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CUNY Brooklyn College

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

51.4%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$65

Undergraduate

$75

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Brooklyn College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 28,544 12,464 16,080
Admitted students 14,660 5,512 9,148
Enrolled students 1,554 734 820
Acceptance rate 51% 44% 57%
Yield rate 11% 13% 9%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Brooklyn College received a total of 28,544 applications. These applications included 12,464 male applicants and 16,080 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 28,544 applicants, Brooklyn College admitted 14,660 students. Among the admitted students, there were 5,512 males and 9,148 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,554 students chose to enroll at Brooklyn College. This means that 1,554 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 734 were male and 820 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Brooklyn College had an overall acceptance rate of 51% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 44% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 57%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Brooklyn College had an overall yield rate of 11% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 13%, and for female admitted students, it was 9%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Brooklyn College over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 20,324 9,014 11,310 7,583 3,365 4,218 37% 37% 37% 1,340 655 685 18% 20% 16%
2016 20,608 9,198 11,410 7,726 3,396 4,330 38% 37% 38% 1,330 628 702 17% 18% 16%
2017 20,642 9,528 11,114 8,345 3,682 4,663 40% 39% 42% 1,662 796 866 20% 22% 19%
2018 20,936 9,834 11,102 9,267 4,117 5,150 44% 42% 46% 1,756 860 896 19% 21% 17%
2019 26,973 12,215 14,758 12,136 5,285 6,851 45% 43% 46% 1,894 890 1,004 16% 17% 15%
2020 29,464 12,958 16,506 14,655 6,087 8,568 50% 47% 52% 2,147 948 1,199 15% 16% 14%
2021 28,544 12,464 16,080 14,660 5,512 9,148 51% 44% 57% 1,554 734 820 11% 13% 9%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

CUNY Brooklyn College uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Brooklyn College operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Considered

  • Recommendation letters

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at CUNY Brooklyn College.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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