{"id":353568,"date":"2026-09-22T14:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/353568\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:36:08","slug":"u-s-news-world-report-names-baruch-best-public-college-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/353568\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. News &#038; World Report Names Baruch Best Public College in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\tCollege Claims #1 Rankings in Four Categories\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-date\">September 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NVC-building.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Street view image of Baruch College's 14-story Newman Vertical Campus building that features a tiered glass-enclosed atrium.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text thumb-caption-text\">Baruch College continued its strong showing in the U.S. News &amp; World Report rankings, earning four number one placements in 2027. <\/p>\n<p>For the fourth straight year, Baruch College has been named the top public college in New York State by U.S. News &amp; World Report in its \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-universities-north?myCollege=regional-universities-north&amp;_sort=myCollege&amp;_sortDirection=asc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">2027 Best Colleges-North<\/a>\u201d rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The ranking marks one of four categories in which Baruch placed first. The College also earned #1 rankings for Best Value for In-State Students, innovation, and Social Mobility among public colleges, giving Baruch four top rankings overall.<\/p>\n<p>The College was equally strong in the overall rankings, placing #9 among public and private colleges and universities in the North, up one position from last year, and ahead of 94 percent of institutions in the region.<\/p>\n<p>In one of its largest gains in the rankings, Baruch climbed 28 places in the Best Value Schools category to #37 overall and #3 among public institutions in the region.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. News evaluated more than 1,700 colleges and universities nationwide, ranking 155 regionally, using up to 17 factors to measure academic quality and graduate success.<\/p>\n<p>Rankings At-a-Glance: \u201cBest Colleges-North\u201d <\/p>\n<p>#1 \u2013 public college in New York<br \/>\n#1 \u2013 best value for in-state students<br \/>\n#1 \u2013 most innovative public college<br \/>\n#1 \u2013 top performer on social mobility<br \/>\n#2 \u2013 top public school in the region<br \/>\n#3 \u2013 best value public college in the region<br \/>\n#9 \u2013 best college among public and private institutions<br \/>\n#10 (tied) \u2013 undergraduate teaching<\/p>\n<p>A Year of Top Rankings and Recognition<\/p>\n<p>Baruch has consistently earned several outstanding national, regional, and state rankings in 2026 for its academic excellence, value, and student outcomes. Top placements include:<\/p>\n<p>Follow: See the latest news and events on Baruch\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baruch_college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/baruchcollege\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/baruch-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/baruchcuny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Explore: Take a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLh1Mfzj7cg6ABt7f7pmvlUQbHncPf3LKx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">virtual tour of Baruch College<\/a> and learn more about its undergraduate and graduate degree programs, vibrant campus community, and ideal New York City location.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"College Claims #1 Rankings in Four Categories September 22, 2026 Baruch College continued its strong showing in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353569,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":["post-353568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}