CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, New York · Also known as Medgar | MEC | Medgar Evers | Medgar Evers College · Website
$46,498
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,498
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CUNY Medgar Evers College is a public 4-year college in Brooklyn, New York with 3,233 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,718 a year (tuition and fees $7,352 in-state, $15,302 out-of-state). It admits 86% of applicants and 20% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,498 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,988 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,718
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,352
Out-of-state $15,302
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
20%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,988
About $116 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,498
Rank 1,820 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
- $5,718
- Tuition in-state
- $7,352
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,302
- Cost of attendance
- $14,771
- Students with a need-based grant
- 56%
- Students with federal loans
- 10%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,368
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,547
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,661
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $10,131
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,006
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 $6,680 in 2015-16 to $7,352 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
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 920
- Undergraduates
- 3,233
- Part-time students
- 34%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 20%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 37
- Endowment
- $654K
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 1,820 of 5,094 US colleges and 169 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,718 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,352 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 20% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,988 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,538 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,498 | $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. 40% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $11,000 | $39,810 | $56,157 | $57,214 |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 114 | $7,625 | $27,203 | $50,871 | $49,076 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $9,460 | $39,868 | $56,458 | $50,706 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 70 | $5,500 | $24,861 | $47,772 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 54 | Withheld | $27,178 | $46,902 | $48,733 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | $11,100 | Withheld | $122,671 | $80,813 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $10,750 | $44,311 | $60,755 | $51,790 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $10,569 | $37,978 | $53,503 | $68,407 |
| Public AdministrationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $17,625 | $43,317 | $53,849 | $65,093 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $5,500 | $49,413 | $66,377 | $50,499 |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $64,000 | $36,642 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $11,899 | $37,808 | $61,987 | $53,072 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $83,108 | $56,073 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $13,000 | $33,205 | $61,799 | $76,194 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,267 | $85,294 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $77,981 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Public AdministrationAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,748 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | $115,779 | $125,792 | $88,910 |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,480 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | $43,914 | $52,798 | $68,257 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,650 | $48,590 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
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Questions and answers
How much does CUNY Medgar Evers College cost?
$5,718 a year is the average net price at CUNY Medgar Evers College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,352 for in-state students and $15,302 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,771. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,368 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Medgar Evers College?
86% of applicants are admitted to CUNY Medgar Evers College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 920. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do CUNY Medgar Evers College graduates earn?
$46,498 a year is the median pay of former CUNY Medgar Evers College students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,538 after 6 years). That ranks 1,820 of 5,094 US colleges and 169 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $115,779.
How much student debt do CUNY Medgar Evers College graduates have?
$10,988 is the median federal student loan debt of CUNY Medgar Evers College graduates, about $116 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 10% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY Medgar Evers College?
20% of first-time, full-time students at CUNY Medgar Evers College finish within 6 years. 50% 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 Medgar Evers College?
Biology, General (124 bachelor's graduates), Physical Sciences, General (114 associate's graduates), Psychology, General (87 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 37 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.