CUNY Medgar Evers College

CUNY Medgar Evers College sits at #167 of 587 BSW-awarding colleges by graduating class size, with 40 social work degrees conferred in the most recent year — about 0.22% of the 18,362 awarded nationwide.

26.7% of students complete their degree, below the 50.4% median across BSW-awarding colleges — worth asking the department about directly. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Full-time students complete at 32.4% against 20.6% for part-time, so the part-time route takes more persistence at CUNY Medgar Evers College. Transfer students actually outperform first-time entrants here (34.8% vs 25.3%), which is a good signal if you are coming from a community college.

The average student pays $6,273 a year after grants and scholarships — $15,861 below the $22,134 median across the 30 BSW colleges in New York. 78.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants, a high share that usually reflects a student body with substantial financial need — and a financial aid office practiced at handling it. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.