
applicants.
• Blacks came in third with 2,284 applicants.
• Asians were last with 1,868 student
applicants.
83. Transfer Applicants by County
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Number of Students
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Transfer
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Freshmen
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County
84. Transfer Applicants by County
• Queens has the most Applicants by county
with 3,159 students applying to Hunter.
• Kings county was next with almost 3,000
students applying.
• It seemed that the farther we got from the
University the less number of students
applied; again this was consistent with
freshmen applicants.
86. Racial Comparison of Freshmen and
Transfer Admitted Students
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2500
Number of Students
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1500
Transfer
Freshmen
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500
0
White Hispanic Asian Black
Race
87. Racial Comparison of Freshmen and
Transfer Admitted Students
• As with incoming freshmen, whites were the
most prominent admitted race with 1,207
admitted.
• Hispanics came in second with 585 admitted
students.
• Asians came in third with 583 admitted
students.
• Blacks came in last with 452 admitted
students.
88. Racial Comparison of Admission rates
among Freshmen and Transfers Admitted
45.00%
40.00%
35.00%
30.00%
Percent
25.00%
20.00% Transfer
15.00%
Freshmen
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
White Asian Hispanic Black
Race
89. Racial Comparison of Admission rates
among Freshmen and Transfers
Admitted
• Mimicked freshmen admission rates.
• Whites made up most of the admitted pool
with 36%.
• Blacks were the least likely to get in with only
a 12% admission rate.
• This is a 3:1 Ratio of White: black admission.
90. Admitted Transfer Students by County
2500
2000
Number of Students
1500
1000
Transfer
Freshmen
500
0
County
91. Admitted Transfer Students by County
• Admitted Student numbers were similar to
applied Student numbers.
• Queens had the highest number of admitted
students: ~700
• Kings, New York and Bronx followed
respectively.
• As we got farther away from the
university, less and less students were
admitted.
93. Transfer Admission Rate by County
• Within the five boroughs Manhattan had the
greatest admission rate for transfer
students, about 27%
• The Bronx had the lowest admission rate with
16%.
95. Racial Comparison of Freshmen and
Transfer Enrollees
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700
600
Number of Students
500
400
Transfer
300 Freshmen
200
100
0
White Asian Hispanic Black
Race
96. Racial Comparison of Freshmen and
Transfer Enrollees
• Whites had the most transferred enrollees
with 735 enrolled students.
• Asians came in second with 341 transferred
enrollees.
• Hispanics were in third with 332 transferred
enrollees.
• Blacks came in last with 252 transferred
enrollees.
97. Transfer Enrollment Rates by Race
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
Percent of Students
40.00%
30.00% Freshmen
Transfer
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Hispanic Black White Asian
Race
98. Percent of Admitted Students who
Enrolled
• Transfer enrollee rate by race was similar to
freshmen data.
• Whites were most likely to enroll with near
61% of enrolled students being white.
• Asians were second followed by Hispanics.
• As usual Blacks came in last with a lower
enrollee rate.
99. Transfer Students Enrolled by County
700
600
Number of Students
500
400
300
Transfer
200 Freshmen
100
0
County
100. Transfer Students Enrolled by County
• Queens had the highest number of enrolled
students with 393.
• Kings came in second with 283 enrollees.
• New York and Bronx were next with 83 and 33
respectively.
• Once again Hunter draws from Queens and
Brooklyn.
102. Enrolled Rate county
• By county, rates were generally uniform across
the five boroughs and non-local counties.
• Bronx had the highest percentage of
enrollment with 56%.
• Brooklyn and Queens followed with 55% and
54% respectively.
111. Transfer Enrollment in New York City
and Surrounding Areas
• Hunter’s transfer enrollees are primarily local
and grouped within the five boroughs.
• Transportation options might be incentive.
• A large number of them are concentrated in
Queens and Brooklyn.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116. Median Income among Transfer
Enrollees in the Bronx
• There appears to be a pattern between high
density areas and lower income.
• Transfer Enrollees appear to be more from
lower income backgrounds, at least in the
Bronx.
• This is somewhat expected considering Hunter
College offers competitive tuition as an
accredited university.
117.
118. Racial breakdown of Transfer Enrollees
in the Bronx
• We can see a large number of Blacks and
Hispanics enrolling from the Bronx particularly
in high density areas.
• However in the South-East, there are
moderate-high density areas that show high
White enrollment
• Hispanics seem to be the most dominant race
transferring into Hunter from the Bronx.
119.
120.
121.
122.
123. Median Income among Transfer
Enrollees in Manhattan
• In Manhattan there is a connection between
lower/middle class income and high transfer
enrollment.
• This is apparent particularly around the Lower
East Side.
• Most dense areas were the same as Freshmen
enrollment.
124.
125. Racial Composition of Transfer
Enrollees in Manhattan
• The most enrollee dense area in Manhattan is
generally diverse with a large amount of
Hispanic and Asian enrollees.
126.
127.
128.
129.
130. Median Income amongst Transfer
Enrollees in Brooklyn
• Like the Bronx there appears to be a
connection between lower income and high
density areas of enrollment.
• South Brooklyn has the greatest number of
transfer enrollees which is interesting
considering Brooklyn College is near the area.
131.
132. Racial Composition of Transfer
Enrollees in Brooklyn
• Brooklyn seems to have a very diverse pool of
transfer enrollees.
• There are a large amount of Asians, and
Hispanics as well as blacks.
• The densest areas seem to be quite diverse.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137. Median Income among Transfer
Enrollees in Queens
• Queens completed the trend for low income
transfer enrollees.
• We can see that those who transfer to Hunter
of middle or lower class (assumption based on
data, classification of middle and lower class
subject to interpretation and standards)
138.
139. Racial Composition of Transfer
Enrollees in Queens
• Queens proves incredibly diverse as well.
• Many of the enrollee dense areas home large
numbers of hispanics and blacks.
• However the neighborhood pools remain
diverse.
• Perhaps this trend of diversity is a reflection of
Hunter’s claim to fame as the most diverse
university in America.
141. Number of Non-retained Students by Race
250
200
150
Number
Transfer
100
Freshmen
50
0
White Asian Hispanic Black
Race
142. Number of Non-retained Students by
Race
• Whites had the highest number of non-
retainees with 195 students leaving Hunter.
• Interestingly, Asians Blacks and Hispanics were
leaving Hunter in considerably lower numbers.
143. Non-retainee Rate by Race
45.00%
40.00%
35.00%
30.00%
Percent
25.00%
20.00% Transfer
Freshmen
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
Black Hispanic White Asian
Race
144. Non-Retainee Rate by Race
• Black students represented the greatest
proportion of non-retainees: 37%.
• Hispanics followed with a 26% non-retainee
rate.
• Both racial groups had lower enrollments than
Whites and Asians thereby superficially
boosting non-retainee rates.
145. Non-retained Students by county
120
100
Number of Students
80
60
40 Transfer
Freshmen
20
0
County
146. Non-retained Students by County
• Brooklyn had the highest number of non-
retainees with over 109 students.
• Queens came in second with 103 non-
retainees.
• It seems that as we got beyond the five
boroughs and farther away, more people were
retained.
148. Non-retainee Enrollment Rate by
County
• Transfer students seemed to be more prone to
leaving Hunter, particularly those coming from
Suffolk county.
• Within the five boroughs Brooklyn had the
greatest enrollment rate with 28%.
• Manhattan came second in second with 27%.
• Staten Islanders were least likely to leave
Hunter.
150. Marketing to all Audiences
• As the data shows, Hunter primarily draws
students from Queens and Brooklyn.
• In order to Diversify, Hunter may want to
market to other boroughs.
• Hunter may want to target it’s own host
borough.
• Hunter primarily gets students from lower
incomes.
151. Minority Issue
• Based on the data we can see a large gap
between admission rates.
• Despite a large number of Hispanic and Black
applicants, White and Asian admission rates
were higher.
• Applicant numbers were generally uniform.
• The issue could be racially internal or
institutional, both merit further research.
152. Transfer Students
• Transfer students are a big part of Hunter’s
demographic.
• However, transfer students seem to leave Hunter
quite often.
• It may aid Hunter financially to incentivize
students to stay with stronger curriculums, better
instruction and an all around more competitive
environment.
• At the same time some students may find the
school too competitive.
153. Final Thoughts
• Hunter College is extremely diverse.
• It copes with an extremely high number of
admitted students and must continue to
accommodate.
• Hunter College should continue to build appeal in
order to diversify their student body.
• Hunter College should cater to the 5 boroughs in
order to become the local “hot” college.
• This is both a financial and academic gain.
• It can push out competitors like NYU.
