Financial Aid

Welcome to the Office of Financial Aid's website. Our mission is to help you and other students become academically successful Brooklyn College (BC) graduates who benefited from the many opportunities of higher education that the College has to offer. So, whether you are a current or prospective student, please know that we are working on your behalf. 

If you are one of the 17,000+ BC students who needs help to pay for their educational related expenses, we understand that you face challenging times. Significant national economic challenges recently led Congress to make various changes to Title IV student aid programs. Nonetheless, BC students receive more than $90 million a year in financial aid. Our office manages federal and state grants, federal and private loans; work-study job employment programs and is liaison to the international education and global engagement office. Through our office we serve over 9,000 students a year. 

We have designed this website to inform you on federal, state and institutional financial aid information. This is in response to the growing concern from our students to understand the changing and often complicated new federal and state financial  aid regulations. Such as, Lifetime Eligibility Usage (LEU), Return to Title IV (R2T4), Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), and Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) just to name a few. But, the reality is that much and more is expected from students not just at BC, but across the country to maintain their financial aid eligibility. Expectation are for students to progress successfully toward their degree and earn the majority of the credits that they attempt. We hope that you will use the important information provided and updated on this website. 

Despite shrinking grant programs, our goal is to award you the best possible aid package, and to provide the financial advice and education you need to persist at Brooklyn College, graduate from Brooklyn College and flourish as alumni.

Ahad Farhang,
Director