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CUNY Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, New York · Large city

86.1%
Admit rate
$5,718
Avg net price
20%
Graduation rate
$46,498
Median earnings

CUNY Medgar Evers College is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Brooklyn, New York (large city setting), enrolling 3,233 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 3,233 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 86% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersNear the coast

Will you get in?

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

Admit rate
86.1%
SAT (mid 50%)
850–1020
Avg GPA (est.)
2.68

Enter a test score to see where you land against CUNY Medgar Evers College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and CUNY Medgar Evers College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

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
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
4 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How CUNY Medgar Evers College compares

Selectivity86.1%

More selective than 33% · #108 most selective of 137 in New York

SAT average920

Higher than 1%

Graduation rate20%

Higher than 5% · #151 of 159 in New York

First-year retention50%

Higher than 5%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,498

Higher than 28% · #106 of 133 in New York

Average net price$5,718

Cheaper than 98% · #18 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$10,988

Lower than 97%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment3,233

Larger than 71%

Percentiles compare CUNY Medgar Evers 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 Medgar Evers College campus

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

3,233undergrads
  • Women2,32172%
  • Men91228%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White1.7%
  • Black71%
  • Hispanic19%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial6.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,233
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
56%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
36%
Median family income
$18,815
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$107,991
Endowment
$653,999

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 757 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York84%
  • Other U.S. states14%
  • International2.2%

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

2% 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
86.1%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
850–1020
SAT average
920
SAT reading
440–520
SAT math
410–500
ACT composite
Average GPA (estimated)
2.68

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,352
Out-of-state tuition
$15,302
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$14,771
Average net price
$5,718

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
20%
Graduated on time (4 years)
8%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
28%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,538
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,498
Median debt at graduation
$10,988
Students with federal loans
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
33%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
8%
Low-income (Pell)
20%
First-generation
19%

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
195 (107 men · 88 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (4)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)107
Basketball36
Soccer32
Volleyball20

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

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,736 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$4,368
$30–48k
$5,547
$48–75k
$8,661
$75–110k
$10,131
$110k+
$14,006

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.

Est. total to a degree
$42,162

$8,661/year × about 4.9 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.

65%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,114
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 65% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,114. 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 571 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)
$46,498
Typical debt at graduation
$10,988
Debt vs. one year's pay
24%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 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
$47,031
Men
$44,549

Women out-earn men by $2,482 (6%) 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
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, NY Ave V Brooklyn, NY US station (5.2 mi from campus).

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.