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Home: Tuition, Fees, and Payment Services: Tuition Rates and Fee Information

Tuition Rates and Fee Information

Undergraduate Tuition and Fees 

See also: Definition of Fees

Tuition and fees vary according to the student's classification as a continuing student, a new student, a matriculated student or a nondegree student, and whether or not the student is a resident of New York State. (Matriculated students are those recognized by the college as working toward a degree.)
The student activity fee is determined by enrollment in College of Liberal Arts and Studies (CLAS)[day]or School of General Studies (SGS)[evening].

Tuition for Matriculated Undergraduate Students
New York State Residents
Full-time $2,300 per semester
Part-time $195 per credit
Nonresident and International Students
Full-time $415 per credit (no limit)
Part-time $415 per credit
Undergraduate Tuition for Non-Degree Students
New York State Residents $285 per credit (no limit)
Non-residents and International Students $610 per credit (no limit)
Student Activity Fees
Day Students (CLAS)
Fall and Spring Semesters
Student Activity Fee: $110.55

Breakdown:

  • Student Center: $32.50
  • Athletics and Recreation: $18.60
  • Early Childhood Center: $5.00
  • NYPIRG: $5.00
  • University Student Senate (USS): $0.85
  • Student Government: $6.80
  • Academic Club Association: $3.50
  • Other Central Depositoy: $18.30
  • Health Clinic: $20.00
CUNY Consolidated Services Fee $15
Technology Fee (all undergraduate students) Part-time students: $50 per term
Full-time students: $100 per term
Evening Students (SGS)
Fall and Spring Semesters
Student Activity Fee: $61.35

Breakdown:

  • Student Center: $32.50
  • Athletics and Recreation: $5.00
  • Early Childhood Center: $5.00
  • NYPIRG: $2.00
  • University Student Senate (USS) : $ 0.85
  • Student Government: $3.74
  • Other Central Depository: $2.26
  • Health Clinic: $10.00
CUNY Consolidated Services Fee $15
Technology Fee (all undergraduate students) Part-time students: $50 per term
Full-time students: $100 per term
Day Students (CLAS)
Summer Session
Student Activity Fee $76.85

Breakdown:

  • Student Center: $32.50
  • Athletics and Recreation: $10.00
  • Early Childhood Center: $5.00
  • NYPIRG: $5.00  
  • University Student Senate: $0.85
  • Student Government: $2.50
  • Other Central Depository: $1.00
  • Health Clinic: $20.00
CUNY Consolidated Services Fee $15
Technology Fee (all undergraduate students) $50 per term
Note: Students enrolled in both summer sessions pay the activity and consolidated fees for each session.
Evening Students (SGS)
Summer Session
Student Activity Fee $61.85

Breakdown:

  • Student Center: $32.50
  • Athletics and Recreation: $10.00
  • Early Childhood Center: $5.00
  • University Student Senate: $0.85
  • Student Government: $2.50
  • Other Central Depository: $1.00
  • Health Clinic: $10.00
CUNY Consolidated Services Fee $15
Technology Fee (all undergraduate students) Part-time students: $50 per term
Note: Students enrolled in both summer sessions pay the activity and consolidated fees for each session.
Other Applicable Tuition Rates and Fees

Compensatory and Developmental Courses: Contact hours in the compensatory and developmental courses listed below are counted instead of credits in the determination of tuition (exceptions: Chemistry 1.2 and Physics are billed as 5 hours)

Compensatory Courses

Developmental Courses

  • Chemistry 1.1 and 1.2
  • Mathematics 2.9, 2.91, 2.92. and 2.99
  • Physics 1.2
  • Speech 3.3

 

 

 

ESL 14, 14.1, 14.2, 15, 15.1, 15.2 
Liability Charge

Students who withdraw from classes during the semester are liable for all or part of the original tuition charge. Accelerated student charge, plus the Student Activity, CUNY Consolidated Services, and Technology Fees. Please refer to the semesters tuition liability schedule for liability amount.

Late Registration

$25

Change of Program

$18

Accelerated Study for Undergraduate Students
  • $100 for 18.5 to 20 credits;
  • $230 for 20.5 to 22 credits;
  • $460 for 22.5 to 24 credits;
  • $690 for 24.5 or more credits.
Materials Some courses entail a fee to cover the costs of special materials, film rental charges, transportation, field trip expenses, or other non-instructional costs. Material fees are subject to change and are non-refundable.
Undergraduate Students Taking Graduate Courses

Brooklyn College undergraduate students who take graduate courses for graduate credit pay applicable resident or nonresident tuition rates set for graduate students and are subject to the maximum tuition rate set for undergraduate students. Graduate Division tuition rates are listed in the Schedule of Classes and the Graduate Bulletin. Undergraduate students who take graduate courses for undergraduate credit pay applicable tuition rates set for undergraduate students.

Tuition Waiver for Employees of the City University of New York

Full-time employees of the City University of New York may be granted a waiver of tuition for undergraduate credit-bearing courses. Information and applications may be obtained in the Personnel Office located in 1219 Boylan Hall.

Auditing Fee

The fee for auditing a day, evening, or weekend course is the same as if the course were being taken for credit. The fee for senior citizens (New York State residents age sixty and older) is $65 plus the $15 CUNY Consolidated Services Fee a term. Senior citizens who take courses for undergraduate credit must pay the applicable tuition and fee rates set for undergraduate students.

Non-Instructional Fees:
Application Fee:
  • First Year and Undergraduate Non-Matriculated Student: $65
  • Transfer Undergraduate Student: $70
  • Graduate Matriculated and Non-Matriculated Student: $125
  • Visiting Student (non-CUNY students only): $50
Readmission $10; fee due upon registration
Duplicate Diploma $15
Replacement ID Card $5
Bad Check $15 for a check returned by bank as uncollectible
Absentee Exam $25 plus $5 for each additional examination
Transcript $7 per copy; waived for transcripts sent to the admissions office of other units of the City University
Library Fines Students should consult the library for the policy on fines
Recreation and Athletics
  • Evening (SGS)Students: $13.60
  • Graduate Students: $18.60
  • Summer Session: $10.00
Speech and Hearing
  • $200 for speech language diagnostic evaluation
  • $175 for audio logical evaluations
  • $770 for fourteen forty-five minute individual speech therapy sessions one time per week
  • $1400 for fourteen individual speech therapy sessions two times per week
  • $150 per semester for aphasia group. Brooklyn College students, staff, and faculty with valid
    College ID receive a 40 percent discount

Definitions and Classifications

Continuing students

To be classified as a continuing student, a student must have enrolled at a CUNY institution prior to June 1, 1992. This classification also includes students who were in attendance prior to June 1, 1992, and readmitted within a six-year period prior to the start of the semester.

New York State residency requirements

For further information on establishing NYS residency, please visit the Residency Information and Procedures page.

Full-time students

Matriculated students who are enrolled for 12 or more credits or the equivalent a term are classified as full-time students.

Part-time students

Students who are enrolled for fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent a term are classified as part-time students.

All courses taken by part-time students are billed on a per-credit basis except compensatory, developmental, and remedial courses, which are billed on a contact-hour basis. The Schedule of Classes published each term lists these courses.

The tuition charged part-time students on a per-credit basis in any one term may not exceed the term rate for full-time students.

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Graduate Tuition and Fees 

See also: Definition of Fees

Tuition and fees vary according to the student's classification as a continuing student, a new student, a matriculated student or a nondegree student, and whether or not the student is a resident of New York State. (Matriculated students are those recognized by the college as working toward a degree.)

Tuition for Graduate Students
  New York State Residents Nonresidents and International Students
Full-time $3,680 $575 per credit
Part-time $310 per credit $575 per credit
Contact hours $65 $85
Fall and Spring Semesters
Student Activity Fees: $75.10

Breakdown:

  • Student Center: $32.50
  • Early Childhood Center: $5.00
  • University Student Senate (USS): $0.85
  • Student Government: $10.00
  • Other Central Depository: $6.75
  • Health Clinic: $20.00
CUNY Consolidated Services Fee $15 $15
Technology Fee (all graduate students) Part-time students: $50 per term
Full-time students: $100 per term
Summer Session
Total Student Activity Fee: $60.85

Breakdown:

  • Student Center: $32.50
  • Early Childhood Center: $5.00
  • University Student Senate (USS): $0.85
  • Student Government: $2.50
  • Health Clinic: $20.00
CUNY Consolidated Services Fee $15
Technology Fee (all graduate students) Part-time students: $50 per term
Note: Students enrolled in both summer sessions pay the activity and consolidated fees for each session.
Other Applicable Tuition Rates and Fees
Maintenance of Matriculation
  • New York State Resident: $150
  • Non-resident and International Students: $250
Liability Charge Students who withdraw from classes during the semester are liable for all or part of the original tuition charge, accelerated student charge, plus the Student Activity, CUNY Consolidated Services, and Technology Fees. Please refer to the semester’s tuition liability schedule for the liability amount.
Late Registration $25
Change of Program $18
Materials Some courses entail a fee to
cover the costs of special
materials, film rental charges,
transportation, field trip expenses, or other non-instructional costs.
Material fees are subject to
change and are nonrefundable.
Graduate Students Taking Undergraduate Courses
Graduate students enrolling in undergraduate courses as part of their graduate program and are receiving graduate credit pay the applicable graduate rate. Students taking undergraduate courses and receiving undergraduate credit pay the applicable undergraduate rate.
Tuition Waiver for Employees of the City University of New York
Full-time employees of the City University of New York may be granted a waiver of tuition for graduate-credit bearing courses. Information and applications may be obtained in the Personnel Office located in 1219 Boylan Hall.
Auditing Fee
The fee for auditing a day, evening, or weekend course is the same as if the course were being taken for credit. The fee for senior citizens (New York State residents age sixty and older) is $65 plus the $15 CUNY Consolidated Services Fee a term. Senior Citizens who take courses for undergraduate credit must pay the applicable tuition and fee rates set for undergraduate students.
Non-Instructional Fees:
Application Fee:
  • First Year and Undergraduate Non-Matriculated Student: $65
  • Transfer Undergraduate Student: $70
  • Graduate Matriculated and Non-Matriculated Student: $125
  • Visiting Student (non-CUNY students only): $50
Readmission $10; fee due upon registration
Duplicate Diploma $15
Replacement ID Card $5
Bad Check $15 for a check returned by bank as uncollectible
Absentee Exam $25 plus $5 for each additional examination
Transcript $7 per copy; waived for transcripts sent to the admissions office of other units of the City University
Library Fines Students should consult the library for the policy on fines
Recreation and Athletics
  • Evening (SGS) Students: $13.60
  • Graduate Students: $18.60
  • Summer Session: $10.00
Speech and Hearing
  • $200 for speech language diagnostic evaluation
  • $175 for audio logical evaluations
  • $770 for fourteen forty-five minute individual speech therapy sessions one time per week
  • $1400 for fourteen individual speech therapy sessions two times per week
  • $150 per semester for aphasia group. Brooklyn College students, staff, and faculty with valid
    College ID receive a 40 percent discount

Definitions and Classifications

Continuing students

To be classified as a continuing student, a student must have enrolled at a CUNY institution prior to June 1, 1992. This classification also includes students who were in attendance prior to June 1, 1992, and readmitted within a six-year period prior to the start of the semester.

New York State residency requirements

For further information on establishing NYS residency, please visit the Residency Information and Procedures page.

Full-time students

Students who are enrolled for 12 or more credits or the equivalent a term are classified as full-time students.

Part-time students

Students who are enrolled for fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent a term are classified as part-time students.

All courses taken by part-time students are billed on a per-credit basis except compensatory, developmental, and remedial courses, which are billed on a contact-hour basis.
The tuition charged part-time students on a per-credit basis in any one term may not exceed the term rate for full-time students.

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