CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NYOne Bernard Baruch Way (55 Lexington Ave at 24th St), New York, NY 10010
646-312-1000
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College is a public research university located in New York City. It is a member of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and is the only college within the system designated as a research university. The college is named after financier and statesman Bernard M. Baruch.
The college was established in 1919 as the School of Business and Public Administration. In 1955, it was renamed in honor of Bernard M. Baruch, who served as an advisor to Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt and was a major figure in the development of the modern American financial system. The college offers degrees in business, public administration, economics, and liberal arts.
The college is located on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan's Gramercy Park neighborhood. It is adjacent to several other CUNY colleges, including the City College of New York, Hunter College, and the CUNY Graduate School and University Center. The college is accessible by the New York City Subway's 23rd Street station on the Lexington Avenue line.
The college enrolls approximately 18,000 students, of whom about one-third are undergraduates and two-thirds are graduate students. The college's faculty includes several notable scholars and researchers, including Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner.
The college is organized into five schools: the School of Business, the School of Public and International Affairs, the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, the Zicklin School of Business, and the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences. The college offers a wide range of programs and courses of study, including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
The college is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It is ranked among the top 100 colleges and universities in the United States by several publications, including U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, and The Princeton Review.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 19740
Acceptance Rate: 40.71%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/undergrad/financialAid.html
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $33798
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $41748
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College is $132303.11. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College. For graduates of CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, we saw an average early-career income of $62800.00 and mid-career income of $116600.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.