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Brooklyn College Overview

Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Brooklyn College Known For?

2,659 Undergraduate Awards
55% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Brooklyn College.
  • In a recent academic period35% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College makes roughly $60,752 a year. This is 49% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Brooklyn College?

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Contact details for Brooklyn College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Phone: 718-951-5000
Website: www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

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How Do I Get Into Brooklyn College?

You can apply to Brooklyn College online at: www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/cuny-application

Admission Requirements for Brooklyn College

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Brooklyn College?

55% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
Brooklyn College has an acceptance rate of 55%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 47%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Can I Afford Brooklyn College?

3% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Brooklyn College, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $5,422 a year. That adds up to $21,688 over four years for those students.

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Brooklyn College Undergraduate Student Diversity

11,401 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,969 undergraduate students at Brooklyn College, with 11,401 being full-time and 3,568 being part-time.

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There are also 2,766 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,401 full-time undergraduates at Brooklyn College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Brooklyn College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,811
Black or African American 2,112
Hispanic or Latino 2,689
White 3,074
International Students 313
Other Races/Ethnicities 402

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Brooklyn College. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 170 countries are represented at Brooklyn College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Brooklyn College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 419 0 87 506
General Psychology 435 0 0 435
Teacher Education Grade Specific 212 0 129 341
Accounting 187 0 23 210
Teacher Education Subject Specific 91 17 93 201
Computer Information Systems 194 0 0 194
Special Education 0 9 127 136
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 106 0 29 135
Communication Sciences 89 0 33 122
General Biology 114 0 1 115
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 89 0 0 89
Finance & Financial Management 78 0 0 78
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 28 38 66
Fine & Studio Arts 53 0 8 61
Ethnic Studies 56 0 0 56
Health & Physical Education 48 0 8 56
General English Literature 45 0 7 52
Political Science & Government 40 0 11 51
Writing Studies 17 0 33 50
History 35 0 7 42
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 40 40
Communication & Media Studies 37 0 2 39
Music 14 2 23 39
Drama & Theater Arts 17 0 21 38
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 37 0 0 37
Information Science 32 0 3 35
Educational Administration 0 0 30 30
Sociology 30 0 0 30
Multilingual Education 0 26 0 26
Student Counseling 0 9 17 26
Geological & Earth Sciences 14 0 12 26
Chemistry 21 0 2 23
Anthropology 21 0 0 21
Mathematics 20 0 0 20
Journalism 19 0 0 19
Computer Science 4 0 13 17
Philosophy 17 0 0 17
Economics 16 0 0 16
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 12 12
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 10 0 0 10
Sustainability Science 9 0 0 9
Physics 7 0 1 8
Romance Languages 7 0 0 7
Computer Software & Applications 6 0 0 6
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 6 6
Applied Mathematics 4 0 0 4
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 4 4
Classical Languages & Literature 3 0 0 3
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 3 3
Area Studies 2 0 0 2
Religious Studies 2 0 0 2
Other Health Professions 1 0 0 1
Public Health 0 0 1 1
Natural Resources Conservation 1 0 0 1
Publishing 0 0 0 0
Computer Programming 0 0 0 0
Data Processing 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0
Thanatology 0 0 0 0
Archeology 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,659 91 824 3,574

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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