Baruch College of the City University of New York
151 East 25th Street, New York, New York 10010-5585
Bernard M. Baruch College
New York, NY
College Description
Baruch College, one of the best academic resources in the New York City area, has earned a reputation for excellence that extends to all parts of the world, attracting students from New York State, neighboring states, and abroad. A senior institution of the City University of New York (CUNY), Baruch offers students a broad array of undergraduate and graduate programs through its three schools: the Zicklin School of Business, the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Public Affairs.
Baruch is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. All baccalaureate and master’s programs in business offered by the Zicklin School of Business are accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. In addition to the business accreditation, both the undergraduate and graduate accounting curriculums have been awarded the accounting accreditation from AACSB International.
Situated near the Flatiron District and Gramercy Park area of Manhattan, Baruch is in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic financial and cultural centers, within easy reach of Wall Street, Midtown, and the global headquarters of major companies, firms, and organizations. This prime location offers Baruch students unparalleled access to top career and internship opportunities. The College is convenient to public transportation from other boroughs, surrounding counties, and New Jersey and Connecticut.
In addition to its extensive array of undergraduate majors, Baruch offers graduate programs leading to the M.B.A., M.P.A., M.S., M.S.Ed., M.S.I.L.R., and Ph.D. An M.B.A. in health care administration is offered jointly with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine; a J.D./M.B.A. is offered jointly with Brooklyn Law School.
Academic Life
Baruch College requires that all students take general liberal arts courses as the necessary preparation and framework within which specialized knowledge can be most effectively used.
Baruch’s degree programs in business require 124 credits. Candidates for the B.B.A. are required to take at least half of their credits in the liberal arts and sciences. The business base is made up of 29 required credits, and students must take a minimum of 24 credits in the major field. The degree programs in the arts and sciences and public affairs require 120 credits. Candidates for the B.A. degree are expected to complete the base curriculum (at least 54 credits) in their freshman and sophomore years, select a major field of study by their junior year, and complete at least 90 credits in the arts and sciences. All students must maintain an overall C average or better and a C average or better in their major. Students are required to complete a minor consisting of three courses of study in one discipline of the humanities, natural sciences, or social sciences. At least 60 percent of the credits in the major must be taken at Baruch.
College credits may be obtained through the University of the State of New York’s Regents College Examinations and the College-Level Examination Program.
Entering freshmen may receive a maximum of 21 credits for Advanced Placement (AP) examinations on which appropriate grades have been earned and for work completed in recognized prefreshman programs.
Baruch College participates in the Honors College—Macauley University Scholars Program. This is a select group of high-achieving students. These students have available to them the combined resources of the country’s largest urban university and the world’s most exciting city. Special funding provides a package that includes full-tuition coverage and stipends. A Cultural Passport provides an entrée to the riches of the city, including concerts, theater, museums, and other cultural institutions. University Scholars participate in challenging honors programs through the Honors College Seminar, where they take part in a wide range of activities and common projects with honors college students from other CUNY campuses.
Baruch faculty members are among the most distinguished and most widely known in their fields. They combine outstanding academic credentials with significant real-world experience. Approximately 500 teach full time, with about 95 percent holding a Ph.D. or other terminal degree. Full-time faculty members teach both entry-level and advanced courses and serve as advisers to student organizations and preprofessional programs.
Students may study abroad for credit for a semester or a year through exchange programs with the University of Paris, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce of Rouen (France), Middlesex University (England), Tel Aviv University (Israel), Mannheim University (Germany), and Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico).
Majors Offered:
The Zicklin School of Business, the largest collegiate business school in the country, awards the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree with majors in accountancy, computer information systems, economics, finance and investments, industrial/organizational psychology, management, marketing, operations research, quantitative methods and modeling, and real estate. In addition, a five-year, combined bachelor’s and master’s program in accounting is offered.
The Weissman School of Arts and Sciences awards the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in thirteen major fields: actuarial science, business communication, economics, English, history, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish, and statistics. It also offers interdisciplinary specializations in arts administration, business journalism, and management of musical enterprises. Students can work with faculty advisers to design other specialized programs that combine two or more areas of interest.
The School of Public Affairs offers a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in public affairs.
Campus Life
The student body is remarkably diverse, reflecting the extraordinary ethnic spectrum of the city. Baruch currently enrolls more than 15,000 students, including 2,500 graduate students. There are more than 100 student clubs and organizations representing a wide range of interests: academic, artistic, cultural, ethnic, professional, and athletic. Intercollegiate sports include, among others, basketball, tennis, and volleyball. The Sidney Mishkin Gallery mounts notable exhibitions of photographs, drawings, prints, and paintings. Several music and theater groups are in residence at the College, including the Alexander String Quartet and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Plays, concerts, dance performances, readings, other events are scheduled throughout the year at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, which draws upon the vast cultural offerings of New York City.
Facilities and Resources
Baruch’s Information and Technology Building houses the William and Anita Newman Library, one of the most technologically advanced facilities in New York. In 2003, the library won the prestigious Excellence in Academic Libraries Award for the best college library in the nation from the Association of Colleges and Research Libraries. The 1,450-seat library provides access to extensive print and electronic information resources, including several hundred online databases, many of which are available to students via remote access from off-campus locations. A Web-based reference service, in which librarians answer questions via a “text chat,” is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Students and faculty members also have access to the 4.5 million volumes in the CUNY library system.
Also housed in the Information and Technology Building is the Baruch Computing and Technology Center, which provides computer access to 250 students at a time. It is the largest student computing center in New York City.
Baruch’s award-winning Computer Center for Visually Impaired People provides access to specialized computer equipment and to data in such forms as Braille, large print, and synthetic speech. Staff members are available to translate class material to Braille. In addition, the center has a Kurzweil Reading Machine.
Baruch’s College’s seventeen-floor, 800,000-square-foot William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus features high-technology classrooms, computer labs, and research facilities as well as a three-level Athletic and Recreation Complex and the state-of-the-art Baruch Performing Arts Center.
Costs
For a New York State resident, the current undergraduate tuition for full-time attendance (a minimum of 12 credits or the equivalent) is $2000 per semester; for part-time study, tuition is $170 per credit. For nonresidents, tuition is $360 per credit. In addition, full-time students pay an $85 activity fee; part-time students pay a $55 activity fee. More information about tuition and fees is available on the Baruch Web site. Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.
Financial Aid
Financial aid is available for eligible students through various state and federal programs, which include the New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Perkins Loan, and Federal Work-Study Program. To apply for aid, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Applications are processed as long as funds are available.
Baruch rewards academic excellence with generous scholarships to entering freshmen each year. The Presidential Scholarship, the Isabelle and William Brumman Scholarship, the Joseph Drown Scholarship, the Paul Odess Scholarship award, the Abraham Rosenberg Scholarship, and the Henry and Lucy Moses are the most selective and offer full tuition, fees, and most related expenses for four years. The Baruch Incentive Grant offers awards ranging from $500 to $1000 per year for four years.
Admission Requirements
Freshman applicants are screened initially to select those with a minimum of 3 units of both high school English and math and a minimum of two lab sciences. Students who meet these criteria are admitted based on their overall high school performance and their performance on these index subjects. Alternately, the College admits students with a minimum combined SAT score of 1725. Students with a GED score of at least 3000 are considered, provided that they have satisfactorily completed the required high school units of English and math. Freshmen are required to submit SAT scores.
The best preparation for success at Baruch College is a full program of college-preparatory courses in high school completed with high grades. The College strongly recommends a minimum of 4 years of English, 4 years of social studies, 3 years of mathematics, 2 years of a foreign language, 2 years of lab sciences, and 1 year of performing or visual arts. Mathematics courses are especially important for Baruch’s degree programs, and elementary algebra and geometry should be completed prior to enrollment. For students interested in majoring in business, mathematics, or science, 4 units of mathematics, including trigonometry and precalculus, are recommended.
Students who have attended a college or postsecondary institution must meet admission requirements based on the number of credits they have completed. Prospective transfer students must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 to be considered for admission to the Zicklin School of Business and a minimum of 2.5 for all other schools.
All freshman applications that are received complete with all official documentation and fees on or before October 15 for spring admission or December 15 for fall admission are processed first. Complete transfer applications received on or before October 15 for February admission or March 1 for September admission are processed first. Any freshman or transfer applications received after the dates indicated above are processed on a space-available basis.
Requests to schedule an appointment with an admissions counselor, to join a campus tour, or for application materials and additional information should be made to:
Baruch College of the City University of New York
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
151 East 25th Street, Room 720
New York, New York 10010-5585
Telephone: 646-312-1400
E-mail: admissions@baruch.cuny.edu
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