CUNY Kingsborough
Community College
Public Community College in Brooklyn, NY. Six-year graduation rate 28%. Median 10-year earnings $42,621.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $42,621 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 28% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $7,100, a light load against those earnings. On economic mobility, 5.0% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.17 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 28% — below national average
Academics
Only 28% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. 64% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 18% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. Retention drops to 48% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,632 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $6,281 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $4,664 at $0–30k against $11,273 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 74% get grants averaging $6,093, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 6% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,691 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $4,664 |
| $30–48k | $5,388 |
| $48–75k | $8,270 |
| $75–110k | $9,595 |
| $110k+ | $11,273 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 482 of these 7,632 students, totalling $2,321,101 — an average of $4,816 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Kings County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)