Brooklyn College
Senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn
About This School
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Brooklyn College, a component part of the City University of New York (CUNY) with a student body of around 1,850, was founded in 1930.
The Division of Graduate Studies was established in 1935. Today, the college offers more than 70 graduate-level programs in humanities, fine and performing arts, natural sciences, math and computer science, social sciences, and education.Brooklyn College also offers an eight-year MD degree program in affiliation with SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
The main campus is located in New York City’s Borough of Brooklyn, an area known for innovation, culture, and the arts. Brooklyn College also boasts a history of intellectual freedom and academic excellence, providing a distinctive and affordable education to students from all backgrounds.
Two Brooklyn College associated persons have won the Nobel Prize:
- Physiology or medicine— Stanley N. Cohen and Robert Furchgott
In addition, the mathematician Paul Cohen, a Brooklyn College alumnus, was a Fields Medal recipient.
Other notable Brooklyn College faculty members and alumni include:
- Physicist, Joel Lebowitz
- Mathematical biologist, Leon Glass
- Philosophers—Allan Gotthelf, Eli Hirsch, Christia Mercer, Ben-Ami Scharfstein, and Israel Scheffler
- Poet and librettist, Chester Kallman
- Novelists—Gilbert Sorrentino, Paule Marshall, Gloria Naylor, Frank McCourt, and Paul Beatty
- Playwright, Irwin Shaw
- Literary critic, Anatole Broyard
- Film directors, Mel Brooks and Paul Mazursky
- Art critic, Jed Perl
- Musicologist, Maynard Solomon
- Music and film producer, David Geffen
- Actors, Jimmy Smits and James Franco
- Beat poet and musician, Tuli Kupferberg
- Pianist, conductor, and composer, Peter Nero
- Singer-songwriters, Doc Pomus and Carole King
- Classicists, Donald Kagan and Eva Brann
- Historians— Eugene Genovese, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Oscar Handlin, and John Hope Franklin
- Psychologists, Stanley Milgram and Philip Zimbardo
- Anthropologists, Melvin Konner and Marjorie Shostak
- Economist, Israel Kirzner
- Celebrity lawyer, legal scholar, and author, Alan M. Dershowitz
- Chess grandmaster and five-time US Champion, Gata Kamsky
- Radio talk show host and online university founder, Dennis Prager
- Humorist and television personality, Sam Levenson
- Television personality, Don Lemon
- Civil rights activist, Al Sharpton
- Former US Representative and presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm
- Former US Senator, Barbara Boxer
- Current US Senator and former presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders.
Brooklyn College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
Admissions
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Annual Applications
20,936
Acceptance
44%
Graduation Rate
51%
Median SAT Score
1150
Costs
How much does it cost to attend?
Tuition (in-state)
$6,730
Fees (in-state)
$510
After Graduation
Averages for 10 years after enrolling
Avg Earnings
$48,800
Employed
86%
Campus Life
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The People
Full time on-campus stats
Student Body
15K
Under-Grads
12K
Graduates
2K
The Campus
Where will you be attending?
Location
2900 Bedford Ave,
Brooklyn NY
11210
What is Brooklyn College known for?
Our answer to this is to show you the disciplines in which a school's faculty and alumni have had the highest historical influence. A school may be influential in a discipline even if they do not offer degrees in that area. We've organized two lists to show where they are influential and offer corresponding degrees, and where they are influential through scholarship although they don't offer degrees in the disciplines.
Top areas of influence with degrees offered
Other areas of influence
Influential People
Who are Brooklyn College's Most influential alumni?
Brooklyn College's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Psychology, Political Science, and Anthropology. Brooklyn College’s most academically influential people include Alan Dershowitz, Sidney Mintz, and Israel Kirzner.
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