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Baruch College

New York, New York · Public, a large city · 16,154 undergraduates

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Is it hard to get into Baruch?

The middle half of admitted students scored in these ranges: a quarter scored lower, a quarter higher. Fall 2024 admissions, from the College Scorecard.

Acceptance rate
47.5%
24,867 applied
SAT, middle half
1100 to 1400
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
Not published
Not reported
Test scores this year
Optional: considered if sent
21% of admitted students enrolled
What they look at
  • High school GPARequired
  • Courses takenRequired
  • College-prep programRequired
  • RecommendationsConsidered
  • EssayConsidered

How much does Baruch cost?

Sticker prices and what students actually paid after grants, by family income. A year means tuition, fees, room, board, books and other costs.

Tuition and fees, New York residents
$7,462
Tuition and fees, out of state
$15,412
A full year, sticker price
$12,312
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$657
Students who got federal aid

What a year cost, by family income

Family incomeAverage paid after grants
Under $30,000Not published
$30,001 to $48,000Not published
$48,001 to $75,000$3,285
$75,001 to $110,000$6,088
Over $110,000$10,728
Books and supplies
$1,500 a year
The school's own grants
70% of full-time first-years get one, averaging $1,227

Tuition over the years

Tuition and fees for a year, as reported to the federal government.

$0K$5K$9K$14K$18K201220142016201820202022Out of stateNew York residents

How much do Baruch students borrow?

Federal student loans only, for students who borrowed.

Typical debt at graduation
$12,500
About $142 a month over ten years
Students who borrow
10.5%
Get a Pell Grant
60.9%
Federal grant for lower-income families
Over 25 when they start
13.1%

What do Baruch graduates earn?

Typical yearly pay of everyone who started here with federal aid, whatever they studied and whether or not they finished.

Six years after starting
$67,859
Ten years after starting
$83,742
Middle half: $50,451 to $124,589
Best-paid program, five years out
$98,110
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Lowest-paid program, five years out
$58,919
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Do Baruch students finish?

Of the students who started full time, first time.

Back for second year
88.6%
Graduate in six years
69.7%
The four-year figure is for a later, smaller group, so it is not shown
After eight years
72% graduated
13% transferred, 1% still enrolled

Who goes to Baruch?

Women
49.9%
First in their family at college
51.1%
Part-time
18.7%
Students per teacher
19
Background
White 18%, Hispanic 29%, Black 9%, Asian 35%, Two or more 3%, International 6%
Housing
Campus housing, 288 beds

What do Baruch graduates earn, by program?

Every bachelor's program the school awards, with what its graduates earn and owe. The government hides pay for small programs, so some rows have no figure.

Computer science

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Computer Science0HiddenHiddenHidden
Information Science/Studies592$61,633$92,914$10,750

Business and commerce

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Accounting and Related Services1,038$61,778$96,958$10,062
Business Administration, Management and Operations448$58,730$76,156$11,250
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services0HiddenHiddenHidden
Business/Corporate Communications372$51,187$73,605$12,098
Business/Managerial Economics138$60,591$94,376$12,500
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations102$55,203$68,377Hidden
Finance and Financial Management Services1,718$63,219$90,733$11,750
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations1,081$53,472$81,609$10,250
International Business94$64,443$78,917$9,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods148$73,249$98,110$12,500
Real Estate90$61,645$77,771Hidden

Life sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biology, General97$42,875$76,412Hidden

Math and physical sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Applied Mathematics31HiddenHiddenHidden
Mathematics58$64,864$95,397Hidden
Statistics21HiddenHiddenHidden

Social sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology50$49,776$83,181Hidden
Communication and Media Studies189$41,546$69,418$13,000
Economics136$55,792$81,856$12,622
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies1HiddenHiddenHidden
Journalism87$39,222$63,068Hidden
Political Science and Government169$47,190$76,612$8,082
Psychology, General296$41,494$64,836$12,367
Public Administration75$49,568$68,584Hidden
Sociology39$41,483$63,707Hidden

Arts and humanities

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
English Language and Literature, General66$42,831$59,890Hidden
History27Hidden$77,866Hidden
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0HiddenHiddenHidden
Philosophy28HiddenHiddenHidden
Religion/Religious Studies0HiddenHiddenHidden
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics6HiddenHiddenHidden

Education (teaching)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Special Education and Teaching0HiddenHiddenHidden
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods0HiddenHiddenHidden
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas0HiddenHiddenHidden

Fine and performing arts

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Music25Hidden$60,065Hidden

General arts and science (major chosen later)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities19$50,817$58,919Hidden

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Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Test policy: the school's page (opens in a new tab). Tuition history, housing and the school's own grants: the federal IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) survey.

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