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CUNY Brooklyn College is a public regional university located in Brooklyn, New York. CUNY Brooklyn College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at CUNY Brooklyn College is in the top 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $54,322 10 years after enrolling, 62nd in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, CUNY Brooklyn College bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average. CUNY Brooklyn College is ranked 6th in New York.
CUNY Brooklyn College’s median net annual cost of $3,067 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at CUNY Brooklyn College sorted by number of graduates - General Psychology, Business Administration, Accounting, Education-grades & methods, Computer and Information Sciences, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$3,067
Average years to graduate
4.6
Health & Fitness
Rank: #1
Economic score: 0.45
Education-by subject area
Rank: #2
Economic score: 0.46
Ethnic/Gender studies
Rank: #1
Economic score: 0.81
Dietetics/Nutrition
Rank: #2
Economic score: 0.88
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: #2
Economic score: 0.96
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #4
Economic score: 0.97
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #1
Economic score: 1.09
English Language & Lit
Rank: #5
Economic score: 1.32
FIlm, Video & Photography
Rank: #3
Economic score: 1.47
Finance
Rank: #262
Economic score: 3.63
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at CUNY Brooklyn College - Special Education, Education-by subject area, Education-grades & methods, Business Administration, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Mental & Social Health Services - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Educ. Administration
Rank: #7
Economic score: 0.15
Health & Fitness
Rank: #1
Economic score: 0.26
Student Counseling
Rank: #9
Economic score: 0.35
Communication disorder sciences
Rank: #4
Economic score: 0.37
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #6
Economic score: 0.56
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #8
Economic score: 0.61
Drama
Rank: #18
Economic score: 1.1
FIlm, Video & Photography
Rank: #1
Economic score: 1.19
The average student at CUNY Brooklyn College takes 4.6 years to graduate, with 58% graduating within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at CUNY Brooklyn College is 9% less than the state average and 1% more than the average for all regional universities in the country.
At CUNY Brooklyn College, Pell Grant recipients represent 54% of the measured graduating class, 19% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at CUNY Brooklyn College graduates within 4.7 years.
CUNY Brooklyn College is in the top 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
CUNY Brooklyn College’s economic mobility score of 52.9 is calculated by adjusting the 0.27 economic score of lower-income students by the 54% pell grant recipients within the student body. CUNY Brooklyn College’s EMS of 52.9 ranks in the top 5% nationally.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 5%
The average Title IV recipient at CUNY Brooklyn College pays $3,067 a year, $5,737 less than the $8,804 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $3,067
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At CUNY Brooklyn College, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $3,067 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 4% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,486. This is 50% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,249
Pell grants
$5,265
State grants
$3,840
Institutional grants
$1,548
CUNY Brooklyn College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 51% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 28,544 applicants, of which 14,660 were admitted and 1,554 enrolled. CUNY Brooklyn College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
84%
83%
Female
59%
59%
First time
29%
59%
In-state
95%
68%
1st generation
48%
35%
White
27%
52%
Black
20%
14%
Hispanic
24%
15%
Asian
22%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%