Baruch College, established in 1919, is a senior college in The City University of New York that accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middles States Association of Colleges and Schools. Located on Manhattan Island in New York City, Baruch is at the heart of one of the world's most dynamic business and cultural centers, within easy reach of Wall Street, Madison Avenue, the United Nations, the Broadway theatre district, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. This real-world "classroom" adds immeasurably to the value of a Baruch education and offers unparalleled internship and career opportunities.

Baruch's Zicklin School of Business is the largest and one of the oldest schools of business in the nation. The baccalaureate and master's programs of the Zicklin School of Business are accredited by AACSB International. It is only a stone's throw from and has many links and experiences with Wall Street, international banks, the Big Five accounting firms, the insurance giants, etc., which makes Baruch's business programs, especially in finance and accounting, among the strongest in the nation.

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT named Baruch College as the most ethnically diverse institution of higher learning in America as its students come from more than 90 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds

The Zicklin School of Business in Baruch College is the largest business school in USA.

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT ranked Baruch College amongst America's Best Graduate Schools

MONEY magazine ranked Baruch amongst the Top 20 non-residential colleges in the country

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT ranked Baruch's part-time MBA amongst the Top 20 in USA

ENTREPRENEUR magazine ranked Baruch as No.2 amongst the Top 50 regional colleges in their Annual Top 100 Entrepreneurial Colleges

BUSINESSWEEK ranked Baruch College's MBA as one of the Top 15 'Best- Buys' in USA.

Baruch College is Top 3 in the nation in the number of its graduates cited by ACCOUNTING TODAY magazine for the "100 Most Influential People in Accounting "

Baruch College is rated No.1 in the country for people with advanced degrees who pass the CPA examination.

Baruch College is ranked No.38 amongst the world's top 923 academic institutions for research productivity in finance by Financial Management Journal.

The new Baruch vertical campus in New York won the top Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects in for its state-of-the-art campus architecture.