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# CUNY Brooklyn College Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated September 30, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Brooklyn College?

Brooklyn College’s reported acceptance rate is 58.4%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
58.4%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

CUNY Brooklyn College admits 58.4% of applicants, a rate that sits well below the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

## What SAT and ACT scores do Brooklyn College students report?

Among enrolled students who submitted test scores, the middle 50% of SAT scores falls between 950 and 1,340. These figures describe the range of submitted scores, not minimum requirements.

Applicants should compare their own scores to the 25th and 75th percentile marks of 950 and 1,340 to understand where they would sit within the enrolled distribution. The university serves a large undergraduate population of 10,543 students, and the score range reflects the broad academic preparation of those who chose to submit results.

The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Brooklyn College. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.

SAT: approximate enrolled-student range

**Approximate lower endpoint**
950

**Approximate upper endpoint**
1340

Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at Brooklyn College?

**Pell Grant recipients**
57.0%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
40.8%

**First-year retention**
80.1%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

CUNY Brooklyn College enrolls 10,543 undergraduates, with an estimated 40.8% entering as transfers or part-time students. The share of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants is 57.0%.

The enrollment composition reflects a student body built substantially from students who begin elsewhere and from families across the income spectrum. Applicants considering transfer should note the estimated share and confirm current articulation agreements and credit policies with the admissions office.

The first-year retention rate at CUNY Brooklyn College is 80.1%, which sits below the peer median of 83.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 53.9%, which sits below the peer median of 65.0%.

For Pell Grant recipients, the six-year completion rate is 49.2%, a figure that runs below the overall rate. Enrolled students can expect solid foundational support, though completing a degree in six years is less common here than at peer institutions.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).