Baruch College

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Baruch College is one of the senior colleges in the CUNY system. It traces its roots back to the 1847 founding of the Free Academy,Roff, Sandra, et al, [https://books.google.com/books?id=mzMqUAoAvhYC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA6 "From the Free Academy to CUNY: Illustrating Public Higher Education in New York City, 1847–1997"], Page 6. the first institution of free public higher education in the United States. The New York State Literature Fund was created to serve students who could not afford to enroll in New York City's private colleges. The Fund led to the creation of the Committee of the Board of Education of the City of New York, led by Townsend Harris, J.S. Bosworth, and John L. Mason, which brought about the establishment of what would become the Free Academy, on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The Free Academy became the College of the City of New York, now The City College of New York (CCNY). In 1919, what would become Baruch College was established as City College School of Business and Civic Administration.{{cite journal|title=CUNY – Baruch College|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/baruch-cuny-4766|journal=Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com|access-date=April 14, 2012|archive-date=April 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413185832/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/baruch-cuny-4766|url-status=dead}} On December 15, 1928, the cornerstone was laid on the new building which would house the newly founded school. At this point, the school did not admit women. At the time it opened it was considered the biggest such school for the teaching of business education in the United States.[http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/2001/history/exhibit/chap_01/commerce.htm The New Commerce Building of the College of the City of New York] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223030635/http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/2001/history/exhibit/chap_01/commerce.htm |date=February 23, 2010 }} The Journal of Business Education, Vol 2, No. 6, (September 1929).

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By the 1930s, women were enrolled in the School of Business. The total enrollment at CCNY reached an all-time high of 40,000 students in 1935, and the School of Business had an enrollment of more than 1,700 students in the day session alone. In 1953, it was renamed the Baruch School of Business in honor of Bernard Baruch, an 1889 graduate of CCNY who went on to become a prominent financier and adviser to two presidents. In 1961, the New York State Education Law established the City University of New York (CUNY) system. In 1968, the Baruch School of Business was spun off as Baruch College, an independent senior college in the CUNY system.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The first president of the new college (1969–1970) was the previous Federal Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Robert C. Weaver. In 1971, the college appointed Clyde Wingfield, a noted educator, as its president. He was succeeded by economist Joel Edwin Segall in 1977. Segall recruited several well-known faculty members to the School of Business and established the college's permanent home on Lower Lexington Avenue.Saxon, Wolfgang. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/15/nyregion/15SEGA.html "Joel Edwin Segall, Economist and President of Baruch College, Dies at 80"] The New York Times, October 15, 2003. Matthew Goldstein was president of the school from 1991 to 1998 (he later went on to serve as the Chancellor of CUNY from 1999 to 2013). He was responsible for raising admissions requirements and creating the School of Public Affairs in 1994. Edward Regan, former comptroller of New York state, served as president from 2000 to 2004. During his tenure, test scores rose, student retention rates increased, and many new faculty members were hired.Siegel, Aaron. [http://www.theticker.org/2.10634/baruch-president-ned-regan-to-step-down-in-fall-2005-1.1418011 "Baruch President Ned Regan to Step Down in Fall 2005"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718100651/http://www.theticker.org/2.10634/baruch-president-ned-regan-to-step-down-in-fall-2005-1.1418011 |date=July 18, 2011 }} The Ticker, February 2, 2004. In 2001, the Vertical Campus opened and Baruch College accepted its first students from the CUNY Honors College, now known as the Macaulay Honors College. The college also implemented a common core curriculum for all undergraduates.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Kathleen Waldron became the president in 2004. Under Waldron, Baruch College received large donations from its alumni, which resulted in the Vertical Campus, 23rd Street building, and Performing Arts complex being renamed in honor of the three largest donors respectively.{{Cite web|url=http://www.baruch.edu/news/waldron_announces_gifts.htm|title=Kathleen Waldron, Baruch's New President, Announces Historic Gifts of $53.5 Million|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=March 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307002143/http://baruch.edu/news/waldron_announces_gifts.htm|url-status=dead}} Alumni giving has increased under "Baruch Means Business," a $150 million capital campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/campaign/index.htm|title=Baruch Means Business Capital Campaign|access-date=October 12, 2009|archive-date=September 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918142223/http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/campaign/index.htm|url-status=dead}} In August 2009, Waldron resigned from her position to become a University Professor at the Graduate Center. Stan Altman, the former dean of the School of Public Affairs from 1999 to 2005, was named interim president.[http://web.cuny.edu/news/newsreleases_p=4226.html "Baruch College President Resigns; Dr. Stan Altman Named Interim President"] CUNY Newswire, August 18, 2009.

On February 22, 2010, Mitchel Wallerstein, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, was appointed as the president of the college. He took office on August 2, 2010,[http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/CUNY_release.htm "Maxwell School Dean Mitchel B. Wallerstein Appointed President of Baruch College"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503064808/http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/CUNY_release.htm |date=May 3, 2016 }} CUNY Newswire, March 1, 2010. and remained until June 30, 2020, after which he became a University Professor at CUNY. Under his leadership, Baruch College established degree programs with universities globally, ranked as a top college for social mobility, and achieved the best graduation rate within the CUNY system.[https://newscenter.baruch.cuny.edu/news/baruch-college-president-mitchel-b-wallerstein-to-step-down-in-2019/ " Baruch College President Mitchel B. Wallerstein to Step Down in 2019"]

Baruch College was the scene of student protests in 2011 as a result of tuition hikes.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/education/cuny-students-clash-with-police-in-manhattan.html | work=The New York Times | first1=Alice | last1=Speri | first2=Anna M. | last2=Phillips | title=CUNY Students Clash With Police in Manhattan | date=November 21, 2011}} This resulted in arrests.

S. David Wu is the current president of Baruch College, taking office on July 1, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2020/02/03/cuny-appoints-next-president-of-baruch-college/|title=CUNY Appoints Next President Of Baruch College|accessdate=December 29, 2022}}

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Baruch College is composed of three academic schools, the Zicklin School of Business, the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baruch.cuny.edu//academic-degree-programs/|title=Academic Degree Programs - Baruch College|website=www.baruch.cuny.edu}}

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The Zicklin School of Business grants a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in 19 different business-related areas, a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in 14 business-related areas, and a Masters of Science (MS) in 8 business-related programs.{{cite web|url=http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/ |title=The Zicklin School of Business |publisher=Zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu |access-date=2014-04-29}}

The Weissman School of Arts and Sciences grants a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in over 27 different arts and science-related areas, a Masters of Arts (MA) in Corporate Communications and Mental Health Counseling, and a Masters of Science (MS) in Financial Engineering and Industrial-Organizational Psychology.{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/ |title=The Weissman School of Arts and Sciences |publisher=Baruch.cuny.edu |date=2014-04-24 |access-date=2014-04-29}}

The Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs grants a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Public Affairs, a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) in 5 different public affairs-related areas, an Executive MPA, a Masters of International Affairs (MIA), and a Masters of Science in education (MSEd) in Higher Education Administration.{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa/home.php |title=The School of Public Affairs |publisher=Baruch.cuny.edu |access-date=2014-04-29}}

The college also houses several doctoral (PhD) programs offered through the CUNY Graduate Center. They include Business (with specializations in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, or Operations and Decision Analytics) as well as Industrial and Organizational Psychology.{{cite web|url=http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/programs/doctoral/areas-of-study |title=Areas of Study — Zicklin School of Business |publisher=Zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu |access-date=2014-04-29}}{{cite web |url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/academics/psychology/Psychology_PhD.htm |title=Psychology_PhD |publisher=Baruch.cuny.edu |date=2008-03-10 |access-date=2014-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223211306/http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/academics/psychology/Psychology_PhD.htm |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |url-status=dead }} As of June 2013, the CUNY PhD in Business degree is offered jointly by the Graduate Center and Baruch College.{{cite web| url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/news/BaruchPhDinBusinessProgram.htm |title=Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business to Offer Joint Ph.D. Degree |publisher=Baruch.cuny.edu|date=2013-06-25 |access-date=2014-07-13 }}

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The Lawrence and Eris Field Building, also known as the 23rd Street Building, is still in use by the college today. The 23rd Street Building began renovation in 2013. The ten-year renovation project will finally bring the 23rd Street Building to twenty-first century standards.{{cite web|last=Roldan|first=Cynthia|title=The Ticker|url=http://ticker.baruchconnect.com/article/17-lexington-ave-scheduled-for-renovations/|work=17 Lexington Ave Scheduled for Renovations|publisher=Baruch Ticker|access-date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105191243/http://ticker.baruchconnect.com/article/17-lexington-ave-scheduled-for-renovations/|url-status=dead}} The building is home to the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs and several administrative offices.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

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The Information and Technology Building is located across East 25th Street from the Newman Vertical Campus.{{cite web |url=http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/2001/history/exhibit/Update/1_12/1_12_1.htm |title=Baruch College /The New Campus Library and Technology Center |publisher=Newman.baruch.cuny.edu |access-date=2014-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618225356/http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/2001/history/exhibit/Update/1_12/1_12_1.htm |archive-date=June 18, 2010 |url-status=dead }} The structure, which was once a substation for New York City streetcars,{{cite news|title=METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY CHANGES; Broadway and Lexington Avenue to be Made Electric Lines. Will Be in Operation by Beginning of June -- Sixth and Eighth Avenue Extensions.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1901/04/04/archives/metropolitan-street-railway-changes-broadway-and-lexington-avenue.html?mtrref=www.google.com&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Archives&action=keypress®ion=FixedLeft&pgtype=article|access-date=May 28, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=April 4, 1901|page=14}} it is home to the William and Anita Newman Library.{{cite news |last1=Dunlap |first1=David W. |date=November 29, 1998 |title=Baruch Builds An Urban Quadrangle |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/29/realestate/baruch-builds-an-urban-quadrangle.html |access-date=March 20, 2018 |work=The New York Times}} A computer lab, the Baruch Computing and Technology Center, is on the sixth floor. The building also contains the offices of the Registrar, Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid and the International Student Center. It is colloquially known as the "Library Building" by students and staff.{{cite web|title=History of Baruch Public Exhibit; 1.12: The New Campus Library and Technology Center|url=https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/library/alumni/online_exhibits/digital/2001/history/exhibit/Update/1_12/default.htm|publisher=Baruch College|access-date=March 20, 2018|date=2001}}

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After decades of renting space for classrooms, the college began constructing what is now the Newman Vertical Campus in 1998; the 17-story building was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. Named after businessman William Newman and inaugurated on August 27, 2001, the building is a {{convert|786,000|ft2|m2|adj=on}}, 17-floor building, which cost $327 million to erect.{{Citation|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/vc/quickfacts.html|title=Baruch Vertical Campus Quick Facts|access-date=March 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316223909/http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/vc/quickfacts.html|archive-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead}} It is now home to the Zicklin School of Business and the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences (the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs is housed in the Field Building).{{Cite news |last=Arenson |first=Karen W. |date=2001-08-28 |title=Baruch College Opens a Huge 'Vertical Campus' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/28/nyregion/baruch-college-opens-a-huge-vertical-campus.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} It houses classrooms, faculty offices, additional computer labs for student use, along with the Athletic and Recreation Complex (ARC), Cafeteria, and Baruch Bookstore.[http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/2001/history/exhibit/Update/vc/default.htm "Baruch College: The Newman Vertical Campus"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616001240/http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/2001/history/exhibit/Update/vc/default.htm |date=June 16, 2010 }} College Brochure, Fall 2001 The Newman Vertical Campus received the American Institute of Architects' highest award for an individual building in 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alumni.baruch.cuny.edu/|title=Alumni Home - Baruch College Fund|website=www.alumni.baruch.cuny.edu}} East 25th Street between Lexington and Third Avenue was renamed "Bernard Baruch Way", and the college now uses the Vertical Campus as its official address.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The college is located between East 22nd and 25th Streets in Manhattan, along Lexington Avenue. The campus is served by the following transportation:

• New York City Subway: the 23rd Street and 28th Street subway stations at Park Avenue, served by the {{NYCS trains|Lexington local day}}.{{NYCS const|map}}
• New York City Bus: {{NYC bus link|M1|M2|M3|M9|M15|M15 SBS|M23 SBS|M34A SBS|M101|M102|M103|prose=y}} routes.{{Cite NYC bus map|M}}

• Baruch College Survey Research{{cite web |url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa/centers-and-institutes/baruch-college-survey-research/clients-and-projects.html |title=Baruch College Survey Research}}
• CCI – Corporate Communication International{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/academics/CCI.htm |title=CCI - Corporate Communication International}}
• CUNY Institute for Demographic Research{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa/centers-and-institutes/cuny-institute-for-demographic-research/|title=CUNY Institute for Demographic Research}}
• Center for Educational Leadership{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa/centers-and-institutes/center-for-educational-leadership/|title=Center for Educational Leadership – School of Public Affairs – Baruch College}}
• Center on Equality, Pluralism and Policy{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa/centers-and-institutes/center-on-equality-pluralism-and-policy/index.html|title=Center on Equality, Pluralism and Policy – School of Public Affairs – Baruch College|access-date=November 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614201532/http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa/centers-and-institutes/center-on-equality-pluralism-and-policy/index.html|archive-date=June 14, 2016|url-status=dead}}
• Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship{{cite web|url=http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/field |title=The Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship |publisher=Zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu |access-date=2014-04-29}}
• Jewish Studies Center{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/jsc/|title=Jewish Studies Center}}
• Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/realestate/ | title=Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute}}
• New York Census Research Data Center{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa/centers-and-institutes/new-york-census-research-data-center/|title=New York Census Research Data Center}}
• Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa/researchcenters/nonprofitstrategy/index.php|title=Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management – School of Public Affairs – Baruch College}}
• Center for the Study of Business and Government (CSBG){{cite web|url=http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/csbg/|title=Center for the Study of Business and Government (CSBG)—Zicklin School Of Business – Baruch College – CUNY|access-date=March 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402043641/http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/csbg/|archive-date=April 2, 2011|url-status=dead}}
• The Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute at Baruch College is an academic service unit and faculty development program. It supports educational technology and communications instructional projects in the college.{{cite web |url=http://blsci.baruch.cuny.edu/about-us/the-schwartz-institute/ |title=About the Schwartz Institute |publisher=Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute |date=2013-08-13 |access-date=2014-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314113420/http://blsci.baruch.cuny.edu/about-us/the-schwartz-institute/ |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
• The Starr Career Development Center, named after the Starr Foundation, provides career services to all Baruch College undergraduates and alumni with bachelor's degrees from Baruch.{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/careers/|title=STARR Career Development Center}}
• The Subotnick Financial Services Center, which opened in 2000, provides a simulation of practical trading experience. Its centerpiece is the Bert W. and Sandra Wasserman Trading Floor.{{cite web |url=http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/about/the-campus/subotnick.html |title=Subotnick Financial Center |access-date=November 12, 2015 |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216010405/http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/about/the-campus/subotnick.html |url-status=dead }}
• Center for Teaching and Learning{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/ctl/|title=Center for Teaching & Learning | Baruch College – Newman Library Building, Rm 648|website=blogs.baruch.cuny.edu}}
• Computer Center for Visually Impaired People{{Cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/ccvip/|title=Computer Center for Visually Impaired People|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219014156/https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/ccvip/|url-status=dead}}
• Weissman Center for International Business{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/pressroom/sme/centersandinstitutes.htm |title=Centers & Institutes – Subject Matter Experts |website=Baruch.cuny.edu |access-date=2014-04-29}}
• Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity{{cite web|url=http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/zcci|title=Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity}}

• The Zicklin School of Business:
• has established a corporate-university partnership with JPMorgan Chase.{{cite web|url=http://zsbapp.baruch.cuny.edu/newsletter/fall2010/|title=Dean's News Letter – Fall 2010, Zicklin School of Business|access-date=March 18, 2011|archive-date=March 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316115943/http://zsbapp.baruch.cuny.edu/newsletter/fall2010/|url-status=dead}}
• maintains a joint JD/MBA program with Brooklyn Law School and New York Law School.{{cite web|url=http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/programs/graduate/jd_mba|title=Zicklin School of Business Joint JD/MBA|website=zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu|access-date=August 12, 2016}}
• Baruch College Campus High School is a public high school operated by the New York City Department of Education that is affiliated with the college.
• The Executive Master of Science in finance, and Executive Master of Science in marketing programs at the American Graduate School in Paris are affiliated with Baruch College.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ags.edu/about-ags/partnerships#baruch|title=School Partnerships - American Graduate School in Europe|website=ags.edu}}

WBMB Baruch College Radio currently provides around the clock radio broadcasts via their website stream and local FM frequency 94.3.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} The Ticker{{Citation|url=http://www.theticker.org/about/2.8218/dean-of-zicklin-gets-down-to-business-1.2335632|title=Dean of Zicklin gets down to business|access-date=March 28, 2011|archive-date=September 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930190417/http://www.theticker.org/about/2.8218/dean-of-zicklin-gets-down-to-business-1.2335632|url-status=dead}} has been the student newspaper since 1932. The school is home to over 130{{cite web|title=Student Clubs and Organizations - Student Affairs {{!}} Baruch College|url=https://studentaffairs.baruch.cuny.edu/studentlife/student-activities/student-clubs-organizations/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=studentaffairs.baruch.cuny.edu}} clubs and student organizations, including large chapters of such national and international organizations as Finance and Economics Society, ISACA Cybersecurity Club, ALPFA, AIESEC, Toastmasters, Alpha Kappa Psi, Sigma Alpha Delta, Muslim Student Association, Bangladesh Student Association, United Chinese Language Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and Golden Key.{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/studentaffairs/StudentLife/clubs/undergrad.htm|title=Student Clubs & Organizations - Baruch Student Affairs|website=www.baruch.cuny.edu|access-date=2018-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422145439/http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/studentaffairs/StudentLife/clubs/undergrad.htm|archive-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=dead}} Most undergraduate clubs meet on Thursdays between 12:40 p.m. to 2:20 p.m., which is known as "Club Hours."[https://studentaffairs.baruch.cuny.edu/studentlife/student-activities/student-clubs-organizations/ "Student Clubs And Organizations"] Baruch college also has an art gallery on campus (Mishkin Gallery) that showcases various exhibitions that engage and educate the students. {{Cite web |date=2008-11-01 |title=Sidney Mishkin Gallery |url=https://flatironnomad.nyc/history/sidney-mishkin-gallery/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Flatiron NoMad |language=en-US}}

Baruch College competes in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The sports teams, referred to as the Bearcats (with Binturong being the actual name of these animals from many parts of Asia) are a member of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball.{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.baruch.cuny.edu/splash.aspx?id=splash114|title=2021 5K Jinglebell Run/Walk/Bike - Official Athletics Website|website=Baruch College Athletics}}

The undergraduate admissions for Baruch College are considered to be "Selective" by the College Board with a 43% acceptance rate.{{cite web | url=https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/city-university-of-new-york-baruch-college | title=City University of New York: Baruch College - the College Board}} Baruch College follows a holistic admissions process by considering teacher recommendations, application essay, and extracurricular activities, in addition to standardized test scores and GPA.[https://enrollmentmanagement.baruch.cuny.edu/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply/ "How to Apply"] For 2022, the average admitted student's GPA was 3.7, with an SAT score range of 1170–1350 and average ACT score of 27.{{cite web |title=Baruch College (City University of New York) Requirements for Admission |url=https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/Baruch-College-City-University-of-New-York-admission-requirements |website=prepscholar.com |publisher=PrepScholar |access-date=2 May 2022}} The college has a 70% graduation rate within six years.{{cite web|title=CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College is #33 on Money's 2020-21 #BestColleges List|url=https://money.com/best-colleges/profile/cuny-bernard-m-baruch-college/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=money.com|language=en-us}}

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Baruch College has been ranked by multiple sources, including:

• In its annual "Social Mobility Index" for 2015, CollegeNet ranked Baruch #1 in the country, among more than 900 schools considered, in providing social mobility for students.{{cite web|url=http://socialmobilityindex.org/|title=Social Mobility Index by CollegeNET|last=CollegeNET|website=socialmobilityindex.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-12}}
• Washington Monthly ranked Baruch #1 in the Northeast in 2015 in providing "Best Bang for the Buck."{{cite web |title=Best Bang for the Buck - Northeast Rankings |url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-other-college-guide/best-bang-for-buck-northeast-rank.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131181636/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-other-college-guide/best-bang-for-buck-northeast-rank.php |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |access-date=2018-02-12 |website=Washington Monthly |language=en-US |df=mdy-all}}
• CNBC Says Baruch College is #2 Best Public Institution Nationwide for Return on Investment in 2020.{{cite web|last=Hess|first=Abigail|date=2020-07-28|title=The top 50 U.S. colleges that pay off the most in 2020|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/28/the-top-50-us-colleges-that-pay-off-the-most-in-2020.html|access-date=2020-09-18|website=CNBC|language=en}}
• Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review ranked Baruch #5 in 2018 among colleges for its undergraduate entrepreneurship program,{{Cite news|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/252396|title=The Best Undergrad Programs for Entrepreneurship 2016|last=Staff|first=The Princeton Review|date=2015-11-10|work=Entrepreneur|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}} and #10 for the graduate school.{{Cite news|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/252395|title=The Best Graduate Programs for Entrepreneurs 2016|last=Staff|first=The Princeton Review|date=2015-11-10|work=Entrepreneur|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}}
• Forbes ranked Baruch #9 in the country among "Best Value Schools" for 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/best-value-colleges/#75deed81245b|title=America's Best Value Colleges 2019|website=Forbes}} The magazine also ranked Baruch #55 nationally among "Best Business Schools."{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/#tab:rank|title=The Best Business Schools|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}}
• In 2015, Business Insider recognized Baruch as #19 in its ranking of the 25 business schools that offer the best value.{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/best-value-business-schools-2015-10|title=The 25 business schools that offer the best value|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}}
• U.S. News & World Report ranked Baruch 20th in 2017 among Regional Universities in the North.{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/regional-universities-north/page+4|title=Rankings|website=www.usnews.com|access-date=2019-05-13|archive-date=August 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810135819/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/regional-universities-north/page+4|url-status=dead}} The magazine also ranked Baruch #4, Most Ethnically Diverse (in the North Region); #5, Top Public Schools (in the North Region); #1, Least Debt (in the North Region); #15, City Management and Urban Policy; #29, Health Care Management; #35, Accounting; #45, Top Public Affairs Schools; #61, Best Undergraduate Business programs; #66, Best Part-time MBA.{{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/cuny-bernard-m-baruch-college-190512/overall-rankings |title=Rankings |website=www.usnews.com |access-date=2019-05-13 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816014542/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/cuny-bernard-m-baruch-college-190512/overall-rankings |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/USNewsWorldReport2017GradRankings.htm|title=Baruch College Ranks Among the Best in U.S. News & World Report's Graduate School Rankings|website=www.baruch.cuny.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-02-12|archive-date=February 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022236/http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/USNewsWorldReport2017GradRankings.htm|url-status=dead}}
• U.S. News & World Report, in its 2023 ranking of "Best Business Schools," listed Zicklin as #49 nationally.{{cite web |title=Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.usnews.com}}

{{Main|List of Baruch College alumni}}

Before 1968, alumni of Baruch College were officially alumni of the City College of New York.

File:Abraham D. Beame.jpg|Abraham Beame ('28), 104th Mayor of New York City{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/02/11/new-york-mayor-abraham-beame/b1c74218-709e-4677-a0bc-352e5f9c879f/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210202004552/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/02/11/new-york-mayor-abraham-beame/b1c74218-709e-4677-a0bc-352e5f9c879f/| archive-date = 2021-02-02| title = New York Mayor Abraham Beame - The Washington Post| newspaper = The Washington Post}}

File:Ralph Lauren 2013.jpg|Ralph Lauren (1957–1959), Chairman of Ralph Lauren Corporation{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.ralphlauren.com/leadership-ralph-lauren-full-bio.html|title = Ralph Lauren}}

File:Daniel A. Nigro 1706964.jpg|Daniel A. Nigro ('71), 33rd New York City Fire Commissioner{{cite web| url = https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/daniel-nigro-takes-fdny-top-role-12-years-resigning-article-1.1786084| title = Daniel Nigro takes FDNY helm as commissioner 12 years after resigning from department| website = New York Daily News}}

File:Carl Spielvogel (8740572313) (cropped).jpg|Carl Spielvogel ('75), former United States Ambassador to Slovakia{{Cite web |title=Carl Spielvogel |url=https://www.dcfdonorstories.org/founding-ambassadors/carl-spielvogel |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=DCF Donor Stories |language=en-US}}

File:Jennifer Lopez at GLAAD Media Awards (cropped).jpg|Jennifer Lopez (1987–1987) American actress and singer{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/07/11/how-nyc-made-jennifer-lopez-into-the-superstar-she-is-at-50/|title=How NYC made Jennifer Lopez into the superstar she is at 50|date=July 12, 2019}}

File:Mike Grimm.jpg|Michael Grimm ('94), former member of the United States House of Representatives{{Cite web|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=G000569|title = Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details}}

File:L-16-05-05-A-0002 (26807788142) (cropped).jpg|Melissa Mark-Viverito ('95), former Speaker of the New York City Council{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/genderequity/about/commissioners/melissa-mark-viverito.page|title = Melissa Mark-Viverito - CGE}}

File:Fernando Ferrer.jpg|Fernando Ferrer ('04), former chairman of Metropolitan Transportation Authority{{Cite web |title=Fernando Ferrer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/10/nyregion/fernando-ferrer.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=The New York Times}}

File:Mr. Shkreli (cropped).jpg|Martin Shkreli ('04), founder of Turing PharmaceuticalsAlexa Lardieri. (September 14, 2017). [https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-09-14/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-martin-shkreli 10 Things You Didn't Know About Martin Shkreli] US News

File:CarlHeastie2017 (cropped).jpg|Carl Heastie ('07), Speaker of the New York State Assembly{{cite web| url = https://nyassembly.gov/Press/files/20190603.php| title = Speaker Carl Heastie's Keynote Address at Baruch College 2019 Commencement Ceremony}}

File:TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 (17172830107) cropped.jpg|Adam Neumann ('17), co-founder of WeWork{{cite web| url = https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/05/weworks-adam-neumann-is-graduating-from-college-today-15-years-after-he-started/| title = WeWork's Adam Neumann is graduating from college today — 15 years after he enrolled – TechCrunch| date = June 5, 2017}}

File:JihoonRim NYU Stern.jpg|Rim Ji-hoon ('22), former CEO of Kakao Corporation

• Ervand Abrahamian, Professor of history, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences{{Cite web|title=Ervand Abrahamian|url=https://www.amacad.org/person/ervand-abrahamian|access-date=2022-02-16|website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences|language=en}}
• Abraham J. Briloff, Professor of accounting, Inductee of The Accounting Hall of Fame in 2014{{Cite news|last=Strom|first=Stephanie|date=2013-12-16|title=Abraham Briloff, Accounting Professor, Dies at 96|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/business/abraham-briloff-accounting-professor-dies-at-96.html|access-date=2022-02-16|issn=0362-4331}}
• Joel Brind, Professor of biology, Scientific advocate of the abortion–breast cancer hypothesis{{Cite web|title=The scientist who hated abortion|url=https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-scientist-who-hated-abortion|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Discover Magazine|language=en}}
• Mario Cuomo, former 3-term governor of New York State, Taught a public affairs seminar in the fall of 2008{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/education/edlife/cuomo.html|title=In Class – Lessons on an Election |work=The New York Times |first=Clyde|last=Haberman|date=November 2, 2008}}
• Matthew Goldstein, former chancellor of The City University of New York, Taught mathematics and statistics{{Cite news|last=Kaminer|first=Ariel|date=2013-04-13|title=Longtime CUNY Chancellor to Step Down After Pushing Higher Standards|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/education/matthew-goldstein-announces-resignation-as-cuny-chancellor.html|access-date=2022-02-16|issn=0362-4331}}
• David Gruber, Marine biologist{{Citation|title=Marine Biologist: David Gruber {{!}} Best Job Ever|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rThDFJFaRow|language=en|access-date=2019-10-28}} and National Geographic Explorer,{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalgeographic.org/find-explorers/david-f-gruber|title=Learn more about David F. Gruber|last=Society|first=National Geographic|website=www.nationalgeographic.org|language=en|access-date=2019-10-28}} Presidential Professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences at the City University of New York{{cite web|url=https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/academics/natural_science/dgruber.htm|title=David Gruber - The Department of Natural Sciences - Weissman School of Arts and Sciences - Baruch College|website=www.baruch.cuny.edu|access-date=2019-10-28}}
• Ted Joyce, professor of economics, research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research{{Citation|title=NBER Profile: Ted Joyce|url=https://www.nber.org/reporter/spring05/nber-profile-ted-joyce|website=nber.org|access-date=2022-07-13}}
• Douglas P. Lackey, professor of philosophy, playwright{{Cite web|title=Douglas Lackey on Bioethics - Baruch College DML: Digital Media Library|url=https://baruch.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Douglas+Lackey+on+Bioethics/1_na9r1xzf/35342711|access-date=2022-02-16|website=baruch.mediaspace.kaltura.com}}
• John Liu, former New York City Comptroller, mayoral candidate, and former member of the New York City Council, Taught municipal finance and policy in the School of Public Affairs{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2014/03/mayoral-candidates-where-are-they-now/|title=Mayoral Candidates: Where Are They Now?|work=New York Observer|date=March 26, 2014|author=Jill Colvin, Ross Barkan and Colin Campbell}}
• Kenneth L. Marcus, former Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education, Taught courses on Diversity Management and Civil Rights Law{{Cite web|title=Kenneth L. Marcus, Esq|url=https://brandeiscenter.com/about/board-of-directors/kenneth-l-marcus-esq/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Brandeis Center|language=en-US}}
• Harry Markowitz, Professor of Finance, recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics (1990){{Cite web|date=2010-10-19|title=Did You Know . . . Famous Baruchians|url=https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/bcam/2010/10/19/did-you-know-famous-baruchians-2/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Baruch College Alumni Magazine|language=en-US}}
• Wendell Pritchett, Chancellor of Rutgers University–Camden, Interim Dean and Presidential Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Provost of the University of Pennsylvania{{Cite web|last=Snyder|first=Susan|title=With Amy Gutmann's departure expected soon, Penn names interim president|url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/wendell-pritchett-university-of-pennsylvania-president-20220204.html|access-date=2022-02-16|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|language=en}}
• Carla Robbins, Clinical Professor, former deputy editorial page editor of The New York Times{{Cite web|title=Carla Anne Robbins|url=https://www.americanpurpose.com/authors/carla-anne-robbins/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=American Purpose|language=en}}
• David Rosner, Ronald H. Lauterstein Professor of Sociomedical Sciences and professor of history in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University; Co-director of the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health; member, National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine (class of 2010)
• Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services under the Clinton Administration, Taught politics at Baruch in the 1970s{{Cite web|title=Shalala, Donna E.|url=https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/donna-e-shalala/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=National Women’s Hall of Fame|language=en-US}}
• Clarence Taylor, Emeritus Professor of history{{Cite web|title=Clarence Taylor|url=https://www.centerforthehumanities.org/programming/participants/clarence-taylor|access-date=2022-02-16|website=The Center for the Humanities|language=en-US}}
• John Trinkaus, former Professor of Management and Dean, recipient of Ig Nobel Prize{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Jason|date=2004-07-05|title=Why I love Dr John W Trinkaus|url=http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2004/jul/06/features11.g23|access-date=2022-02-16|website=the Guardian|language=en}}
• Yoshihiro Tsurumi, Professor of international business, scholar in multinational business strategy and national competitiveness{{Cite web|date=2002-05-22|title=CUNY scholar Tsurumi wins award|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2002/05/22/national/cuny-scholar-tsurumi-wins-award/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}}

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