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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?

0 Undergraduate Awards
51% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Brooklyn College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • 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.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 36% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Brooklyn College bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $57,665 a year. That's about 41% more than their peers at other schools.

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

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 Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Brooklyn College?

51% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Brooklyn College is 51%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 44%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Can I Afford Brooklyn College?

4% Take Out Loans
1.1% Loan Default Rate

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 4% of students took out student loans averaging $4,486 a year. That adds up to $17,944 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Brooklyn College is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Brooklyn College Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,948 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,405 undergraduate students at Brooklyn College, with 9,948 being full-time and 3,457 being part-time.

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There are also 2,533 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,948 full-time undergraduates at Brooklyn College, 43% are male and 57% 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 2,625
Black or African American 1,875
Hispanic or Latino 2,279
White 2,527
International Students 293
Other Races/Ethnicities 349

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.

Online Learning at Brooklyn College

4,711 Took All Classes Online
13,965 Took At Least One Class Online
7,972.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 13,965 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Brooklyn College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 90th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Brooklyn College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Brooklyn College was 7,972.0%. This is the #34 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Brooklyn College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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