Brooklyn, NY · Public · 3,233 undergraduates · urban
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Less selective
Medgar Evers is a mission-driven CUNY college designed around educational access and community advancement in central Brooklyn.
Institutional profile
Established Exceptional in affordability, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- 83.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 30.3%
11,239 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$46,498 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets CUNY Medgar Evers College apart
Academic design
Business, science and health, liberal arts, education and professional studies are framed by a general-education core tied closely to the college’s civic mission.
Campus pattern
The urban campus in Crown Heights is commuter-oriented, with Brooklyn neighborhoods, transit and community institutions serving as the wider student environment.
Career & value signal
Named for civil-rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, the college makes community engagement and Black civic history central to institutional identity.
Can I get in?
83.4% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
11,239About 83 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 1% submitted an SAT. Scores were rare in this class, so the SAT range says more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for CUNY Medgar Evers College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What CUNY Medgar Evers 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
Business, science and health, liberal arts, education and professional studies are framed by a general-education core tied closely to the college’s civic mission.
Make institutional fit specific
Medgar Evers is a mission-driven CUNY college designed around educational access and community advancement in central Brooklyn.
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
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
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.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at CUNY Medgar Evers 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.
Biology, General
Psychology, General
Social Work
Business/Commerce, General
Public Administration
What is campus life like?
CUNY Medgar Evers College beyond the classroom
The urban campus in Crown Heights is commuter-oriented, with Brooklyn neighborhoods, transit and community institutions serving as the wider student environment.
A defining academic feature
Business, science and health, liberal arts, education and professional studies are framed by a general-education core tied closely to the college’s civic mission.
What shapes an ordinary week
The urban campus in Crown Heights is commuter-oriented, with Brooklyn neighborhoods, transit and community institutions serving as the wider student environment.
Where the degree can lead
Named for civil-rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, the college makes community engagement and Black civic history central to institutional identity.