by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to CUNY Brooklyn College can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Brooklyn College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep reading to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from CUNY Brooklyn College.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at CUNY Brooklyn College, 91% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid some 1367 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 90% | $9,482 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 76% | $1,388 |
| Federal Pell grants | 69% | $6,241 |
| State/local grants | 84% | $3,760 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $4,835 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At Brooklyn College, some 71% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $8,566 (for some 8015 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 71% | $8,566 |
| Federal Pell grants | 57% | $5,858 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $6,463 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $11,048.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $2,027 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $4,092 |
| Over $75,000 | $9,180 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $3,103 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $2,943 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Brooklyn College’s net price tool: npc.cuny.edu/npc/public/fin_aid/financial_aid_estimator/FinAidEstimator.jsp.
Graduating students at Brooklyn College carry a median federal student debt of $9,218 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,218 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $11,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $116.62/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Brooklyn College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,823 |
| 75th percentile | $16,330 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $25,818 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,500 |
| Middle income | $9,500 |
| High income | $10,677 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,917 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,400 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,599 |
| Independent students | $10,500 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Brooklyn College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Brooklyn College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 24148 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $470,581,524 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 80 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $520,013 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $6,500 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 14 |
| Total DoD amount | $50,281 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,592 |
References
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