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Brooklyn, NY · Public · 10,543 undergraduates · urban

CUNY Brooklyn College

Moderately selective

Brooklyn College combines public liberal arts with film, media, business, education, and sciences on one of CUNY’s more traditional landscaped campuses.

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Institutional profile

Highly regarded Exceptional in affordability, and strong in mobility.
Academic Solid Affordability Exceptional Career Steady Mobility Strong Experience Strong
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Exceptional
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Strong
Student experience Strong
Admission
53.7% admitted

27,112 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
58.4%

$60,752 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets CUNY Brooklyn College apart

Academic design

Liberal arts, film and media, business, education, sciences, psychology, and performing arts are major areas.

Campus pattern

Flatbush campus centers on a large green quadrangle rather than dense Manhattan streets.

Career & value signal

Brooklyn and Manhattan employers expand access to media, schools, healthcare, government, arts, and business.

Can I get in?

53.7% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

27,112

About 54 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 53.7%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1140–1420
9601600

Of admitted students, 6% submitted an SAT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT range standing on a handful of files.

Academic benchmarkModerately selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for CUNY Brooklyn College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What CUNY Brooklyn College weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Liberal arts, film and media, business, education, sciences, psychology, and performing arts are major areas.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Brooklyn College combines public liberal arts with film, media, business, education, and sciences on one of CUNY’s more traditional landscaped campuses.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular DecisionFeb 1
Application routeCUNY application

$65 application fee

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$37,101
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$3,000
Affordability profileExceptional

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

CUNY Brooklyn College publishes two merit awards, the largest under $5,000 a year. one require a separate scholarship application.

Consideration not stated An award under $5,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit

Separate scholarship application Merit scholarship

Through the honors college · Merit · Competitive

In the season card

These two awards, by name

What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.

  • The name of each award 
  • What it pays 
  • The grades and scores it asks for 
  • How to be considered 
  • What to send, and where 
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Average annual cost by household income at CUNY Brooklyn College

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years58.4%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one80%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$60,752

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Psychology, General

Recent graduates435
Median earnings$52,742

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates419
Median earnings$61,323

Admits separately

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Recent graduates212
Median earnings$58,828

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Recent graduates194
Median earnings$89,943

Accounting and Related Services

Recent graduates187
Median earnings$64,103

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

CUNY Brooklyn College beyond the classroom

Flatbush campus centers on a large green quadrangle rather than dense Manhattan streets.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Liberal arts, film and media, business, education, sciences, psychology, and performing arts are major areas.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Flatbush campus centers on a large green quadrangle rather than dense Manhattan streets.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Brooklyn and Manhattan employers expand access to media, schools, healthcare, government, arts, and business.

10,543 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticurban settingPrimarily off-campus housing