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.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Exceptional in affordability, and strong in mobility.- Admission
- 53.7% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 58.4%
27,112 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$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
27,112About 54 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
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.
In the season card
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.
See where I landIn the season card
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
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Liberal arts, film and media, business, education, sciences, psychology, and performing arts are major areas.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
Open across the university · Merit
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
In the season card
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+
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.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
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
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Accounting and Related Services
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.
A defining academic feature
Liberal arts, film and media, business, education, sciences, psychology, and performing arts are major areas.
What shapes an ordinary week
Flatbush campus centers on a large green quadrangle rather than dense Manhattan streets.
Where the degree can lead
Brooklyn and Manhattan employers expand access to media, schools, healthcare, government, arts, and business.