In the 2016–17 academic year, Brooklyn College faculty garnered $8.5 million in grants and awards for new and ongoing research.

Money magazine ranked Brooklyn College one of the top 50 colleges in the United States in 2017.

Almost half of our students are the first in their family to attend college.

Harold C. Schonberg '37 was the first music critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.

Professor of English Ben Lerner was the only CUNY professor to receive a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship in 2015.

Since 2006, the Brooklyn College Foundation has handed out 12,434 scholarships and awards.

Stephanie Longardo '92 has won five Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on Sesame Street.

Leon Glass '63 discovered "Glass patterns," which clarify understanding of how the human brain processes visual stimuli.

Howard Brandston '58 has designed the lighting for nearly 3,000 projects, including the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia and the Statue of Liberty.

Susan Pikitch '81 became the first chief financial officer of the United States Golf Association in 2015.

In 2016, Brooklyn College received a $500,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to promote coastal resilience through environmental literacy.

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs included Brooklyn College on its list of colleges and universities producing the most Fulbright Scholars in 2014–15.

Shirley Chisholm '46 was honored by the U.S. Postal Service on a stamp in its Black Heritage series in 2014.

There are more than 38,000 Brooklyn College alumni households in Brooklyn.

Adolph S. Clausi '43 was part of development teams that created Tang, Shake 'n Bake, Jell-O instant pudding, Country Time lemonade, and Cool Whip.

During World War II, Brooklyn College students could work for $1.60 per day at our own farm-labor camp in Dutchess County.

Patrice Rankine '92 is the dean of the University of Richmond's School of Arts and Science.

Julia Glawe '89 is the executive director of the Milwaukee Ballet.

More than 300 students studied abroad in 2015–16.

The Brooklyn College cheerleaders won their third consecutive—and ninth overall—CUNYAC Championship in 2015.