Baruch College (CUNY)
Baruch College (officially Bernard M. Baruch College) is a public college in Manhattan, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. It traces its roots to the Free Academy (founded 1847), the first free public higher‑ed institution in the U.S., now part of CUNY.
Baruch was formally established in 1919 as a business school (School of Business and Civic Administration) and renamed in honor of financier Bernard Baruch in 1953. In 1968, it became an independent senior college within CUNY.
The college comprises three schools:
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Zicklin School of Business — very well-regarded business school.
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Weissman School of Arts & Sciences — liberal arts, sciences.
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Marxe School of Public and International Affairs — public policy and international affairs.
Baruch is located in Manhattan, near Lexington Avenue and 23rd Street, placing it in a prime urban environment with plenty of access to Wall Street, businesses, and internships. Its student body is very diverse, and the college serves as a “real-world class

