Cost & financial aid brief
CUNY Brooklyn College Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does Brooklyn College cost after financial aid?
For the average aid recipient, grants and scholarships cover about 78% of the published cost, a reduction of $11,048. That is an average across all aided students, not a guarantee for any one family.
The average net price is $1,029 for families earning under $30,000, and $12,254 for those earning over $110,000. In between, the bands sit at $2,287, $6,193, and $8,917.
The spread from the lowest to the highest band is $11,225. The pattern is one of lower average net prices at lower incomes, consistent with aid that is targeted by need.
Affordability is the strongest pillar at CUNY Brooklyn College, a public university in Brooklyn, New York. The published cost of attendance is $14,151, with in-state tuition and fees of $7,452 and out-of-state tuition at $15,402.
For families earning under $30,000, the average net price—what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships—is just $1,029. It moves to $6,193 for the $48,001–$75,000 band and reaches $12,254 for families earning over $110,000.
The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,225. Azimuth ranks the university #15 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Aid covers about 78% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an offset of $11,048 against the sticker price. The average net price across all aid recipients is $3,103, which sits below the peer median of $15,634 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $12,531.
Median federal student debt at completion is $11,000. About 23.5% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.
That debt is below the peer median of $20,076 by $9,076. For a graduate at the median four-year earnings of $62,833, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $125 a month if repaid over ten years.
Median Parent PLUS borrowing among parent borrowers is $17,273.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
A degree from CUNY Brooklyn College leaves most graduates with little federal debt. Only 23.5% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans, and among those who complete, the median balance is $11,000.
That median is below the $20,076 median for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $9,076. For parent borrowers, a separate population, the median Parent PLUS loan is $17,273.
CUNY Brooklyn College graduates earn about $6,865 more than expects for similar students, placing the public university in the 76th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median earnings four years after completion stand at $62,833, a figure in the 59th percentile nationally.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix point to a typical outcome of $62,833, a downside scenario of $48,293, and an upside scenario of $72,280. On the cost side, the median federal student debt at completion is $11,000, which is below the $20,076 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). The estimated monthly payment if repaid over ten years is $125.
Median Parent PLUS borrowing, a separate parent-borrower population, is $17,273. The estimated monthly student payment if repaid over ten years is $125.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $17,273
- Estimated parent payment
- $219/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | Safe |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $11,000
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $17,273
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $125/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $219/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $344/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $62,833, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
3.7% of income above the allowance · Excellent
- Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
- Good 8–under 12%
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.