• Eligible students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Parents of dependent students will also require an Financial Aid Services (FSA) ID. Assistance is available via live chat, email, and telephone.
• The US Department of Education is reporting extensive technical delays with processing 2024-2025 FAFSAs. For updates, please visit CUNY’s FAFSA Guide.
  
• Baruch’s federal college code is 007273.
• After your FAFSA is completed, you will receive a Student Aid Index (SAI). Your SAI and your estimated Cost of Attendance determine your need-based awards.
• Baruch College must receive your FAFSA before the end of your enrollment or the respective aid year, whichever is earlier.

If you are an admitted or continuing student, Financial Aid Services will receive your FAFSA within 5-7 business days after it is successfully submitted. Financial Aid Services will contact you with important information related to your federal financial aid at your Baruch email address.

After the FAFSA is signed, only certain items can be updated under the following conditions:

1. All applicants whose dependency status changes must update that status and the associated FAFSA information throughout the award year except when the update is caused by a change in the student’s marital status.
2. All applicants selected by the Department of Education or a school for verification of household size or number in college must update those numbers to be correct as of the date of verification unless the update is due to a change in the student’s marital status.

Submitting Additional Documentation

Please visit our Verification page to learn more about submitting additional documentation.

View Your Financial Aid Status

Click here for instructions to view your financial aid status.

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and Other New York State Aid

The Bursar’s Office is in responsible for TAP and other New York State aid programs.

Applying for Direct Loans

For information on applying for a Direct loan:

• Undergraduate students: visit the Undergraduate Loan page
• Graduate students: visit the Graduate Information page

Financial Aid Census Date

The Financial Aid Census Date is the point at which a student’s enrollment status is locked for financial aid purposes (e.g., federal aid, scholarships). This is the date Financial Aid Services takes a “snapshot” of students’ enrollment to establish the “official enrollment” for financial aid eligibility. As of this date, credit hours are locked for the term and financial aid is reviewed and adjusted, if necessary, to reflect “official” enrollment.

If you receive a Pell Grant, your Pell Grant payment will be based on the number of credit hours you are enrolled as of the census date. Credits added after the census date cannot be used to increase Pell Grant eligibility.

Athletic Information

As an NCAA Division III institution, Baruch College prohibits athletically related financial aid for all institutionally administered scholarships.

Drug Conviction and Eligibility

Under the Higher Education Act, a student may become ineligible for federal student aid upon conviction of any offense involving the possession or sale of illegal drugs while receiving Title IV federal financial aid. Federal aid includes Federal Direct Loans, Federal Direct PLUS Loans, Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loans, Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal Work-Study, and Perkins Loans. For more information, click here.

Cohort Default Rate (CDR)

A cohort default rate (CDR) is an accountability metric for US colleges that are eligible for federal Pell Grants and student loans.

Baruch College’s official CDR for 2020 is 0.0%. The national average 4-year, public institution CDR is 0%.

Return of Federal Aid Policy

Review CUNY’s Return of Federal Aid Policy page.