CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York · Also known as Brooklyn | Brooklyn College · Website
$60,752
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$60,752
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CUNY Brooklyn College is a public 4-year college in Brooklyn, New York with 10,543 undergraduates and 2,828 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $3,103 a year (tuition and fees $7,452 in-state, $15,402 out-of-state). It admits 58% of applicants and 54% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $60,752 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$3,103
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,452
Out-of-state $15,402
Admission rate
58%
US median 78%
Completion rate
54%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,000
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$60,752
Rank 759 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $3,103
- Tuition in-state
- $7,452
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,402
- Cost of attendance
- $14,151
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.7%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $1,029
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $2,287
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,193
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,917
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,254
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,838 in 2015-16 to $7,452 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1,140
- Undergraduates
- 10,543
- Graduate students
- 2,828
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 112
- Endowment
- $57.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 759 of 5,094 US colleges and 88 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $3,103 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,452 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 58% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,035 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $60,752 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
112 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 435 | $10,500 | $29,802 | $52,742 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 419 | $10,000 | $37,057 | $61,323 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 212 | $10,315 | $37,223 | $58,828 | $47,382 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 194 | $9,000 | $51,862 | $89,943 | $92,374 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 187 | $14,125 | $42,862 | $64,103 | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 129 | $27,668 | $59,924 | $80,655 | $59,916 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 127 | $24,807 | $77,678 | $90,918 | $64,397 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $14,000 | $26,612 | $53,786 | $57,214 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $13,500 | $20,476 | $44,032 | $43,765 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 93 | $20,500 | $76,095 | $88,100 | $63,707 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $13,857 | $46,233 | $80,207 | $51,389 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $12,721 | $26,817 | $50,821 | $58,928 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $9,218 | $36,834 | $58,821 | $55,753 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 87 | $20,442 | $70,723 | $85,908 | $103,485 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $12,464 | $37,867 | $69,489 | $83,343 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $8,625 | $32,083 | $56,138 | $51,710 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $13,745 | $22,633 | $42,362 | $41,367 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $14,993 | $25,101 | $50,454 | $54,562 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $10,250 | $29,557 | $54,014 | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $12,973 | $29,577 | $63,184 | $63,293 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 40 | $36,646 | $49,619 | $73,843 | $59,571 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 38 | $24,750 | $60,816 | $84,744 | $65,184 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $11,260 | $27,262 | $57,024 | $56,359 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $10,588 | $22,947 | $51,404 | $50,497 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | $18,674 | $44,416 | $50,680 |
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Questions and answers
How much does CUNY Brooklyn College cost?
$3,103 a year is the average net price at CUNY Brooklyn College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,452 for in-state students and $15,402 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,151. Families earning under $30,000 pay $1,029 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Brooklyn College?
58% of applicants are admitted to CUNY Brooklyn College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,140. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do CUNY Brooklyn College graduates earn?
$60,752 a year is the median pay of former CUNY Brooklyn College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,035 after 6 years). That ranks 759 of 5,094 US colleges and 88 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's) at $108,990.
How much student debt do CUNY Brooklyn College graduates have?
$11,000 is the median federal student loan debt of CUNY Brooklyn College graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.7% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY Brooklyn College?
54% of first-time, full-time students at CUNY Brooklyn College finish within 6 years. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at CUNY Brooklyn College?
Psychology, General (435 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (419 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (212 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 112 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.