CUNY Medgar Evers College

1650 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225-0000

Tel: (718)270-4900

Medgar Evers College was founded as a result of collaborative efforts by community leaders, elected officials, the Chancellor, and the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York. The College, named for the late civil rights leader, Medgar Wiley Evers (1925-1963), was established in 1969 and named in 1970, with a mandate to meet the educational and social needs of the Central Brooklyn community. The College is committed to the fulfillment of this mandate. In keeping with the philosophy of The City University and Medgar Evers College, we believe that education has the power to positively transform the lives of individuals and is the right of all individuals in the pursuit of self-actualization. Consequently, the College's mission is to develop and maintain high quality, professional, career-oriented undergraduate degree programs in the context of liberal education. The College offers programs both at the baccalaureate and at the associate degree levels, giving close attention to the articulation between the two-year and the four-year programs. The College has a commitment to students who desire self-improvement, a sound education, an opportunity to develop a personal value system, and an opportunity to gain maximum benefits from life experience and from their environment.

School Highlights

CUNY Medgar Evers College serves 6,701 students (65% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is lower than the state community college average of 27:1.
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 52%.
CUNY Medgar Evers College is one of 5 community colleges within Kings County, NY.
The nearest community college is ASA College (2.30 miles away).

	CUNY Medgar Evers College	(NY) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
Institution Level	Less than 2 yrs	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Private, non-profit
Total Faculty	282 staff	85 staff

The student population of 6,701 has declined by 5% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 24:1 has increased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.30 is less than the state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has grown by 25% over five years.

Total Enrollment	6,701 students	1,688 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	24:1	27:1

# Full-Time Students	4,324 students	1,163 students

# Part-Time Students	2,377 students	525 students


% Asian	1%	6%

% Hispanic	8%	19%

% Black	83%	17%

% White	2%	48%

% Two or more races	1%	1%

% Non Resident races	4%	4%


Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.30	0.70

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$37,900	$35,300

The public in-state tuition of $6,332 is more than the state average of $5,480. The in-state tuition has grown by 16% over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $13,142 is more than the state average of $9,953. The out-state tuition has grown by 15% over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$6,332	$5,480

Out-State Tuition Fees	$13,142	$9,953

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	88%	92%

Median Debt for Graduates	$8,350	$13,747

Median Debt for Dropouts	$4,500	$5,868

Acceptance Rate	92%	70%

SAT Total Avg.	837	981
SAT Reading	406	476

SAT Math	431	505

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS