CUNY Brooklyn College Admission Requirements and Statistics

How hard is Brooklyn College to get into?

This page provides the latest information on CUNY Brooklyn College (Brooklyn College)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Brooklyn College's acceptance rate is 58.36% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 30,224 students applied and 17,639 were admitted to the school. It means that your chances of getting into Brooklyn College is not low.

To apply to Brooklyn College, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

• Brooklyn College's acceptance rate places 24th out of 167 New York colleges with competitive admission.
• The median SAT score is 1140 at Brooklyn College. Brooklyn College's SAT score ranks 64th out of 89 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
• Brooklyn College's yield rate is 10.10%, which is significantly lower by 26.69 percentage points (approximately 72.5% lower) compared to similar colleges with acceptance rates between 50% and 60% (average yield: 36.79%). You can compare colleges with similar acceptance rates to Brooklyn College at colleges with acceptance rates between 50% and 60%.

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2024-25, Brooklyn College's acceptance rate is 58.36% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 10.10%. 13,710 men and 15,943 women applied to Brooklyn College and 7,381 men and 9,910 women students were accepted.

Among them, 860 men and 883 women were enrolled in Brooklyn College. You can explore the Brooklyn College's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

Median SAT and ACT Score

For the academic year 2025, 168 students (9% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores as part of the admission process at Brooklyn College.

The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,140, including 560 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 580 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 660 and the 25th percentile is 460. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 680 and the 25th percentile is 490.

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at Brooklyn College. The english proficiency test is required .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply CUNY Brooklyn College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

General Admissions Information

The following provides general admission information for applying to Brooklyn College:

• Open Admission Policy: No
• Undergraduate Application Fees: -
• Graduate Application Fees: -
• Admission Information: www.brooklyn.edu/admissions-aid/
• Online Application: www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/cuny-application
• Calendar System: Semester
• Course for High School Students: Not Offered
• Credits Accepted: Advanced placement (AP) Credits
• Degree Offered: 1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate