Kingsborough Community College

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#3812 / #989
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Kingsborough Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#989
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,252
Graduation rate
28%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
7,670

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Kingsborough Community College Featured Rankings

About Kingsborough Community College

According to Wikipedia, Kingsborough Community College is a public community college in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York. Part of the City University of New York system, it is the only community college in Brooklyn. History Founded in 1963, Kingsborough Community College serves a widely diverse population of approximately 14,000 students and consistently ranks among the leading community colleges in the country in associate degrees awarded to minority students.

Kingsborough Community College's Online Degrees

AS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
Degree Concentrations
  • Children’s Studies Concentration
  • English
  • Global and Environmental Studies Concentration
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Secondary Education
  • Spanish
  • Women’s and Gender Studies Concentration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Community Health
Degree Concentrations
  • Health Education and Promotion
  • Health Services Administration
  • Gerontology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online

Kingsborough Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
64%28%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Kingsborough Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,252
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$2,829
30K - 48K$3,276
48K - 75K$5,664
75K - 110K$7,331
110K+$9,594

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Kingsborough Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Kingsborough Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,196 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Kingsborough Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
23,44523,445

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Kingsborough Community College?

Kingsborough Community College is located at 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11235.

How Safe is Kingsborough Community College?

Relative to its enrollment, Kingsborough Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).

What Is Kingsborough Community College Known For?

Kingsborough Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Kingsborough Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Kingsborough Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Mathematics
#1673
World Rank
#1723
Historical Rank
#400
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #400 in the U.S. and #1673 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Chemistry
#2845
World Rank
#2859
Historical Rank
#592
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #592 in the U.S. and #2845 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Computer Science
#2869
World Rank
#2877
Historical Rank
#641
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #641 in the U.S. and #2869 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Physics
#2924
World Rank
#2947
Historical Rank
#677
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #677 in the U.S. and #2924 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees
Engineering
#4389
World Rank
#4399
Historical Rank
#779
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #779 in the U.S. and #4389 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Nursing
#2371
World Rank
#2371
Historical Rank
#927
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #927 in the U.S. and #2371 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Business
#3613
World Rank
#3614
Historical Rank
#959
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #959 in the U.S. and #3613 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Medical
#3771
World Rank
#3773
Historical Rank
#1103
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #1103 in the U.S. and #3771 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#4735
World Rank
#4741
Historical Rank
#1117
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #1117 in the U.S. and #4735 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Criminal Justice
#2221
World Rank
#2225
Historical Rank
#1135
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #1135 in the U.S. and #2221 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Biology
#5507
World Rank
#5528
Historical Rank
#1332
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #1332 in the U.S. and #5507 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Earth Sciences
#4926
World Rank
#4944
Historical Rank
#1366
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #1366 in the U.S. and #4926 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Social Work
#4647
World Rank
#4647
Historical Rank
#1752
USA Rank

Kingsborough Community College ranks #1752 in the U.S. and #4647 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees

Who Are Kingsborough Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

Kingsborough Community College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Mathematics, Sociology, and Criminal Justice. Here are some of Kingsborough Community College's most famous alumni:

Riddick Bowe
Riddick Bowe
An American boxer.
Andrew Dice Clay
Andrew Dice Clay
An American comedian and actor.
Eric Carr
Eric Carr
An American drummer .
Tashni-Ann Dubroy
A Jamaican academic and university administrator.

Who Are Kingsborough Community College's Most Influential Faculty?

Michael Weisberg
An American philosopher .
Katasha Artis
An American basketball player-coach.