CUNY Brooklyn College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 13,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,703
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 90%
From Region 0%
Athletes 178 (2.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 25%
White 25%
Hispanic 23%
Black 20%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 560 52% 23% 31% 21% 18% 4% $62,037 15 -1.11 73 92%
Accounting 140 — 46% 21% 34% 16% 21% 5% $62,989 4 -1.55 74 93% — — — —
Accounting and Finance 6 — 17% 33% 33% 0% 17% 17% $62,989 4 -1.55 74 93% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 343 +1 49% 22% 30% 24% 18% 3% $58,471 6 -1.00 66 91% — — — —
Economics 13 — 77% 38% 23% 15% 23% 0% $70,455 9 -1.04 82 95% — — — —
Finance 58 — 83% 28% 34% 17% 12% 2% $78,851 16 -0.70 89 89% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 211 22% 27% 18% 16% 34% 0% $63,092 19 +1.34 74 95%
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $74,187 94 +1.57 85 99% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 70 — 3% 17% 17% 20% 41% 0% $57,701 86 +0.80 65 92% — — — —
Elementary Education 72 — 11% 19% 25% 17% 35% 1% $57,701 86 +0.80 65 93% — — — —
English Education 13 — 8% 46% 0% 23% 15% 0% $74,187 98 +2.63 85 99% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 35 — 74% 37% 20% 11% 23% 0% $74,187 97 +2.03 85 99% — — — —
Physics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $74,187 94 +1.57 85 99% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 13 — 54% 46% 15% 8% 31% 0% $74,187 98 +3.09 85 99% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $74,187 98 +2.63 85 99% — — — —
Music Education 7 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $74,187 100 +2.95 85 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 297 27% 39% 10% 20% 28% 1% $57,800 5 -0.13 65 91%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 58 — 12% 55% 10% 10% 19% 2% $68,435 82 +0.83 80 89% — — — —
Africana Studies 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,257 25 -0.63 51 95% — — — —
American Studies 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $50,677 23 -0.68 49 — — — — —
Children and Youth Studies 35 +3 0% 34% 6% 26% 31% 0% $51,257 25 -0.63 51 95% — — — —
Classics 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $53,371 34 -0.42 56 — — — — —
Comparative Literature — — — — — — — — $52,270 54 -0.02 53 — — — — —
Creative Writing 22 — 27% 41% 0% 32% 27% 0% $45,869 17 -0.80 36 88% — — — —
English 32 — 28% 38% 9% 19% 31% 0% $56,208 73 +0.46 62 92% — — — —
French 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $53,562 34 -0.40 56 — — — — —
History 16 +4 50% 38% 25% 19% 19% 0% $58,788 71 +0.18 67 88% — — — —
Judaic Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,546 81 +0.58 61 — — — — —
Linguistics 8 +1 50% 62% 12% 0% 12% 0% $51,984 29 -0.54 53 — — — — —
Philosophy 14 +1 57% 50% 0% 7% 36% 7% $67,169 73 +0.43 79 90% — — — —
Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,257 25 -0.63 51 95% — — — —
Religion — — — — — — — — $56,448 84 +0.69 63 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,274 33 -0.42 56 — — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 4 — 25% 0% 25% 50% 25% 0% $51,257 29 -0.61 51 95% — — — —
Communication 27 +1 37% 22% 7% 22% 44% 4% $59,286 45 -0.24 68 86% — — — —
Political Science 39 +2 46% 41% 13% 18% 28% 0% $61,683 21 -0.77 72 88% — — — —
Sociology 26 — 15% 15% 15% 38% 31% 0% $47,802 9 -0.82 42 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences 835 41% 29% 27% 18% 19% 3% $65,954 31 -0.51 78 93%
Computer Science 182 +1 80% 20% 47% 10% 12% 8% $96,925 18 -0.82 97 96% — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering 6 — 67% 0% 33% 33% 33% 0% $87,318 9 -1.10 93 — — — — —
Information Systems 22 — 73% 32% 27% 27% 9% 5% $60,858 1 -1.82 71 97% — — — —
Multimedia Computing 5 — 80% 20% 60% 0% 20% 0% $64,320 28 -0.75 76 — — — — —
Chemistry 21 — 48% 43% 38% 14% 0% 0% $62,252 12 -0.90 73 100% — — — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics 2 +1 100% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $70,919 3 -1.20 83 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,845 3 -1.20 83 — — — — —
Geosciences 11 — 45% 27% 9% 27% 27% 0% $59,358 24 -0.52 68 — — — — —
Mathematics 15 +1 47% 33% 27% 13% 20% 0% $71,398 35 -0.53 83 96% — — — —
Physics 5 — 60% 20% 20% 20% 20% 0% $66,674 9 -1.22 79 — — — — —
Biology 97 +2 36% 30% 30% 14% 16% 2% $62,571 30 -0.45 73 91% — — — —
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 71 +2 25% 30% 30% 24% 15% 1% $59,521 29 -0.42 68 88% — — — —
Environmental Studies 8 — 25% 50% 25% 12% 12% 0% $58,952 56 +0.04 67 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 45 — 53% 31% 24% 20% 13% 0% $59,211 42 -0.30 68 92% — — — —
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,533 28 -0.54 70 — — — — —
Anthropology 12 — 50% 42% 17% 17% 17% 8% $29,739 0 -2.46 5 94% — — — —
Psychology 328 +4 19% 30% 14% 23% 28% 2% $53,715 46 -0.20 57 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts 234 52% 24% 15% 24% 29% 4% $44,565 0 -0.60 33 91%
Journalism and Media Studies 11 — 36% 45% 0% 18% 27% 0% $50,880 8 -1.28 50 90% — — — —
Television and Radio 28 +2 54% 14% 4% 50% 25% 4% $52,926 18 -0.84 55 94% — — — —
Art 60 +1 37% 12% 43% 17% 23% 2% $41,105 25 -0.61 24 88% — — — —
Art History 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,105 16 -0.83 24 88% — — — —
Film Production 88 +1 64% 28% 7% 16% 38% 6% $45,832 25 -0.47 36 91% — — — —
Music 15 — 53% 20% 7% 47% 27% 0% $42,504 32 -0.46 27 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,976 29 -0.51 26 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $42,608 32 -0.44 27 — — — — —
Theater 29 — 55% 34% 3% 28% 24% 7% $38,778 24 -0.57 18 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,829
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,386
Est. In-State Cost $10,128
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,197
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 26.2% 560 52% 23% 31% 21% 18% 4% $62,038 7 -1.11 73 92% —
Social Sciences 22.0% 471 25% 30% 13% 24% 29% 2% $53,644 27 -0.41 57 92% —
Computer Science 10.1% 215 79% 20% 45% 13% 12% 7% $92,208 20 -0.93 95 96% —
Education 9.5% 204 22% 25% 19% 17% 34% 0% $62,711 90 +1.29 74 94% —
Arts 9.5% 202 52% 26% 17% 19% 30% 4% $44,089 17 -0.41 31 91% —
Humanities 6.9% 147 28% 39% 9% 21% 29% 1% $54,071 46 -0.20 58 92% —
Health Sciences 4.9% 105 30% 46% 16% 14% 16% 1% $64,331 9 +0.32 76 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 97 36% 30% 30% 14% 16% 2% $62,571 26 -0.45 73 91% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.7% 79 25% 32% 29% 23% 15% 1% $59,463 46 -0.38 68 88% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 57 51% 37% 26% 18% 12% 0% $65,245 13 -0.78 77 98% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $6.6M #204 32% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.8M #216 43% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.2M #298 83% $0 — — — 1
Health Sciences $0.8M #259 73% $0.2M — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #298 69% $0 — — — —
Education $0.3M #327 11% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #297 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $13.4M #282 43% $0.2M — — — 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 26 $49K $49K $0
Swimming & Diving 17 $30K $30K $0
Basketball 15 $66K $66K $0
Volleyball 14 $46K $46K $0
Tennis 10 $31K $31K $0
Cross Country 8 $13K $13K $0
Total 87 $237K $237K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 22 $46K $46K $0
Softball 16 $53K $53K $0
Volleyball 16 $50K $50K $0
Basketball 14 $71K $71K $0
Swimming & Diving 14 $31K $31K $0
Tennis 10 $31K $31K $0
Cross Country 6 $12K $12K $0
Total 91 $296K $296K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 48 $95K $95K $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $61K $61K $0
Volleyball 30 $97K $97K $0
Basketball 29 $137K $137K $0
Tennis 20 $62K $62K $0
Softball 16 $53K $53K $0
Cross Country 14 $26K $26K $0
Total 178 $941K $941K $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional