CUNY Baruch College

For Fall 2024, 28,111 first-year students applied to Baruch, 13,357 were admitted and 2,532 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 47.5%.

Source: Baruch College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. Baruch's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole college, with no rate by school or major. Its newest posted edition is 2024-2025, so these counts are for Fall 2024.

Source: Baruch College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early decision and early action. Baruch has no early decision or early action plan of its own; the Common Data Set answers no to both. Macaulay Honors College at Baruch has its own binding Early Decision deadline, listed with the deadlines below.

Source: Baruch College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

You apply to Baruch through the CUNY application, which takes up to six CUNY colleges for one $65 fee. Two programs ask for more:

• Macaulay Honors College at Baruch. The Macaulay application, complete high school transcripts and two of the three Macaulay essays, by October 26 for Early Decision (binding) or November 16 for regular admission, both at 6 pm. A resume is optional. Macaulay applicants may also be considered for the Baruch Honors program and other merit scholarships.

  Source: Baruch Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• SEEK. Mark your interest in SEEK on the freshman application. If you meet the academic requirements, you are asked for documents that show financial eligibility.

  Source: Baruch Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Source: Baruch Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

35 majors across 1 school. Every bachelor's program in Baruch College's official undergraduate catalog, A to Z, with the degree it leads to. Minors and certificates are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Baruch admits on a rolling basis and recommends applying by the February 1 priority deadline, with the application and supporting documents. Decisions are emailed on a rolling basis after that date, and later applications are considered as space allows. International applicants send supporting documents by December 15. Macaulay regular applicants send letters of recommendation by November 30 and commit by May 3.

Source: Baruch Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Macaulay Early Decision is binding: if admitted, you commit to attending Macaulay and withdraw all other college applications, and you may not defer. The general Baruch application is not binding.

Source: Macaulay Honors College, Early Decision Program (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

CUNY is test-optional: you choose whether to send SAT or ACT scores, and leaving them out cannot be used to deny you admission. Decisions rest mainly on your high school record: your average, your course grades and the rigor of your courses. Baruch's own How to Apply page still heads this policy "Fall 2023 through Spring 2027"; CUNY's policy page gives no end date.

Source: CUNY Admissions, Standardized Testing Policy (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The Common Data Set 2024-2025 also marks the SAT or ACT as considered if submitted, not required, for fall 2026 applicants.

Source: Baruch College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Baruch's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: Baruch Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Baruch, 2025-2026:

For a full-time student living away from home; the Common Data Set lists no on-campus housing. Living at home, it puts the costs beyond tuition and fees at $9,025. These are 2025-2026 figures, the newest year Baruch or CUNY posts. Out-of-state tuition applies to students who are not New York State residents.

Source: Baruch College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), sections G1 and G5. Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time, in-state students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from Baruch's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to CUNY Baruch College on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · Public48.2% admitted$18,784 average net price
• CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · Public53.8% admitted$2,984 average net price
• The City College of New YorkNew York, NY · Public58% admitted$3,776 average net price
• Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, NY · Public37.3% admitted$21,620 average net price
• Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, NJ · Public66.3% admitted$18,745 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.