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Brooklyn College

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About Us

Brooklyn College is an integral part of the civic, urban, and artistic energy of New York and uses the entire city as a living classroom that broadens our students' understanding of the world around them.

For more than 90 years, the college has been attracting a wide variety of motivated students—many of them immigrants or the children of immigrants who wish to better their lives through a superb education. They come because of the college's renowned faculty of academics, professionals, and artists who are among the best in their field. They know they will be learning on a campus considered one of the most beautiful in the country, with well-equipped facilities, studios, smart classrooms, and production and practice rooms—all with a highly affordable tuition

Quick Facts

*In 2021, U.S. News & World Report bestowed honors on Brooklyn College by including it among the best public universities and best colleges overall in the U.S. North Region as well as the best schools in the region for supporting social mobility, economic diversity, and ethnic diversity.

*Also in 2021, the Princeton Review placed the college among the 18 best in the United States for "great class/race interaction," the top 387 undergraduate institutions in the country, and the top 50 "best value" public colleges.

*In 2020, Business Insider named the college one of the top 24 colleges with the best return on investment.


Brooklyn College is an integral part of the civic, urban, and artistic energy of New York and uses the entire city as a living classroom that broadens our students' understanding of the world around them.

For more than 90 years, the college has…

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Location

  • 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, United States
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