Baruch sits mostly inside one tall building on Lexington Avenue at 24th Street, which says a lot about how it works: a City University of New York college squeezed into Manhattan and busy from early morning until late evening. Most students come for business. The Zicklin School of Business is one of the largest in the country, and the Baruch MFE in financial engineering has a strong name with Wall Street quant desks. Public tuition keeps the bill well below private New York schools.
New York City, New York, United States
Official website: baruch.cuny.edu
1919, as City College's business school
City University of New York (CUNY)
Zicklin, AACSB accredited
Newman Vertical Campus, Lexington Avenue
$19,000 – $30,000
Non-resident tuition, undergraduate to master's
$22,000 – $28,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on baruch.cuny.edu before you apply.
BBA Finance
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 80
BBA Accountancy
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 80
MS Business Analytics
Masters DegreeDuration
12-18 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 90
MS Financial Engineering
Masters DegreeDuration
12-18 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
GRE or GMAT, TOEFL: 90
MBA
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
GMAT or GRE, TOEFL: 90
Zicklin, one of the largest business schools in the United States.
A financial engineering master's with close ties to Wall Street trading firms.
A campus built into a single Manhattan tower.
Accounting graduates are recruited heavily by the Big Four firms in Manhattan.
Finance and MFE graduates move into banks, trading firms and fintech in New York.
STEM programmes such as financial engineering can qualify for up to three years of OPT.
Undergrad
Main intake
Postgrad
Most programmes
Undergrad
Limited places
Postgrad
Selected programmes
There's no traditional quad. Students move between the vertical campus and older buildings on 23rd and 25th Streets, with the 6 train at the corner and Madison Square Park a few blocks west.
College housing is limited, so most international students rent shared flats in Queens, Brooklyn or upper Manhattan and commute in. New York rents are steep. Budget carefully before you arrive.
Form I-20 issued by Baruch College
Proof of funds for one academic year
SEVIS I-901 fee payment receipt
Completed DS-160 online application
US embassy or consulate interview
Passport valid six months beyond stay
Undergraduates apply through the CUNY application, and international applicants should aim for 1 February for fall. Zicklin's graduate programmes set their own deadlines, with most fall applications due in spring. Leave time for the I-20 after admission.
Fall is the main start. Undergraduates can also begin in spring, and a few graduate programmes admit in January.
It's the F-1 student visa. Get your I-20 from Baruch College first (they need your deposit and bank documents), then pay the SEVIS fee, complete the DS-160 and attend the visa interview. Book the interview early in peak season.
Finance, accountancy, business analytics, financial engineering and the MBA draw most international students. Undergraduates need strong school results and TOEFL 80 or IELTS 6.5. Graduate programmes ask for a bachelor's degree, higher English scores and, for several, the GMAT or GRE.
Scholarships for international students are limited, since most CUNY aid is reserved for state residents. Some graduate programmes award partial merit scholarships, and assistantships come up now and then. The low public tuition is the main saving.
