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CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY 16,154 Undergrads 71.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$12,312
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$657
After Aid
Median Earnings
$84,347
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$657
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$84,347
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$83,742
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate71.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients60.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time81.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
47.5%
SAT Avg
1,280
SAT Reading
25th: 55063075th: 690
SAT Math
25th: 55065075th: 710
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$715k
+$245k
+$229k
Median Cost$1k/yr
+$713k
+$243k
+$226k
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$671k
+$201k
+$184k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$1k/yr
28
9567%
Full Cost$12k/yr
31
416%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return879%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return219%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$10,062
Earnings (4yr)
$90,104
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$283k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,419
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
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Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (4yr)
$73,619
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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Median Debt
$12,098
Earnings (4yr)
$69,215
Natl Median: $65,784
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,280
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,007
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,756
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$12,622
Earnings (4yr)
$83,354
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,994
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,689
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Median Debt
$11,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,956
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
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Median Debt
$10,250
Earnings (4yr)
$76,565
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,570
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
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Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (4yr)
$85,870
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,019
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,425
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,471
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,582
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,820
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,065
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,082
Earnings (4yr)
$64,231
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$12,367
Earnings (4yr)
$58,476
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,033
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,771
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,707
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$113,283
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
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Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,747
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
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Median Debt
$42,172
Earnings (4yr)
$144,308
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$624k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,481
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,526
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,312
Earnings (4yr)
$101,297
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
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Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,832
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,670
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$429k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$117,095
Natl Median: $123,713
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$140,615
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$592k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,119
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$166,059
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$783k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$94,408
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
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Median Debt
$37,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,917
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$492k
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Median Debt
$36,840
Earnings (4yr)
$137,636
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$567k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,043
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Operations Research
MastCIP: 1437
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $161,561
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,751
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
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Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$105,245
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
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Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,189
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$477k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$132,681
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$524k
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Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.