The dog days of summer were far from lethargic at Baruch, as the College received news of its #1 ranking for social mobility among four-year public institutions, courtesy of The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2018 Almanac of Higher Education. The almanac is a yearly roundup of major stories and research in the world of higher education. 
The Chronicle’s ranking was drawn from the widely reported 2017 study “Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility,” in which a team of economists tracked students from nearly every U.S. college, including nongraduates, and measured their subsequent earnings against millions of anonymous tax filings and financial aid records.
“We are pleased to be recognized by The Chronicle for our social mobility leadership and academic success,” says Baruch College President Mitchel B. Wallerstein, PhD. “Baruch’s extremely low tuition, high-quality academic programs, and extensive support services have helped generations of students, and their families, move permanently to a higher economic status.”
Baruch’s success propelling high-achieving, low-income students up the socioeconomic ladder has been garnering national attention for years. CollegeNET named Baruch a 2018 Social Mobility Innovator and ranked the College #1 on its annual Social Mobility Index for four years running. The College is also prominently featured in bestselling author Steven Brill’s latest book, Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty-Year Fall—and Those Fighting to Reverse It (Knopf, 2018). So far this year, the College has also received top placements and praise from such prominent organizations as U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, and the Princeton Review. Of the myriad accolades, President Wallerstein proudly says, “The American Dream is alive and well at Baruch.”