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CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY 10,543 Undergrads 58.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$14,151
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$3,103
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,833
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$3,103
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,833
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$60,752
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate58.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age23.3
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients61.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time76.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
58.4%
SAT Avg
1,140
SAT Reading
25th: 460-75th: 660
SAT Math
25th: 490-75th: 680
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$558k
+$91k
+$74k
Median Cost$3k/yr
+$547k
+$80k
+$63k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$507k
+$40k
+$23k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$3k/yr
37
562%
Full Cost$14k/yr
49
45%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return192%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return19%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$14,125
Earnings (4yr)
$64,103
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,127
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,786
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,323
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,987
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Median Debt
$11,260
Earnings (4yr)
$57,024
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
$12,721
Earnings (4yr)
$50,821
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,943
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,218
Earnings (4yr)
$58,821
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,233
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,911
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Median Debt
$10,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,014
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
$8,625
Earnings (4yr)
$56,138
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,032
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$12,464
Earnings (4yr)
$69,489
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Median Debt
$13,745
Earnings (4yr)
$42,362
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,416
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,838
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,272
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$12,776
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$363k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,610
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,948
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,973
Earnings (4yr)
$63,184
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,742
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
$10,588
Earnings (4yr)
$51,404
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,837
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,606
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$14,993
Earnings (4yr)
$50,454
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
$10,315
Earnings (4yr)
$58,828
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
$13,857
Earnings (4yr)
$80,207
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,313
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,838
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,442
Earnings (4yr)
$85,908
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,744
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,149
Earnings (4yr)
$83,379
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,923
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,124
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
$21,817
Earnings (4yr)
$119,900
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$408k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,729
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$297k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,636
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$36,646
Earnings (4yr)
$73,843
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$40,642
Earnings (4yr)
$63,685
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,959
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,807
Earnings (4yr)
$90,918
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,828
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
$29,571
Earnings (4yr)
$83,086
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Median Debt
$27,668
Earnings (4yr)
$80,655
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,100
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,782
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,428
Natl Median: $61,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.