CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies (CUNY BA, estab. 1971) is a University-wide, individualized degree.  It’s an exciting, versatile, rewarding degred route for highly-motivated, self-directed students whose academic goals transcend traditional majors. CUNY BA attracts many of the best students from within and from outside the University.

• Enrollment and Retention
• Admissions and Recruitment
• Graduation Rates
• After Graduation
• Faculty Mentors

Enrollment and Retention

• About 600 students, both full-time and part-time, are enrolled.
• Over half of are women or minorities, and roughly three-quarters of the students are over the age of 24.
• CUNY BA students can be matriculated in a community college; at 68 credits, they transfer to one of CUNY’s senior colleges.
• Students often report that before finding this individualized degree they were considering leaving CUNY because they could not achieve their academic goals.

Admissions and Recruitment

• Minimum eligibility requires at least 12 college credits complete with at least a 2.8 GPA and, of course, an idea for one (or two) viable individualized area(s) of concentration.
• Almost 30% of students enroll in CUNY specifically to join the program.
• The average GPA of admits has risen each year over the past 10 years. Cohorts now enter, on average, with a transfer GPA of 3.25 and 70.5 credits.

Graduation Rates

• On average, students graduate in 2 years.
• The graduation rate for more than 20 years has been between 65 and 72%.
• Over 50% of students graduate with academic honors.

After Graduation

• Since 1991, 47% of CUNY BA alumni have continued to graduate school; about half of those have attended a CUNY graduate program. A majority of graduates surveyed say their undergraduate education adequately prepared them for graduate school.
• 80% of graduates hold jobs in fields related to their areas of concentration.
• More than half of the graduates report receiving promotions or raises in their current positions or starting new careers upon earning the degree.
• Close to 80% live in New York.
• The vast majority of graduates say CUNY Baccalaureate exceeded their expectations and that they would recommend it to others.
• For more on career and graduate school prospects, go to http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/future-employment-and-graduate-school/

Faculty Mentors

• Approximately 400 full-time CUNY faculty members are serving as mentors to CUNY Baccalaureate students at any given time.
• Mentors frequently report that working with their CUNY BA mentees is one of the most rewarding aspects of their careers.
• CUNY-wide, more than 80% of the senior college faculty hold Ph.D.s or other highest degrees in their fields. CUNY’s full-time teaching faculty of 6,100 includes world-renowned experts in virtually every field of human endeavor.

CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies
The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6412, New York, NY 10016
tel 212.817.8220      fax 212.817.1512      cunyba@gc.cuny.edu

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