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CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Brooklyn, New York, CUNY Brooklyn College is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 14,390 students in fall 2024, including 11,562 undergraduates and 2,828 graduate students. It is part of City University of New York.

CUNY Brooklyn College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 106 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Accounting. It awarded 3,139 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

14,390
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
3,139
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
106
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 106

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 4
Education 31
Psychology 5
Visual and Performing Arts 11
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Health Professions 8
Social Sciences 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology BachelorMaster 99 graduates
English Language and Literature 3
Communication and Journalism 5
Physical Sciences 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 6
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 7
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
2,137
Master's degrees
894
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1
Postbaccalaureate certificates
48
Post-master's certificates
59

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
14,390
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,562
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,828
Full-time, fall 2024
67%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
17,643
Undergraduates, 2024-25
14,089
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,554
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
28%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
21%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
56%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
City University of New York
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
City University of New York Athletic Conference
President
Michelle J. Anderson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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