A non-refundable application fee of $75 is required and can be paid via credit card through the online application portal.
Application Fee Waivers
Application fee is waived for U.S. Armed Forces
This fee is waived for veterans or spouses of the United States Armed Forces, currently on active duty, or members of the National Guard or Reserves. To receive the fee waiver, complete all segments of the online application, including the key military questions on the “Demographic Data” page, then submit your application without paying the application fee. On the “Demographic Data” page, you’ll select that you or your spouse are on active duty or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and for which branch, and upload your DD-214 or a copy of your military ID in the space provided.
For degrees earned in the United States, the awarding institution must be accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Admitted applicants must submit a non-refundable commitment deposit of $250 to reserve their spot in the program. The deposit will be applied to your first semester bill in the term in which you enroll.
If you were previously denied and wish to reapply, you must submit a new online application and pay the application fee. Note that you will need to create a new account with a new email address before proceeding to apply.
If you were previously admitted and did not enroll and would like to be considered for a different program, you must submit a new online application and pay the application fee. Note that you will need to create a new account before proceeding to apply.
Admitted students may request to defer their enrollment for up to one year from their original term of admission.
If you are a Spring 2026 admitted student, who wishes to enroll in Fall 2026, you may submit a deferral request until June 1, 2026. If you wish to request a deferral, please complete the following step as soon as possible:
- If you haven’t already contacted us about requesting a deferral, please reach out as soon as possible so that we can add the Zicklin Deferral Request Form to your checklist.
- Log into your application portal and submit the Zicklin Deferral Request Form located in your checklist.
- Submit the nonrefundable $250 commitment deposit.
If you are a Fall 2026 admitted student who wishes to defer, please follow these steps:
- Log into your application portal.
- Respond to the Offer of Admission Reply Form by the deadline mentioned in your offer letter by selecting Decline and indicating that you wish to defer.
- Submit the Zicklin Deferral Request Form in your application portal.
- Submit the nonrefundable $250 commitment deposit.
*Deferral requests will only be processed once all the conditions mentioned above have been met.
Applicants are reviewed for admission with unofficial transcripts and test scores and are admitted conditionally. All official documents are required before candidates be fully admitted and permitted to register for classes.
In general, to qualify for the NYS resident tuition rate based on residence in the State of New York, a student must:
- Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or in a qualifying immigration status (see Baruch’s Residency webpage regarding qualifying immigration statuses); AND
- Have continuously maintained his/her principal place of abode in the State of New York for a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of classes; AND
- Have a bona fide intention of living in New York permanently.
For more information, visit the Baruch’s Residency page.
Applicants applying with the intention of transferring in credits will follow the same application process as traditional applicants.
Requests for transfer credit are reviewed by the Zicklin Office of Graduate Programs upon acceptance to the MS or MBA program. An outline of the conditions, qualifications, and procedures for the transfer of credits be found in the Graduate Advisement Hub.
A number of Zicklin’s MS Programs have preliminary course requirements. Admitted students are evaluated by the Office of Graduate Programs to determine whether they can be waived from those requirements based on the academic transcripts submitted as part of the application for admission. Please note that any academic coursework completed at another institution after you receive an offer of admission from Zicklin will not be reviewed.
Applicants may request to change program up until they receive an admission decision. Once an admission decision has been made, candidates cannot change program. Students enrolled in graduate programs may request to change program after their first semester through the Office of Graduate Programs.
The Zicklin Graduate Admissions Office reserves the right to verify all information contained within your application and references. We further reserves the right to rescind any offer of admission should it discover any misrepresentation or omission occurred in the application process.
Prospective students who have previously been academically dismissed from a graduate program at the Zicklin School of Business must request re-instatement through the Committee on Graduate Academic Standing, before they can be considered for admission to the same program or another graduate program at Zicklin.
It is the policy of The City University of New York and of Baruch College to recruit, employ, retain, promote, tenure and provide benefits to employees and to admit and provide services for students without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, legally registered domestic partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, alienage, citizenship, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence or any other legally protected status under federal, state, and city law. Sexual harassment, a form of sex discrimination, is also prohibited.
The City University of New York (CUNY), as a public university system, and Baruch College, as a constituent college of CUNY, adhere to federal, state, and city laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action including among others: Section 1324b of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); Executive Order 11246, as amended; Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the New York State Human Rights Law and the New York City Human Rights Law.
In addition to the following protected race and ethnic categories: Black or African American; Latino or Hispanics; Asians; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; Native American or Alaska Natives, and White. Chancellor Robert E. Kibbee expanded the protected race and ethnic class for CUNY on December 9, 1976 to include Italian-Americans. In addition to these race and ethnic categories, there are many other protected categories under federal, state, and city law that Baruch College continues to safeguard. Should any federal, state, or city law or regulation be adopted that prohibits discrimination based on grounds or characteristics not included in this policy, this policy shall be read to prohibit discrimination based on those grounds or characteristics as well.
For more information, visit the Office of Diversity, Compliance, and Equity Initiatives website.