CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY · Public · Large city · Brooklyn College · CBC
Public institution in Brooklyn, NY · 10,443 undergraduates · 54% acceptance rate · $60,752 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Average net price
- Top 5%Cost of attendance
- Top 7%Median graduate debt
- Top 11%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $2,94323rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,452314th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,402573rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $13,573102nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,000137th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,752516th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,035884th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.6%896th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 79.9%684th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 53.7%317th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1310180th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 10,443242nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 56.4%257th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (JFK)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 53 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $53,358 | $56,776 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $53,179 | $49,019 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $50,439 | $42,188 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $48,041 | $49,631 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $45,545 | $41,464 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,398 | $38,230 |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $37,424 | $30,554 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $36,141 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $34,298 | $29,141 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,993 | $32,350 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,281 | $30,771 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $32,391 | $34,847 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1930source
- Athletic nickname: "Bulldogs"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Mascot: Buster the Bulldogsource
- Athletic conference: CUNYAC (South)source
- Notable alum: Bernie Sanderssource
- Notable alum: James Francosource
- Notable alum: Mel Brookssource
- Notable alum: Stanley Cohensource
- Notable alum: Shirley Chisholmsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitebrooklyn.cuny.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 190549)
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