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CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY 10,443 Undergrads 57.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$13,573
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$2,943
After Aid
Median Earnings
$60,752
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$2,943
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$60,752
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate57.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients59.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time77.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
53.7%
SAT Avg
1,310
SAT Reading
25th: 560-75th: 710
SAT Math
25th: 580-75th: 710
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$523k
+$126k
+$38k
Median Cost$3k/yr
+$512k
+$116k
+$28k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$474k
+$77k
-$10k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
40
∞
Median Cost$3k/yr
44
262%
Full Cost$14k/yr
Never
-21%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return74%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-11%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$14,125
Earnings (5yr)
$69,279
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$72,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (5yr)
$62,453
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,987
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$11,260
Earnings (5yr)
$54,761
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$12,721
Earnings (5yr)
$76,413
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (5yr)
$98,829
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$9,218
Earnings (5yr)
$64,202
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,051
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,911
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$10,250
Earnings (5yr)
$43,249
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
$8,625
Earnings (5yr)
$50,335
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (5yr)
$35,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$13,745
Earnings (5yr)
$43,604
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$14,993
Earnings (5yr)
$67,383
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,188
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,398
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$12,776
Lifetime Value Added
-$363k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,687
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,431
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$12,973
Earnings (5yr)
$62,479
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (5yr)
$56,477
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$10,588
Earnings (5yr)
$48,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,415
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,167
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$10,315
Earnings (5yr)
$61,345
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$13,857
Earnings (5yr)
$72,392
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,442
Earnings (5yr)
$80,216
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (5yr)
$88,503
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
MastCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,804
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$341k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$21,817
Earnings (5yr)
$116,512
Lifetime Value Added
+$575k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,729
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$36,646
Earnings (5yr)
$70,418
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Political Science and Government
MastCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$24,807
Earnings (5yr)
$91,781
Lifetime Value Added
+$363k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$29,571
Earnings (5yr)
$82,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,668
Earnings (5yr)
$81,371
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$82,804
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
Graduate Certificates
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Gr-CertCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,782
Lifetime Value Added
+$431k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Gr-CertCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,428
Lifetime Value Added
+$390k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.