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CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York · Large city

#4 best value in New York

58.4%
Admit rate: $3,103
Avg net price: 54%
Graduation rate: $60,752
Median earnings

CUNY Brooklyn College is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Brooklyn, New York (large city setting), enrolling 10,543 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 10,543 undergradsLarge citySelective · 58% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against CUNY Brooklyn College's admitted students.

Admit rate: 58.4%
SAT (mid 50%): 950–1340
Avg GPA (est.): 3.32

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About Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn, coextensive with Kings County, is the most populous of the five boroughs and counties in New York City, United States. The history of European settlement in Brooklyn spans more than 350 years. Brooklyn has played a major role in various aspects of American culture, including literature, cinema, and theater. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 3 miles
Nearest airport: 9 miles to John F. Kennedy (JFK) · major hub

How CUNY Brooklyn College compares

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Selectivity58.4%

More selective than 78% · #39 most selective of 137 in New York

SAT average1140

Higher than 43%

Graduation rate54%

Higher than 48% · #103 of 159 in New York

First-year retention80%

Higher than 63%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$60,752

Higher than 69% · #65 of 133 in New York

Average net price$3,103

Cheaper than 99% · #4 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$11,000

Lower than 96%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment10,543

Larger than 89%

Percentiles compare CUNY Brooklyn College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

CUNY Brooklyn College campus

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Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

Undergraduate10,54379%
Graduate2,82821%

Undergraduates by gender

Women6,20259%
Men4,34141%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White25%
Black20%
Hispanic24%
Asian24%
Other or multiracial6.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 10,543
Graduate enrollment: 2,828
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 57%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 18%
Median family income: $19,956
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $114,633
Endowment: $57,281,090

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,519 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New York91%
Other U.S. states6.4%
International3.0%

Most first-years stay in state — CUNY Brooklyn College draws overwhelmingly from New York.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate: 58.4%
Test scores: Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %): 950–1340
SAT average: 1140
SAT reading: 460–660
SAT math: 490–680
ACT composite: —
Average GPA (estimated): 3.32

Cost

In-state tuition: $7,452
Out-of-state tuition: $15,402
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,500
Total cost of attendance: $14,151
Average net price: $3,103

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 54%
Graduated on time (4 years): 34%
First-year retention: 80%
Transferred to another college: 24%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $45,035
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $60,752
Median debt at graduation: $11,000
Students with federal loans: 7%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 48%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

34%

Low-income (Pell)

48%

First-generation

49%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $65
Athletics: NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes: 188 (90 men · 98 women)

Varsity sports (7)

Soccer48

Swimming and Diving (combined)31

Volleyball30

Basketball29

Tennis20

Softball16

Cross Country14

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$1,029

$30–48k

$2,287

$48–75k

$6,193

$75–110k

$8,917

$110k+

$12,254

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$28,166

$6,193/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

74%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,293

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 74% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,293. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,659 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $60,752
Typical debt at graduation: $11,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 18%
Out-earn a HS grad: 59%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$58,147

Men

$65,639

Men out-earn women by $7,492 (13%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 85°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 47.1″
Annual snow: 24.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, NY Ave V Brooklyn, NY US station (3.1 mi from campus).

What CUNY Brooklyn College graduates study — and earn

Psychology, General

435 grads$30k 1 yr$56k 5 yr$11k debt

435$29,802$56,477$10,914 Business Administration, Management and Operations

419 grads$37k 1 yr$62k 5 yr$11k debt

419$37,057$62,453$11,000 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

212 grads$37k 1 yr$61k 5 yr$11k debt

212$37,223$61,345$10,862 Computer and Information Sciences, General

194 grads$52k 1 yr$99k 5 yr$12k debt

194$51,862$98,829$12,000 Accounting and Related Services

187 grads$43k 1 yr$69k 5 yr$14k debt

187$42,862$69,279$13,620 Biology, General

114 grads$27k 1 yr$73k 5 yr$17k debt

114$26,612$72,673$16,500 Film/Video and Photographic Arts

106 grads$20k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$14k debt

106$20,476$35,878$13,622 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

91 grads$46k 1 yr$72k 5 yr$13k debt

91$46,233$72,392$13,178 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

89 grads$27k 1 yr$76k 5 yr$14k debt

89$26,817$76,413$14,250 Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

89 grads$37k 1 yr$64k 5 yr$12k debt

89$36,834$64,202$12,434 Finance and Financial Management Services

78 grads$38k 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

78$37,867—$13,938 Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

56 grads$32k 1 yr$50k 5 yr$14k debt

56$32,083$50,335$14,094

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.