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Acceptance Rate 86.05%
Yield 5.67%
SAT Score 920
Applicants 12,015
Admitted 10,339

MEC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 86.05% at CUNY Medgar Evers College. Total 12,015 students applied and 10,339 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 920.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://www.mec.cuny.edu/admissions/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/
Acceptance Rate86.05%
Average Test Scores920 SAT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 86.05%. A total of 12,015 students (5,046 men and 6,839 women) have applied to and 10,339 (4,377 men and 5,854 women) students admitted to CUNY Medgar Evers College.
Among them, 200 male and 380 female students have enrolled into MEC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 5.67%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at MEC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,0155,0466,83900
Admitted10,3394,3775,85400
Enrolled58620038000
Acceptance Rate 86.05% 86.74% 85.60% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 5.67% 4.57% 6.49% - -
[Chart] CUNY Medgar Evers College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At MEC, 20 applicants (3% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 920 at MEC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,020 and 25th percentile score is 850.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at MEC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of MEC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at MEC
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8509201020
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing440480520
Math410440500
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to CUNY Medgar Evers College, applicants require to submit 1 item(s) - High School GPA.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for MEC
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✗
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at MEC

The calendar system at CUNY Medgar Evers College is Semester. CUNY Medgar Evers College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that CUNY Medgar Evers College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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