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CUNY Medgar Evers College is a public liberal arts college located in Brooklyn, New York. Medgar Evers is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Medgar Evers is in the top 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $41,987 10 years after enrolling, 112th in New York, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Medgar Evers bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average.
CUNY Medgar Evers College’s median net annual cost of $6,689 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Medgar Evers sorted by number of graduates - Biology, Psychology, Social Work, Business and Commerce, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Special Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$6,689
Average years to graduate
3.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Registered Nursing
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.26
Accounting
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.81
Business Administration
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 1.16
Computer Systems Analysis
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Economic score: 61.1
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 24% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Medgar Evers is 43% lower than the state average, and 44% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Medgar Evers, Pell Grant recipients represent 53% of the measured graduating class, 18% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Medgar Evers graduates within 5 years.
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 Medgar Evers College’s economic mobility score of 45.38 is calculated by adjusting the 1.45 economic score of lower-income students by the 53% pell grant recipients within the student body. Medgar Evers’s EMS of 45.38 ranks in the top 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 Medgar Evers College pays $6,689 a year, $2,027 less than the $8,716 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 $6,689
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Medgar Evers, 75% 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 $6,689 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 2% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,389. This is 52% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,469
Pell grants
$4,843
State grants
$3,141
Institutional grants
$1,438
CUNY Medgar Evers College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 86% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 10,533 applicants, of which 9,045 were admitted and 634 enrolled. Medgar Evers has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
CUNY Medgar Evers College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
83%
83%
Female
72%
59%
First time
61%
59%
In-state
96%
68%
1st generation
50%
35%
White
2%
52%
Black
73%
14%
Hispanic
17%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%