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How strong are the academics at Baruch College CUNY?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

19:1
Student to faculty ratio
32
Average class size
56%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Baruch College has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 19:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
147
10-19
423
20-29
678
30-39
325
40-49
106
50-99
244
100+
59

Honors Programs

Baruch College CUNY has an honors program and/or honors college. Specifics of these programs vary, but benefits of being in an Honors Program might include priority registration, being part of a tight-knit community, and accessing unique learning opportunities.

Learn more about honors options on Baruch College's website.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Baruch College CUNY:

88%
First-year retention rate
56%
4-year grad rate
72%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Baruch College CUNY's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Finance, General
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
Accounting
Information Science/Studies
Business Administration and Management, General
113.4
268.92
424.44
579.96
735.48
891

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 42
Business
  • Finance, General 891
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General 580
  • Accounting 525
  • Business Administration and Management, General 243
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General 179
  • Business/Managerial Economics 67
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 63
  • Business Statistics 54
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce 51
  • Real Estate 47
  • Actuarial Science 28
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General 0
  • Investments and Securities 0
Communication
  • Communication and Media Studies 83
  • Communication, General 83
  • Journalism 45
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Information Science/Studies 290
  • Computer Science 0
Education
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 0
  • Elementary Education and Teaching 0
  • Special Education and Teaching, General 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 31
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 1
  • Hebrew Language and Literature 0
History
  • History, General 11
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 9
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 29
  • Financial Mathematics 24
  • Statistics, General 11
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 8
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 141
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology 22
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration 45
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 72
  • Economics, General 70
  • Sociology, General 17
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Music, General 14

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