Merkaz Bnos-Business School
Private College in Brooklyn, NY. Six-year graduation rate 99%. Median 10-year earnings $27,249.
Ten-year median earnings of $27,249 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is a strength: 99% of students finish within six years.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 99% — well above the national average
Academics
99% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention is 73% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. As a private nonprofit two-year college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. The undergraduate body is just 194, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 194 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $31,786 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Net price varies modestly by income — $31,458 at $0–30k against $33,940 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $8,556.
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 · 62 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 | $31,458 |
| $30–48k | $32,539 |
| $48–75k | $33,592 |
| $75–110k | $33,940 |
| $110k+ | — |
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