Cost & financial aid brief
CUNY Medgar Evers College Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does CUNY Medgar Evers College cost after financial aid?
Aid covers about 61% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, a discount of $9,053 against the sticker price. That is an average, not a promise for any particular family.
The pattern across income bands shows lower average net prices at lower incomes, with the cost rising through the middle bands and approaching the published price only at the top. The spread of $9,638 between the lowest and highest bands describes a pricing structure that keeps costs low for families with the least to spend. It describes a structure rather than an individual aid package.
The published cost of attendance at CUNY Medgar Evers College is $14,771. Azimuth ranks the university #14 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $4,368, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $8,661, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $14,006. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $9,638.
Aid covers about 61% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The average net price across all aid recipients is $5,718, which is $8,350 below the $14,068 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $10,988 in federal student loans. That is $10,241 below the peer median of $21,229.
About 21.5% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $10,068 in Parent PLUS loans.
If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $125 a month.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
At CUNY Medgar Evers College, 21.5% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Among borrowers who complete, the median federal student debt is $10,988.
That is $10,241 below the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Parents who borrow through the separate Parent PLUS program hold a median of $10,068.
CUNY Medgar Evers College places #14 out of 1,467 institutions on the affordability pillar. Graduates leave with a median of $10,988 in federal student loans, $10,241 below the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $125 a month if repaid over ten years. Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $58,886, which is $1,585 above the median for comparable institutions, $57,301.
The raw earnings figure sits at the 47th percentile nationally. Graduates earn about $5,680 more than expects for similar students.
That gap places the university at the 73rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, show a range from $52,725 on the downside to $68,060 on the upside.
The median federal student debt at completion is $10,988 and graduates earn about $5,680 more than the model expects for similar students.
For the separate population of parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $10,068. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $125 a month if repaid over ten years.
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
- $10,068
- Estimated parent payment
- $128/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | Caution |
| $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
- $10,988
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $10,068
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $125/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $128/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $253/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 $58,886, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
4.1% 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.