New York, NY · Private nonprofit

At a glance

8.8%

Acceptance rate

1,500

SAT Average

$39,253

Avg net price

3,219

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,500

SAT Reading/Writing730–770

SAT Math740–790

ACT Composite32–34

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 873	873
Bachelor’s 251	251
Bachelor’s 120	120
Bachelor’s 78	78
Bachelor’s 72	72
Bachelor’s 69	69
Bachelor’s 48	48
Bachelor’s 48	48
Bachelor’s 41	41
Bachelor’s 40	40
Bachelor’s 23	23
Bachelor’s 16	16
Bachelor’s 15	15
Bachelor’s 14	14
Bachelor’s 14	14
Bachelor’s 13	13
Bachelor’s 11	11
Bachelor’s 0	0
Bachelor’s 0	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

Columbia University-Barnard College

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: The Ivy League

Projected sponsored sports26

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's FencingMen's GolfMen's Soccer

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision

Binding · Financial Aid Application Deadlines due Nov 1

Nov 1, 2026

Regular Decision

Financial Aid Application Deadlines due Jan 15

Jan 1, 2027

· Apply with Common App or Questbridge Program

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $67,602
Required fees: $2,286
Food and housing: $21,714
Books and supplies: $1,150
Other expenses: $1,830
Total: $94,582

Total by year

$78,0442019–2019–20
$77,8552020–2120–21
$80,6932021–2221–22
$84,4092022–2322–23
$89,8082023–2423–24
$94,5822024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $39,253 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 37%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $72,461
Required forms: FAFSA, CSS Profile, State aid form, and CSS Noncustodial Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation77%

6-year graduation93%

Retention rate97%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$80,516

Median debt$18,000

Campus

Enrollment3,219

Student-faculty ratio10:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Barnard College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Barnard College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Barnard College runs one binding Early Decision round. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision bindingApply by Nov 1

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 1

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Barnard College withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.

Enrolled first-years by geography

702 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈401In-state (domestic)≈197International≈104

Admit odds by pool

In-state admit rateNot disclosed

Out-of-state admit rateNot disclosed

International admit rateNot disclosed

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 6. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 30% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 21%.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

0.4% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

ACT composite

0.2% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 0% who submitted class rank.

High-school class rank

Among the 0% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Barnard College rates 5 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Recommendation(s): Very important
Class rank: Important
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Character / personal qualities: Very important
Extracurricular activities: Important
Talent / ability: Important
Volunteer work: Important
Work experience: Important
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered
Interview: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Barnard College leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Applicant residency & citizenshipCDS C1Not disclosed

Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Barnard College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $100,050 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $39,253 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 262 of 702 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS ProfileState aid formCSS Noncustodial Profile

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $100,050

Average aid package, 73% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 27% of sticker

Averages among the 262 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Barnard College offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Barnard College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

96.7% of Barnard College’s first-years return for a second year and 92.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03

Barnard CollegeView names for Barnard College

NCAA program details

Columbia University-Barnard College

Projected sponsored sports26

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Need-based aid, 2025–26

Sources

Sources