We are excited you have chosen Baruch for your college experience. Watch the video below for instructions on how to secure your spot! Be sure to complete prior to deadline listed in your admission offer.

1. Log into your CUNYfirst account
2. Click on “Admissions Center”
3. Select “View My Application Status”
4. Click on View Details for Baruch College
5. Accept Offer
6. Confirm Offer of Acceptance
7. Click on Pay Commitment Deposit to pay a non-refundable $100 deposit by credit card or e-check. See the deadline as stated in your acceptance email. (If you do not see the Pay Commitment Deposit button, your deposit has been waived.)

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Students who have accepted their admission offer via CUNYfirst and submitted their deposit (or have been waived) will be able to claim their official Baruch Username and BaruchMail. Please note this may take up to 4 weeks after accepting the admission offer.

Once your accounts have been created, you will receive an email asking you to claim your accounts. Please wait for the notification. See BCTC’s webpage for instructions. Your BaruchMail is the way that all official college communications will be conducted.

English Placement
All incoming First Year Students are required to take an English writing exam to determine the appropriate English placement. Students will be invited to take one of two (2) predetermined exams: Baruch Online Writing Placement or CUNY ACCUPLACER ESL Examination (in-person exam).

*English As A Second Language (ESL) Students – Applicants who have spent at least six months or more in an institution where English is not the primary language of instruction are flagged as potential ESL via the CUNY admission process. Please visit the Office of Testing and Evaluation for more information.

Ability to Benefit (ATB)
Students who graduated from a high school outside of the United States, may be required to take the ATB test prior to receiving any financial aid, if eligible.

Math Placement
The Baruch College Department of Mathematics requires all incoming students (first year and transfer) to complete a Mathematics Placement Examination prior to Orientation and Registration. This is an in-person, proctored exam, that will assist in determining readiness for various math courses offered at Baruch.

Subjects covered on the exam include arithmetic, simplifying algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities, properties and graphs of functions, exponents and polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, rational exponents and radicals, quadratic equations and functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and trigonometry.

The exam will consist of multiple choice and free-response questions. The Department of Mathematics does not permit the use a calculator unless approved by Student Disability Services. The Baruch College Office of Testing and Evaluation will send you a testing ticket and administer the examination on campus in the testing labs. They will provide writing implements and scrap paper. Baruch will use the examination results as part of a multiple measures criteria to determine placement into Mathematics and Mathematics related courses.

Fill out the online Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you have not filled out your FAFSA, do it as soon as possible. The FAFSA application becomes available in October each year. You are able to submit up to one (1) year prior to your first intended semester. The application is required to be considered for any financial aid or honors programs. Apply at studentaid.gov.

 All new students must be fully vaccinated against COVID, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Meningitis (proof/waiver) in order to attend a mandatory orientation and register for the upcoming semester.

MMR/Meningitis:

Submit your Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Meningitis (proof/waiver) documents to the Medical Records Unit within the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at medicalrecords@baruch.cuny.edu. If you previously submitted this information to another CUNY college, you do not need to resubmit them.

For more information, you can visit Immunization Policy FAQ.

COVID Vaccine:

All new students must be fully vaccinated to attend classes, unless you have been granted a religious exception or medical exemption. For up-to-date information on CUNY COVID Vaccination Policy, please visit the CUNY Coronavirus FAQ.

For more information on how to submit COVID vaccination documentation, click here.

Email any COVID-19 related questions to LVA@baruch.cuny.edu.

All vaccines must be approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be considered fully vaccinated and be in compliance of CUNY policy. For a full listing of approved vaccines click here.

All transcripts listing college coursework (also Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate), including those taken while in high school must be submitted prior to orientation. CUNY transcripts do not need to be submitted. For more information you may click here.

All new freshman students must submit an official high school transcript indicating date of graduation. This must be submitted prior to the first day of classes. High Schools can email a PDF of the final high school transcript to new.freshman@baruch.cuny.edu. *NYC DOE students do not need to request a final high school transcript as long as they have listed their OSIS number on their admission application.

All new transfer students must submit official final transcript(s) for courses taken outside CUNY, upon completion of any coursework in progress. Colleges can email a PDF of the transcript to new.transfer@baruch.cuny.edu.

Students who have completed the steps below will be invited to attend a mandatory orientation:

• Accept Offer & Satisfy Commitment Deposit
• Complete Placement Exams (Math & English)
• Submit all vaccination documents for approval (COVID/MMR/MEN)

Orientation programs are mandatory and will take place from December through January, for the Spring semester. Fall orientation will take place from May through August. Invitations will only be sent to your BaruchMail account.

During orientation, students will meet with Academic Advisors, review degree requirements, and register. Students requesting an individual advisement session (scheduled through Navigate) must first complete Orientation.

Stay connected to your advisors and fellow students with the Navigate Student app. Please note that you must first attend Orientation before you can schedule an appointment with an Academic Advisor.

Click here to learn more: 

After you have registered, you can check your tuition bill on your CUNYfirst account. Tuition payments can be made online or by mail. For more information, you may refer to the Office of the Bursar.

Qualifying for New York state residency greatly affects how much tuition you will be paying. If you want more information on residency, including qualifying for it, click here to read more.