Brooklyn College 2004 Student Profile

Office of the AVP for Budget and Planning

Who are our students?

Degree Status Undergraduates 11,172

73% Graduate Students 4,213

27%Fall 2004 Total 15,385 100%73% 27%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Degree Seeking Degree 14,401

94% Non-degree 984 6%

Fall 2004 Total 15,385 100%94% 6%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Full/Part Time Status Full-time 8,352 54%

Part-time 7,033 46%

Fall 2004 Total 15,385 100%54% 46%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Gender Men 5,751 37%

Women 9,634 63%

Fall 2004 Total 15,385 100%37% 63%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Age 24 and younger 8,416

55% 25 and older 6,969

45%Fall 2004 Total 15,385 100%55% 45%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 21 >1% Asian/Pacific Islander 1,381

9% Black, non-Hispanic 3,446 22% Hispanic 1,371 9% White, non-Hispanic 5,168 34% Other/Unreported 3,998 26%

Fall 2004 Total 15,385 100%

Where are our students from?

131 Identified Countries (from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia)

92 Languages(from Afrikaans to Yoruba)

Borough of Residence Brooklyn 11,970 78% Bronx 195 1% Manhattan 660 4% Queens 1,335 9% Staten Island 379 2% Other 846 5%

Fall 2004 Total 15,385 100%

What do we know about our students’ economic

situations?

Household Income Less than $10,000 16% Less than $15,000 30% Less than $20,000 36% Less than $30,000 54% Less than $40,000 64% Less than $50,000 72%

Work Obligations

Do Not Work 38% Work 1-20 hrs/wk 15% Work > 20 hrs/wk 47%

Marital Status Never Married 82% Married 12% Divorced 2% Separated 1% Widowed 1% Other 2%

Parental Obligations Supporting at least one child, any age

14% Supporting at least one child, under 5

years old 3% Supporting at least one child, 6 to 12 years

old 9% Supporting at least one child, 13 to 18

years old 5% Single Parent

8%

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