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CUNY Medgar Evers College

CUNY Medgar Evers College is a public campus in Brooklyn proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$4,741

family income
under $30k

$5,532

$30–48k

$9,533

$48–75k

$10,791

$75–110k

$13,680

over $110k

Average net price

$5,7182023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at CUNY Medgar Evers College fell from $7,225 (2008) to $5,718 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$7,225
2009	$6,659
2010	$5,732
2011	$7,814
2012	$8,081
2013	$8,590
2014	$9,354
2015	$6,730
2016	$5,978
2017	$6,294
2018	$5,507
2019	$6,689
2020	$5,993
2021	$7,849
2022	$5,881
2023	$5,718

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$14,7712024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at CUNY Medgar Evers College has wandered from 2009 to 2024 — up to $16,969 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $14,771.

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$13,433
2010	$13,722
2011	$13,300
2012	$14,994
2013	$15,240
2014	$16,113
2015	$16,969
2016	$15,271
2017	$14,681
2018	$15,182
2019	$14,149
2020	$15,448
2021	$14,811
2022	$14,890
2023	$14,069
2024	$14,771

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,282	$6,882
2001	$3,282	$6,882
2002	$3,432	$7,032
2003	$4,232	$8,872
2004	$4,232	$8,872
2005	$4,252	$8,892
2006	$4,252	$8,892
2007	$4,252	$8,892
2008	$4,302	$8,942
2013	$6,032	$12,542
2014	$6,332	$13,142
2015	$6,680	$13,790
2016	$6,756	$13,866
2017	$6,952	$14,342
2018	$7,152	$14,822
2019	$7,352	$15,302
2020	$7,352	$15,302
2021	$7,352	$15,302
2022	$7,352	$15,302
2023	$7,352	$15,302

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

CUNY Medgar Evers College reports published tuition by residency: $7,352 in-state versus $15,302 out-of-state — a $7,950 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

CUNY Medgar Evers College reports 3,233 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

19.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at CUNY Medgar Evers College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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19.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at CUNY Medgar Evers College rose from 7.2% (entered 1991) to 19.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	7.2%
1992 cohort	13%
1993 cohort	14.3%
1994 cohort	8.9%
1995 cohort	10.1%
1996 cohort	10.6%
1997 cohort	13.5%
1998 cohort	8.7%
1999 cohort	8.6%
2000 cohort	10.8%
2001 cohort	10.4%
2002 cohort	11.2%
2003 cohort	15.3%
2004 cohort	11.2%
2005 cohort	11.3%
2006 cohort	11.8%
2007 cohort	10.2%
2008 cohort	12.1%
2009 cohort	11.1%
2010 cohort	12.8%
2011 cohort	11.8%
2012 cohort	12.8%
2013 cohort	13.7%
2014 cohort	21.1%
2015 cohort	21.9%
2016 cohort	24%
2017 cohort	22.3%
2018 cohort	19.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$5,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$5,500	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	—	$2,600
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$3,776	$2,005
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$3,500	$2,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$4,010	$2,488
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$4,021	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$4,000	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$5,500	$2,784
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$5,500	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$5,500	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$5,756	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$8,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$8,850	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$9,700	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$9,250	$4,950
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$10,124	$5,064
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$10,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$10,988	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$37,538

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$40,716

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$46,498

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

CUNY Medgar Evers College admitted 10,339 of 12,015 applicants in Fall 2024. The 86.1% rate describes that application pool.

86.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,352 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,233 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 850–10201600

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Admissions

CUNY Medgar Evers College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For CUNY Medgar Evers College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 440–520 and Math was 410–500 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 850–1020 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	440	480	520
SAT Math	410	440	500

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, CUNY Medgar Evers College received 12,015 applications and admitted 10,339 (86.1%), with 586 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

86.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2008	95.5%
Fall 2010	93.6%
Fall 2011	92.8%
Fall 2012	92.6%
Fall 2013	91.4%
Fall 2014	91.9%
Fall 2015	99.2%
Fall 2016	98.4%
Fall 2019	90.3%
Fall 2020	78.5%
Fall 2021	85.9%
Fall 2022	87.6%
Fall 2023	83.4%
Fall 2024	86.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2008–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

850–1020Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2012	756	916
Fall 2013	750	925
Fall 2023	780	1000
Fall 2024	850	1020

IPEDS Fall 2012–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,233Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at CUNY Medgar Evers College fell from 4,544 (Fall 2002) to 3,233 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,544
Fall 2003	4,265
Fall 2004	4,788
Fall 2005	4,841
Fall 2006	5,182
Fall 2007	5,242
Fall 2008	5,707
Fall 2009	6,755
Fall 2010	6,514
Fall 2011	6,582
Fall 2012	6,219
Fall 2013	6,099
Fall 2014	6,241
Fall 2015	6,257
Fall 2016	6,405
Fall 2017	6,204
Fall 2018	5,919
Fall 2019	5,313
Fall 2020	4,793
Fall 2021	3,824
Fall 2022	3,239
Fall 2023	3,404
Fall 2024	3,233

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

50%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at CUNY Medgar Evers College fell from 75% (Fall 2002) to 50% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	75%
Fall 2003 cohort	63%
Fall 2004 cohort	50%
Fall 2005 cohort	61%
Fall 2006 cohort	61%
Fall 2007 cohort	56%
Fall 2008 cohort	69%
Fall 2009 cohort	64%
Fall 2010 cohort	64%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	65%
Fall 2013 cohort	65%
Fall 2014 cohort	63%
Fall 2015 cohort	66%
Fall 2016 cohort	70%
Fall 2017 cohort	58%
Fall 2018 cohort	62%
Fall 2019 cohort	49%
Fall 2020 cohort	39%
Fall 2021 cohort	40%
Fall 2022 cohort	52%
Fall 2023 cohort	50%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about CUNY Medgar Evers College

Faculty pay at CUNY Medgar Evers College averages $143,988 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes CUNY Medgar Evers College as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 3,233 undergraduates live off campus, and 49.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

CUNY Medgar Evers College's SAT section-percentile sums are 850–1020 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on CUNY Medgar Evers College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How CUNY Medgar Evers College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

CUNY Medgar Evers College86.1%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

CUNY Medgar Evers College$7,352

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

CUNY Medgar Evers College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

CUNY Medgar Evers College$46,498

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

CUNY Medgar Evers College, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	CUNY Medgar Evers College	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	86.1%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,352	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$46,498	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For CUNY Medgar Evers College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

CUNY Medgar Evers College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$125,792
Special Education and Teaching	$66,377
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$61,987
Accounting and Related Services	$61,799
Social Work	$60,755
English Language and Literature, General	$59,650
Psychology, General	$56,458
Biology, General	$56,157
Public Administration	$53,849
Business/Commerce, General	$53,503
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,798
Information Science/Studies	$45,267

These 12 fields listed for CUNY Medgar Evers College measure earnings after completion. The $46,498 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 10 additional CUNY Medgar Evers College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does CUNY Medgar Evers College report?

CUNY Medgar Evers College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 850–1020 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is CUNY Medgar Evers College's acceptance rate?

86.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 10,339 admitted from 12,015 applicants.

How much does CUNY Medgar Evers College cost?

In-state tuition is $7,352; out-of-state students pay $15,302. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does CUNY Medgar Evers College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $46,498. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

College of Staten Island CUNY — 92.3% admitted
Culinary Institute of America — 91.1% admitted
Metropolitan College of New York — 90% admitted
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz — 87.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.