MSCHE Institutional Accreditation
Why is Accreditation Important?
Accreditation:
- Assures that a neutral, external party, using appropriate peer expertise, reviews the quality of education provided by an institution or program and offers suggestions for improvement.
- Restricts Federal financial aid to eligible students attending institutions accredited by accreditors recognized by USDE.
- Signals to students and prospective employers that an educational program meets widely accepted educational standards.
MSCHE Institutional Accreditation
MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
• The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) has accredited Baruch College since 1968.
• MSCHE recently revised their accreditation standards (effective July 1, 2023); see their site –Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation | Fourteenth Edition – Middle States Commission on Higher Education (msche.org)
• Last Accreditation Site Visit – 2020
• Next Site Visit – 2027
Please read the Middle States Commission Policy on Complaints Involving Member and Candidate Institutions for a complete explanation of how to communicate with the Commission regarding a complaint. The Commission’s complaint procedures are created to address non-compliance with the Commission’s standards for accreditation, requirements of affiliation, policies or procedures, or the institution’s own policies or procedures.
Baruch College Self-Study 2020
The Baruch College community most recently engaged in a comprehensive Self-Study process between Fall 2017 and Spring 2020, culminating in the production of a Baruch College Self Study 2020 Report, a site visit in March 2020, and subsequently, receiving an extremely positive and encouraging Evaluation Team Visit Report 2020 in April, culminating in a Commission vote approving reaccreditation, as noted in the Statement of Accreditation Status.
Statement of Accreditation Status
To view Baruch’s current MSCHE accreditation status, please see the Middle States Statement of Accreditation Status for Baruch College.
Middle States Substantive Change
In accordance with federal regulations and the Middle States Commission’s Substantive Change Policy and Substantive Change Procedures, member institutions must submit a substantive change request to the Commission for approval prior to implementation for certain types of changes.
The Commission accepts substantive change requests six times a year according to the deadlines established in the Substantive Change Procedures.
Learn more at the Middle States Commission Substantive Change page.
Access the Substantive Change Guidelines, Policy, and Procedure at the Middle States Commission Policies, Procedures & Guidelines page.