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Brooklyn College - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

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Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College

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Brooklyn College Description:

Brooklyn College, part of CUNY, has an attractive tree-lined 26-acre campus in Brooklyn, New York. The college has strong programs in the liberal arts and sciences that have earned it a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. The low tuition of this public university combined with its academic strengths make it frequently rank among the best educational values in the country. At 15 to 1, the college has a better student / faculty ratio than the majority of publicly funded universities. The college's student body is ethnically diverse, reflecting the richness and diversity of Brooklyn.

Admissions Data (2012):

Enrollment (2011):

  • Total Enrollment: 16,835 (13,096 undergraduates)
  • Gender Breakdown: 41% Male / 59% Female
  • 71% Full-time

Costs (2012 - 13):

  • Tuition and Fees: $5,884 (in-state); $12,094 (out-of-state)
  • Books: $1,248 (why so much?)
  • Room and Board: $11,902
  • Other Expenses: $4,940
  • Total Cost: $23,974 (in-state); $30,184 (out-of-state)

Brooklyn College Financial Aid (2010 - 11):

  • Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 85%
  • Brooklyn College Scholarships (Cappex.com)
  • Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
    • Grants: 84%
    • Loans: 8%
  • Average Amount of Aid
    • Grants: $6,851
    • Loans: $4,503

Most Popular Majors:

Accounting, Audiology, Biology, Business Administration, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English, Health Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Radio and Television

Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:

  • First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 82%
  • Transfer Out Rate: 27%
  • 4-Year Graduation Rate: 22%
  • 6-Year Graduation Rate: 48%

Data Source:

National Center for Educational Statistics

Brooklyn College Mission Statement:

mission statement from http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/mission.htm

"Brooklyn College provides a superior education in the arts and sciences. Its students will become independent and critical thinkers, skilled communicators, culturally and scientifically literate, and oriented to innovation. Its graduates will be marked by a sense of personal and social responsibility, the knowledge and talents to live in a globally interdependent world, and the confidence to assume leadership roles.

Brooklyn College encourages and supports its faculty to thrive as high-achieving teacher-scholars, as proficient in their research as in their mentorship of students. It esteems the loyalty and commitment of its staff.

Together, the Brooklyn College faculty, students, and staff reach out to, work with, and serve their communities."

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