Quad

Head-to-head

CUNY Hunter
CUNY Bernard M Baruch

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    CUNY Bernard M Baruch graduates 13 pts more of its students than CUNY Hunter (71% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    CUNY Bernard M Baruch grads earn $12.8K more ten years out than CUNY Hunter's ($75,971 vs. $63,163)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    CUNY Hunter costs about $7.1K less per year on average than CUNY Bernard M Baruch ($15,744 vs. $22,824, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    CUNY Hunter's grants cover 35% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at CUNY Bernard M Baruch

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    CUNY Bernard M Baruch has 4 pts more first-gen students than CUNY Hunter (51% vs. 47%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    CUNY Bernard M Baruch's yield is 2 pts higher than CUNY Hunter's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

CUNY Bernard M Baruch admits 48%, CUNY Hunter 54%; CUNY Bernard M Baruch's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
CUNY Hunter54%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch48%
Quad's selectivity
  • CUNY HunterSelective
  • CUNY Bernard M BaruchVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
CUNY Hunter
1100–1420
CUNY Bernard M Baruch
1100–1400
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CUNY HunterGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • CUNY Bernard M BaruchGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

CUNY Hunter and CUNY Bernard M Baruch are about the same size; CUNY Bernard M Baruch has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
CUNY Hunter16.3K
CUNY Bernard M Baruch16.2K
Pell Grant share
CUNY Hunter56%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch57%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at CUNY Hunter, and Finance at CUNY Bernard M Baruch; CUNY Hunter has 14 students per faculty member to CUNY Bernard M Baruch's 19.

Students per faculty member
CUNY Hunter14 to 1
CUNY Bernard M Baruch19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CUNY HunterPsychology, General19%
  • CUNY Bernard M BaruchFinance, General24%

What each costs

CUNY Hunter costs about $7.1K less a year than CUNY Bernard M Baruch on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
CUNY Hunter$15.7K
CUNY Bernard M Baruch$22.8K
Aid generosity
CUNY Hunter35%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch28%

What each pays off

CUNY Bernard M Baruch's former students earn more, a median $76K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
CUNY Hunter$63.2K
CUNY Bernard M Baruch$76K
Graduation rate
CUNY Hunter58%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch71%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CUNY HunterGrowing+12%
  • CUNY Bernard M BaruchGrowing+42%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:CUNY Hunter College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why