10-yr median earnings
$75,971
Federal aid recipients only
Public · New York, New York
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College is a public institution in New York, New York. Graduates earn a median of $75,971 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $3,033/yr.
- $75,971
- 10-yr median earnings
- $3,033
- Avg net price / yr
- 47.5%
- Acceptance rate
- 72.1%
- 4-yr completion
The verdict
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College pairs top-10% graduate earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 10%
- graduate earnings, US
- 47.5%
- acceptance rate
- 72.1%
- 4-yr completion
- +23%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Master's (L)
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College is a public institution in New York, New York enrolling 16,154 students, according to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release. The acceptance rate is 47.5% with an average SAT of 1,280. Graduates earn a median of $75,971 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid data. The average net price after financial aid is $3,033. This profile includes admissions data, graduation rates, program-level earnings, and cost breakdowns to help students compare colleges using official federal data.
Data updated July 2026
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College operates as a public institution located in New York, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 16,154 students of which 18,942 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; CUNY Bernard M Baruch College is categorized as "Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost figures below come from the same annual IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and net-price calculation that every Title IV institution is legally required to submit to the federal government, so the same standardized methodology applies whether comparing a public flagship or a small private college. Net price nets grant and scholarship aid out of the published sticker price, the number financial-aid experts consider the honest comparison point - the table further down breaks that figure out by family income band rather than a single blended average, since what one family actually pays can look very different from what another family pays at the identical school.
The outcomes further down come from federal tax records the U.S. Treasury links to former students who received federal financial aid, not a self-reported alumni survey - an approach that removes response bias but also means graduates who never took federal aid are absent from the earnings figures. Completion and retention rates only count first-time, full-time degree-seeking students, so a school with a large transfer or part-time population can serve those students well without that showing up in these particular metrics. Reading the cost, completion, and earnings figures together, rather than any single one in isolation, is the approach the College Scorecard's own methodology recommends for judging return on investment.
College Value Score
A
College Value Score
86/100
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$75,971
10-year median graduate earnings
Net Price A+
$3,033
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Graduation Rate N/A
N/A
6-year completion rate
Debt C+
$11,512
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
77.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
88.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$3,033
After grants and scholarships
4-yr completion
72.1%
First-time, full-time bachelor's
4-year completion vs national average (40%) 72.1%
Higher is better
College ROI Quadrant - CUNY Bernard M Baruch College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by 4-year graduation rate. Top-left = best ROI; bottom-right = avoid.
How CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ranks nationally
Where this school's graduate earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College: graduate earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$75,971 Top 10% higher than 90% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2024
Quick Facts
16,154
Total enrollment
47.5%
Acceptance rate
1,280
SAT average
72.1%
4-yr graduation rate
$75,971
10-yr median earnings
88.6%
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 47.5% |
| SAT Average | 1,280 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 550 – 710 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 550 – 690 |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $7,464 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,414 |
| Average Net Price | $3,033 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $607 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $2,052 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $6,312 |
| Over $110,000 | $12,314 |
56.9%
Pell Grant Rate
11.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,512
Median Debt
$122/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
51.5%
Female
51.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
72.1%
4-Year Completion Rate
88.6%
Retention Rate
$61,542
Median Earnings (6yr)
$75,971
Median Earnings (10yr)
74.0%
Earning Over $25K
77.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College by graduate earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$144,308 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$140,615 median earnings
- Management Sciences and Qu…
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
$137,636 median earnings
- Taxation
Taxation
$132,681 median earnings
- Management Information Sys…
Management Information Systems and Services
$128,917 median earnings
- Statistics
Statistics
$127,189 median earnings
- Finance and Financial Mana…
Finance and Financial Management Services
$121,670 median earnings
- General Sales, Merchandisi…
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
$117,095 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 189 | $144,308 | $39,380 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's | 19 | $140,615 | $47,411 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's | 312 | $137,636 | $21,917 |
| Taxation | Master's | 126 | $132,681 | $16,806 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Master's | - | $128,917 | $19,025 |
| Statistics | Master's | 49 | $127,189 | - |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's | 0 | $121,670 | - |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Master's | 98 | $117,095 | - |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's | 220 | $113,283 | $19,762 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's | 14 | $108,119 | - |
| Real Estate | Master's | 0 | $105,245 | - |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's | 0 | $104,192 | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's | 47 | $101,297 | $28,245 |
| Operations Research | Master's | 16 | $99,947 | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's | 103 | $94,582 | $7,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College? ▼
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College is a public institution in New York, New York. The acceptance rate is 47.5%. The average SAT score is 1,280. Total enrollment is 16,154 students.
How much do CUNY Bernard M Baruch College graduates earn? ▼
Graduates of CUNY Bernard M Baruch College earn a median of $75,971 ten years after enrollment. Six years after enrollment, median earnings are $61,542.
How much does CUNY Bernard M Baruch College cost? ▼
The average net price at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College is $3,033. In-state tuition is $7,464 and out-of-state tuition is $15,414. Median student debt at graduation is $11,512.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College? ▼
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College has a 4-year completion rate of 72.1%. The first-year retention rate is 88.6%.
Is CUNY Bernard M Baruch College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College is $11,512, while graduates earn a median of $75,971 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 15% of first-year post-graduation earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 77.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $122.
Sources & methodology
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release, PlainCollege tracks 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 individual school-and-program earnings records nationwide.
Every figure on this page is read live from official U.S. federal datasets, as of the 2024-25 release. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - graduate earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College's graduates land in the 10th percentile nationally for 10-year earnings among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $3,033 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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