CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY · Public · Large city · CMEC · MEC · Medgar · Medgar Evers · Medgar Evers College
Public institution in Brooklyn, NY · 3,404 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $46,498 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Average net price
- Top 6%Cost of attendance
- Top 7%Median graduate debt
- Top 12%Pell Grant share
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
- $5,881115th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,352301st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,302565th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,069121st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $10,988136th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,4981,279th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,5381,380th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 22.3%1,901st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 52.2%1,723rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.4%1,021st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 980967th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,404641st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 56.8%250th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (LGA)
On 2 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 19 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $100,404 | $89,044 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $53,984 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $35,600 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $35,416 | $27,476 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $35,060 | $36,560 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $43,798 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $32,569 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | $36,069 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $25,709 | $31,042 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Predominantly Black Institutionsource
- Founded in 1970source
- Athletic nickname: "Cougars"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Black and Goldsource
- Motto: ""We Create Success, One Student at a Time.""source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
Athletics — 4 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 websitemec.cuny.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 190646)
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