City University of New York, Baruch College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 81% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 7% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 7% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 25% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.4 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• accounting
• finance
• marketing

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Two summer sessions, one of seven weeks and one of six weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and January; freshmen take semester-long oriention class.

• 15% continue immediately.

• Law School: 2%
• Medical School: 1%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 8%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 4%

• Cardoza School of Law, Columbia University, CUNY system schools, Long Island University, New
• York University, St. John's U.

• Chase Manhattan Bank, Deloitte & Touche, Goldman Sachs, Phillip Morris.

• Bernard L. Schwartz, chairman/CEO, Loral Corp.; Melvin Simon, owner, Indiana Pacers and chairman, Melvin Simon Associates; Sidney Harman, chairman/CEO, Harman International Industries, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce.