CUNY Brooklyn College

CUNY Brooklyn College is a public college in Brooklyn, NY. Its average net price is $950 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000Not published
$30,001 to $48,000$94
$48,001 to $75,000$3,802
$75,001 to $110,000$6,786
$110,001 and up$11,027
$7,450Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$15,400Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$950Average Net Price
$23,022Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
59.0%Students on Pell Grants
6.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

58.4%Acceptance Rate
460 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
490 to 680SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,747
8 years after entry$59,447
10 years after entry$66,519
53.1%Graduation Rate
80.1%Retention Rate
$12,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Brooklyn, NYLocation
Large citySetting
10,543Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$54,434 n=389$15,575 Small program - rough guide n=58
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Archeology$30,319 National median for this major n=144Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$30,510 n=133$12,337 Small program - rough guide n=36
Business Administration, Management and Operations$42,677 n=659$12,473 n=168
Chemistry$22,240 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$33,256 Small program - rough guide n=60$9,795 Small program - rough guide n=47
Communications$42,400 Small program - rough guide n=84Not published
Computer Science$53,437 n=197$11,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$38,924 n=117$11,100 Small program - rough guide n=50
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$33,701 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$34,922 Small program - rough guide n=56Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$42,693 Small program - rough guide n=84$9,800 Small program - rough guide n=43
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$26,359 n=138$10,470 Small program - rough guide n=50
Finance and Financial Management Services$50,853 n=126Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
History$28,087 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Information Science/Studies$57,062 Small program - rough guide n=51Not published
Journalism$35,021 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$39,940 Small program - rough guide n=66Not published
Psychology$37,365 n=550$11,000 n=206
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$35,616 Small program - rough guide n=64Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology$38,467 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$34,410 Small program - rough guide n=46Not published
Studio Art$28,025 Small program - rough guide n=78Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$54,793 Small program - rough guide n=69$14,624 Small program - rough guide n=34
Teaching$46,989 n=176$9,500 Small program - rough guide n=81
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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