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CUNY Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·mec.cuny.edu
6-yr Graduation
20%
-39.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
3,736
peer median 1,527
Avg net price
$5,718
-$8.5k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Medgar Evers College is a public college in New York City, United States. It is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), offering baccalaureate and associate degrees. It was established in 1970 in central Brooklyn. It is named after Medgar Evers, an African American civil rights leader assassinated on June 12, 1963.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
12,015
12,015 candidates competed
Admitted
10,339
86.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
586
5.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
20%-39.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
8%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
20%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

9.6pp gap
Pell recipients
22%195 of 890
Non-Pell (all)
12%32 of 258
Subsidized loan, no Pell
18%5 of 28
No Federal Aid
12%27 of 230

Pell recipients here graduate at a 9.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 33 Title IV programs, 17 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 16 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
33
Passing
17
51.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs
  • Passing17 · 51.5%
  • No Data16 · 48.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
17
No data
16

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

17
Information Science/Studies
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+31.8%
$45,267 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+36.5%
$46,902 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+39.1%
$47,772 vs $34,350
Physical Sciences General
Associate Degree · Physical Sciences
+48.1%
$50,871 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+53.7%
$52,798 vs $34,350
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+55.8%
$53,503 vs $34,350
Public Administration
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+56.8%
$53,849 vs $34,350
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+63.5%
$56,157 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

13
Public Administration
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
24%
$13,125 debt · $53,849 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
20%
$13,050 debt · $66,377 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
20%
$12,100 debt · $61,799 earn
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
19%
$10,000 debt · $53,503 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
17%
$9,750 debt · $56,458 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
17%
$9,666 debt · $56,157 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
17%
$10,254 debt · $60,755 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
16%
$9,600 debt · $61,987 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1976Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 8

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Aug 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  5. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,368
$30–48k$5,547
$48–75k$8,661
$75–110k$10,131
$110k+$14,006

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$5,718
-$8,547vs Baccalaureate median $14,265
Federal loans
10.4%
In-state tuition
$7,352
Out-of-state
$15,302

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,375 students received $12.7M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,375
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.7M
$12,667,556 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
577 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.2M
325 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$905K
248 loan awards
Parent PLUS$29K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 796 borrowers who entered repayment, 27 (3.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
796
Defaulted
27
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.9%
2017
12.2%
2018
8.7%
2019
3.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CUNY Medgar Evers College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs28
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

657 total completions
01Business
11417.4%
02Psychology
9314.2%
03Physical Sciences
8813.4%
04Biological Sciences
7811.9%
05Public Admin
7411.3%
06Liberal Arts
6910.5%
07Education
599.0%
08Health Professions
436.5%
09Computer Sciences
324.9%
10English Language
71.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,736
12-mo unduplicated
4,844
Undergraduate
4,844
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
29%1,393
Women
71%3,451

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
70.7%
Hispanic
18.5%
Two or more
3.2%
Asian
2.9%
Non-resident
2.4%
White
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
186
103 M · 83 W
Women athletes
44.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$934K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$200
$200
Head-coach salaries
$13K
$13K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
61 M · 46 W
$172K
Basketball
17 M · 19 W
$123K
Soccer
18 M · 14 W
$77K
Volleyball
11 M · 9 W
$54K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,846 students

3-year trend

7.742 yrs ago3.021 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
43
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    2
    Stalking
    2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons10
    Drugs00
    Liquor01

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    13.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    136

    CUNY Medgar Evers College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions CUNY Medgar Evers College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectCUNY Medgar Evers College
    		20%—3,736$5,718Baccalaureate
    Charter Oak State College
    		100%—2,012$15,815Baccalaureate
    Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
    		41%—617$14,265Baccalaureate
    Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
    		56%89.7%896$16,068Baccalaureate
    New College of Florida
    		67%73.2%881$7,195Baccalaureate
    St. Mary's College of Maryland
    		70%68.6%1,630$18,441Baccalaureate
    SUNY at Purchase College
    		63%74.0%3,333$18,913Baccalaureate
    University of Mary Washington
    		66%79.8%3,826$20,667Baccalaureate
    University of Minnesota-Morris
    		63%74.9%981$8,837Baccalaureate
    University of New Hampshire at Manchester
    		59%80.9%663$9,992Baccalaureate
    University of North Carolina Asheville
    		54%91.9%3,056$12,250Baccalaureate
    University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
    		40%95.2%1,321$17,945Baccalaureate
    University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
    		44%65.8%1,027$6,624Baccalaureate
    University of Virginia's College at Wise
    		47%28.5%2,167$9,210Baccalaureate
    Virginia Military Institute
    		76%71.2%1,527$17,113Baccalaureate
    Peer group median59%74.5%1,527$14,265

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    IPEDS

    CUNY Medgar Evers College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIRA)
    Reports to Office of Academic Affairs
    Phone
    718.270.4900
    Address
    1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

    The Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIRA) is responsible for carrying out overall institutional assessment and research, and providing information for improvement, planning and decision-making at the college.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    2 members
    • Mr. Norman Narcisse
      IR Analyst & Workload Coordinator
    • Mr. Cesar Moreno
      IR Analyst

    Reports & documents (2)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about CUNY Medgar Evers College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CUNY Medgar Evers College.

    What is the graduation rate at CUNY Medgar Evers College?

    CUNY Medgar Evers College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 20% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend CUNY Medgar Evers College?

    CUNY Medgar Evers College reports a total enrollment of 3,736 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at CUNY Medgar Evers College?

    The average net price at CUNY Medgar Evers College is $5,718 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at CUNY Medgar Evers College?

    CUNY Medgar Evers College's yield rate is 5.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is CUNY Medgar Evers College located?

    CUNY Medgar Evers College is located in Brooklyn, New York 11225.

    Who runs Institutional Research at CUNY Medgar Evers College?

    CUNY Medgar Evers College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIRA), which reports to Office of Academic Affairs.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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