[citation needed] The first president of the new college (1969–1970) was the previous Federal Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Robert C. Weaver.

Segall recruited several well-known faculty members to the School of Business and established the college's permanent home on Lower Lexington Avenue.

During his tenure, test scores rose, student retention rates increased, and many new faculty members were hired.

Under Waldron, Baruch College received large donations from its alumni, which resulted in the Vertical Campus, 23rd Street building, and Performing Arts complex being renamed in honor of the three largest donors respectively.

[10] On February 22, 2010, Mitchel Wallerstein, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, was appointed as the president of the college.

[19][20] As of June 2013, the CUNY PhD in Business degree is offered jointly by the Graduate Center and Baruch College.

[citation needed] The Information and Technology Building is located across East 25th Street from the Newman Vertical Campus.

[26] After decades of renting space for classrooms, the college began constructing what is now the Newman Vertical Campus in 1998; the 17-story building was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.

[27] It houses classrooms, faculty offices, additional computer labs for student use, along with the Athletic and Recreation Complex (ARC), Cafeteria, and Baruch Bookstore.

[29] The Newman Vertical Campus received the American Institute of Architects' highest award for an individual building in 2003.

[30] East 25th Street between Lexington and Third Avenue was renamed "Bernard Baruch Way", and the college now uses the Vertical Campus as its official address.

The sports teams, referred to as the Bearcats (with Binturong being the actual name of these animals from many parts of Asia) are a member of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC).

Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball.

Women's sports include basketball, cross country, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball.

[60] Baruch College follows a holistic admissions process by considering teacher recommendations, application essay, and extracurricular activities, in addition to standardized test scores and GPA.