Brooklyn College's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of CUNY Brooklyn College students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of CUNY Brooklyn College students is 56.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 64.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 47.6%.

56.1%

asian 62.3% 223 students
African American 48.2% 82 students
white 63.4% 295 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 46.2% 115 students
International Students 31.5% 17 students
Mixed Race 39.3% 11 students

Drop Out

CUNY Brooklyn College has an overall drop-out rate of 18.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 23.0% and 14.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

18.7%

asian 11.7% 42 students
African American 22.4% 38 students
white 16.1% 75 students
hispanic 24.5% 61 students
International Students 44.4% 24 students
Mixed Race 28.6% 8 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of CUNY Brooklyn College at a rate of 21.1% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 18.9%, and male students' 23.4%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

21.1%

asian 21.8% 78 students
African American 22.9% 39 students
white 17.0% 79 students
hispanic 25.7% 64 students
International Students 18.5% 10 students
Mixed Race 32.1% 9 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

4.1%

asian 4.2% 15 students
African American 6.5% 11 students
white 3.4% 16 students
hispanic 3.6% 9 students
International Students 5.6% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$48,399	$56,776	$77,308
Accounting and Related Services	$38,068	$41,464	$52,704
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$50,539	$49,019	$49,505
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$24,910	$35,060	$49,131
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$34,648	$38,230	$45,867
Sociology	$25,202	$34,298	$43,001
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$36,416	$32,350	$41,079
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$27,479	$26,121	$41,035
Political Science and Government	$29,289	$30,771	$40,320
Communication and Media Studies	$31,321	$34,847	$39,840
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$29,171	$29,141	$39,275
History	$27,830	$28,598	$38,351
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$32,570	$33,138	$38,320
Journalism	$31,077	$30,554	$37,852
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$18,772	$25,967	$36,539
English Language and Literature, General	$32,906	$25,194	$35,157
Fine and Studio Arts	$20,939	$24,035	$34,598
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$26,829	$31,236	$33,530
Psychology, General	$28,308	$28,932	$32,725
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$27,524	$19,455	$27,436
Biology, General	$23,286	$27,947	$25,178
Philosophy	$21,147	$26,353	$15,778
Chemistry	$16,916	$10,925	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	$31,533	NA	NA
Information Science/Studies	NA	$42,188	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$12,776	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$22,206	NA	NA
Mathematics	NA	$49,631	NA
Economics	$17,854	$26,353	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$102,631	$94,408	$106,366
Special Education and Teaching	$67,998	$69,050	$75,285
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$72,583	$64,394	$71,316
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$44,396	$57,995	$71,139
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$40,154	$59,045	$69,303
Economics	NA	$57,995	$67,411
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$63,166	$61,417	$67,144
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,663	$52,107	$54,280
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$36,075	$42,338	$45,298
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$37,510	$29,685	$36,883
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$26,252	$32,925	$35,582
Political Science and Government	NA	$47,260	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$55,762	$63,005	NA
Public Health	NA	$55,964	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$39,729	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$74,008	NA	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$39,827	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$66,006	$65,936	$74,089
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$66,461	$72,239

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