Brooklyn College Makes Forbes Annual List of America's Best Value Colleges

Forbes explains that its methodology “highlights schools with the highest quality and best financial outcomes” and notes that those holding degrees from the 300 schools named on the 2019 list will earn an average annual salary of $80,400 by mid-career.

“Consistent with other national rankings, the Forbes list highlights the fact that CUNY’s singular quality and affordability set it apart as perhaps the most potent engine of economic advancement in the United States,” said Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodriguez. “At CUNY, we take enormous pride in the university’s ability to move students up the ladder from the lowest 20 percent of family income solidly into the middle class. The affordability and quality at our 25 campuses mark a high standard for public higher education in the United States.”

In its 2019 ranking, Forbes placed Brooklyn College at No. 51. Other CUNY colleges that were included in the 2019 list were Baruch College at No. 9; Queens College at No. 34; Hunter College at No. 74; City College at No. 84; College of Staten Island, No. 102; John Jay at No. 143; and Lehman College at No. 200. Each of those colleges appeared on the list in 2018, but every one of them landed a higher spot this year.

The list, Forbes’ fourth annual ranking, compared data from 645 American colleges and universities, and scored them in six areas: quality; net price; net debt; alumni earnings; timely graduation; and access for low-income students. The focus highlights schools with the highest quality and best financial outcomes.

Brooklyn College is an innovative liberal arts institution with a history of more than 80 years of academic excellence. With more than 18,000 students enrolled in 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the humanities, social, behavioral and natural sciences, education, business, and the arts, the college is renowned for its rigorous academics, diverse student body, award-winning faculty, and highly affordable tuition. Located on a beautifully landscaped 35-acre campus, Brooklyn College offers a rich student life within an urban environment.