Founded on May 15, 1930, Brooklyn College welcomes students from all over New York City and State, and from throughout the country and the world. The school has a long-standing tradition of transforming curiosity, talent, and motivation into flourishing lives and careers.

More than 80 percent of this New York school's students plan to continue their education in graduate programs. Hundreds of Brooklyn College's alumni hold positions as CEOs, presidents, and vice-presidents in the finance, business, and computer and information industries. Prominent Brooklyn College alumni can also be found in the performing arts and in the field of literature, and many more take on leadership roles in nonprofit organizations and government agencies.

Students can look forward to a superior education in the arts and sciences at Brooklyn College, and can be assured at the same time that this education is affordable and accessible. One of the things Brooklyn College has been best known for since its founding is an affordable first-rate education, and great financial aid.

In 2007, The Princeton Review named Brooklyn College one of the best overall values among the nation's most academically outstanding colleges, and ranked the New York school among their "Top Ten" in both 2005 and 2006. The Review cited Brooklyn College's serious and admirably diverse undergraduate population, it's excellent liberal arts curriculum, and the high caliber of its faculty.