Brooklyn College 2006 Student Profile

Office of the AVP for Finance,Budget, and Planning / Comptroller

Who are our students?

Degree Status Undergraduates 12,111

76% Graduate Students 3,836

24%Fall 2006 Total 15,947 100%76% 24%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Degree Seeking Degree 14,763 93% Non-degree 1,181

7%Fall 2006 Total 15,947 100%

93% 7%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Full/Part Time Status Full-time 8,984 56%

Part-time 6,963 44%

Fall 2006 Total 15,947 100%56% 44%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Gender Men 5,955 37% Women 9,992 63%

Fall 2006 Total 15,947 100%37% 63%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Age 24 and younger 9,279

58% 25 and older 6,688

42%Fall 2006 Total 15,947 100%58% 42%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 21 <1% Asian/Pacific Islander 1,381 10% Black, non-Hispanic 3,446 22% Hispanic 1,371 9% White, non-Hispanic 5,168 34% Other/Unreported 3,998 25%

Fall 2006 Total 15,947 100%

Where are our students from?

131 Identified Countries (from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia)

92 Languages(from Afrikaans to Yoruba)

Borough of Residence Brooklyn 12,138 76% Bronx 216 1% Manhattan 652 4% Queens 1,437 9% Staten Island 442 2% Other 1,062 8%

Fall 2006 Total 15,947 100%

What do we know about our students’ economic

situations?

Household Income Less than $10,000 13% Less than $15,000 22% Less than $20,000 30% Less than $30,000 46% Less than $40,000 57% Less than $50,000 68%

Work Obligations

Do Not Work 36% Work 1-20 hrs/wk 37% Work > 20 hrs/wk 27%

Marital Status Single 89% Married /Partnered 11%

Parental Obligations Supporting at least one child, any age

20% Supporting at least one child, under 5

years old 5% Supporting at least one child, 6 to 12 years

old 10% Supporting at least one child, 13 to 18

years old 12%

Questions and Comments?