Student Population at MEC

Total Enrollment

3,640 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

3,640

Online Enrollment

951

Men Students

1,057

Women Students

2,583

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,640 students have enrolled at CUNY Medgar Evers College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 1,057 male and 2,583 female students are attending CUNY Medgar Evers College. By attendance status, there are 2,467 full-time students and 1,173 part-time students.

The number of students at CUNY Medgar Evers College is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bard College and Barnard College, its population is very large (average population is 2,038).

CUNY Medgar Evers College offers online degree/certificate programs and 951 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between CUNY Medgar Evers College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,057 male and 2,583 female students attending MEC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.41 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at MEC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MEC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,640	2,467	1,173
Men	1,057	717	340
Women	2,583	1,750	833

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,651 Black or African American students (72.83%) and 599 Hispanic students (16.46%) at CUNY Medgar Evers College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at CUNY Medgar Evers College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at CUNY Medgar Evers College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	13	3	10
Asian	133	40	93
Black or African American	2,651	740	1,911
Hispanic	599	195	404
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	70	26	44
Two or More Races	87	26	61
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	3,640	1,057	2,583

Online Student Population

At CUNY Medgar Evers College, 2,810 students (77.20% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 951 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 715 students live in New York where CUNY Medgar Evers College is located in and 6 students have enrolled from other states.