Baruch College, New York, USA

Overview

History, Affiliations & Rankings

Starting its journey nearly 2 centuries ago, CUNY Baruch, also known as Baruch College, has been an epitome of the world-renowned education that New York has to offer. CUNY Baruch is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, while a variety of its courses on management and public policy have been accredited by AACSB and NASPAA respectively. Its efforts on providing world-class education to students have been recognised by institutions such as the US News and World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes and more. US News and World Report ranked CUNY Baruch as the 4th Best Regional University in the North, while they rank the University as having the Best Graduate Schools. New York: Washington Monthly called Baruch College as one of the Best Bang for the Buck Colleges in New York.  

Infrastructure, Campus & Courses

Situated within walking distance of Wall Street, Midtown and other global headquarters of huge organisations, the campus of CUNY Baruch enables unparalleled opportunities for networking, internship and career development. Through three of its schools, viz. Zicklin School of Business, Mildred and George Weissman School of Arts and Sciences and the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, the Baruch College offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programmes as well as non-degree and certificate courses. CUNY Baruch offers 23 undergraduate majors and 62 undergraduate minors, while at its graduate-levels, the college offers 30 different specialisations and programmes under different disciplines.

Accomplishments & Alumni

Over the years of its existence, CUNY Baruch has worked hard at being named as one of the Best Colleges in the country, offering a unique approach to achieving academic excellence. Through the numerous achievements and recognitions gained by Baruch College, the college aims to achieve academic excellence also “expanding their base to support historically under-served students to succeed in such a rigorous intellectual environment. Along with the administration, CUNY Baruch’s alumni members work together to push the College to new levels of excellence. With the support of the alumni members of Baruch College, students, staff and faculty members alike are able to gain career and scholarships opportunities among other academic support. The notable alumni from Baruch college include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more namely Jennifer Lopez (Singer), Ralph Lauren (Fashion Designer) and Fernando Ferrer (Politician).

Student Diversity & Visiting Companies

Being one of the top-tier higher education institutions in the country, CUNY Baruch attracts students from all walks of life and countries. The objective of the College aims to gain academic excellence while providing upward mobility to a diverse group of students, coming from all echelons of society, Baruch College aims to be the least discriminatory when it comes to offering quality education. Through the Office of Diversity, Compliance and Equity Initiatives, the students, staff and faculty members, benefit from the policies that are aimed at diversity and inclusion across the university. The Colleges continuously hosts numerous events on helping its students, staff and faculty members to understand and become better as citizens and provide equal opportunities to all. The companies that come for recruitment and Internship for the students are Deloitte, Enterprise Holdings, NYU Langone Health, RSM, BBC Worldwide Americas Peace Corps, NY County DA’s Office, and RSM  are among the Potential Employers from Private and Public Sectors.

COVID-19 Response

Keeping in the fight to combat the spread of COVID-19, CUNY Baruch has released an appropriate COVID-19 Response that offers the students quality education without compromising their safety and health. From nearly fully-online classes to strict social distancing measures implemented on campus, Baruch College is dedicated to keeping its students, staff and faculty members safe.

• Students will be asked to attend mostly online lectures, however, classes that require in-person learning will be scheduled as such.
• While on-campus, all students, staff and faculty members will be required to wear face-masks and coverings.
• Students will be offered support while studying online as well.