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Barnard College

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New York, NYSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

8.8%

Total Profiles

15

SAT Range

1470–1560

User Accept Rate

26.7%

Tuition

$66,246

Undergrad Enrollment

3,219

Applicants

11,803

Yield Rate

75.6%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.60
SAT
1390
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.30
SAT
1320
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
2.88
SAT
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.72
SAT
1360
ACT
30
Round: EA
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
2.87
SAT
ACT
27
Round: ED
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1510
ACT
33
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
2.77
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.02
SAT
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.80
SAT
1340
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.72
SAT
1370
ACT
35
Round: EA
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.14
SAT
ACT
30
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.56
SAT
1360
ACT
34
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.15
SAT
ACT
34
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
2.89
SAT
ACT
32
Round: ED2
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
2.96
SAT
ACT
27
Round: EA

What you pay

$28,800/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $115,200 over four years.

What grads earn

$75,696/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$70,140 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

81% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

53%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.5%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Barnard College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,600
$30–48k$15,374
$48–75k$19,094
$75–110k$24,753
Over $110k$51,378

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

93%

Completion · all

93%

Completion · Pell

93%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

87%

Median debt

$18,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
11,803
Admitted
9408.0%
Enrolled
71176% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Research Activity
FY 2024
$6Mtotal R&D expenditure#428 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other99 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics82 grads
Neuroscience68 grads
Political Science and Government, General61 grads
Computer Science61 grads
English Language and Literature, General48 grads
Anthropology32 grads
History, General29 grads
Urban Studies/Affairs29 grads
Art History, Criticism and Conservation25 grads

4yr Grad Rate

85%

6yr Grad Rate

93%

Retention Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$80,516