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# CUNY Brooklyn College Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much does Brooklyn College cost after financial aid?

The published cost of attendance at CUNY Brooklyn College is $14,151, with in-state tuition and fees of $7,452 and out-of-state tuition and fees of $15,402. After grants and scholarships, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) for aid recipients is $3,103, which is $12,531 below the peer median of $15,634 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Financial aid reduces the published cost by $11,048 on average. Azimuth ranks the university #15 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. That places the affordability pillar in the 99th percentile.

Azimuth places the affordability pillar at the 99th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. For aid recipients at CUNY Brooklyn College, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is $3,103, which sits $12,531 below the median of $15,634 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Completers who borrow leave with median federal student debt of $11,000, a figure $9,076 below the peer median of $20,076. Average net prices run from $1,029 in the lowest income band to $12,254 in the highest.

Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s by family-income band show a steeply progressive structure. For families earning under $30,000 the average net price is $1,029; for $30,001–$48,000 it is $2,287; for $48,001–$75,000 it is $6,193; for $75,001–$110,000 it is $8,917; and for families earning over $110,000 it is $12,254.

Pell Grant recipients make up 57.0% of undergraduates, providing context for the lowest band. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,225.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$1,029

**$30–48K**
$2,287

**$48–75K**
$6,193

**$75–110K**
$8,917

**$110K+**
$12,254

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$3,103**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

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](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) 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](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)—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](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) 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](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) loan is $17,273.

CUNY Brooklyn College graduates earn about $6,865 more than the model 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](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing, a separate parent-borrower population, is $17,273. The estimated monthly student payment if repaid over ten years is $125.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$17,273

**Estimated parent payment**
$219/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| 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](#cost-data-notes).

## 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

1.  Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
2.  Good 8–under 12%
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  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.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

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.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=cuny-brooklyn-college#student-tool)

## 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.

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

**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](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

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.