- The Inkwell
- New York
- CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NYCity: largeZIP 11225Founded 1970
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1970
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.mec.cuny.edu
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CUNY Medgar Evers College
CUNY Medgar Evers College is a public college in Brooklyn, New York, with 3,233 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 20% within six years and costs $3,245 a year after aid.
20%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention50%
4-year graduation3.0%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans8.9%
$3,245net price / year
86%admission rate
920average SAT
20%graduate in 6 years
$49,242median earnings, 10 yrs
$11,000median debt
#1,287 of 1,704 for earnings#20 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,657 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,043 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $13,283tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,352
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,302
- Average net price
- $3,245national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,642
$30,001–48,000$2,894
$48,001–75,000$5,728
$75,001–110,000$7,485
$110,001+$7,609
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 920
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 440–520
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 410–500
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college50%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college20%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 20%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 3.0%
- First-year retention
- 50%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 31%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,690
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,242middle 50%: $28,465–$73,217
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,217
Median, CUNY Medgar Evers College$49,242
Lower quarter$28,465
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,233
- Part-time
- 34%
- Women / men
- 73% / 27%
- Average age at entry
- 24.8
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,999 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $24,544
- Endowment, end of year
- $653,999
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White1.7%
Hispanic18%
Black71%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Psychology14%
Physical sciences13%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Public administration & social service11%
Liberal arts & humanities10%
Education8.8%
Health professions6.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190646. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6805332.