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Barnard College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location New York, NY
Population 14,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,219
Men / Women 0% / 100%
White 32%
Hispanic 22%
Asian 16%
International 16%
Mixed 6%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 57%
Business & Economics 12%
Arts 11%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,888
Est. Cost of Attendance $89,538
10-Year ROI $227,000
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 81%
6-Year Graduation Rate 93%
Transfer-Out Rate 4%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 10%
Yield (Unbound) 48%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #231
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #358
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #419

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1,470 – 1,560
ACT Range 32 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Barnard College 827 0% / 100% 16% $91,547
Applied Mathematics 3 0% / 100% 0%
Astronomy 1 0% / 100% 0%
Computer Science 61 +1 0% / 100% 26%
Computer and Information Sciences
Mathematics 2 +1 0% / 100% 50%
Mathematics 5 +2 0% / 100% 40%
Mathematics and Computer Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics and Statistics 2 0% / 100% 50%
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics 7 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Statistics 2 0% / 100% 0%
Biochemistry 13 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 19 0% / 100% 11%
Cell Biology 16 +1 0% / 100% 6%
Chemistry 8 0% / 100% 0%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 3 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Biology 5 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Science 4 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Studies
Physiology 2 0% / 100% 0%
Economics 9 0% / 100% 0% $126,819
Economics 82 +11 0% / 100% 43% $126,819
Mathematical Economics 11 0% / 100% 45%
African Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
American Studies 21 0% / 100% 0%
Ancient Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Anthropology 32 0% / 100% 6%
Area Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Asian Studies
Cognitive Science 16 +1 0% / 100% 44%
Comparative Literature 7 0% / 100% 0%
English 48 +9 0% / 100% 6% $61,917
French
German 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 29 +8 0% / 100% 17%
Interdisciplinary Studies 23 +10 0% / 100% 13% $70,733
Italian 1 0% / 100% 0%
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Neuroscience and Behavior 68 0% / 100% 3%
Philosophy 7 +3 0% / 100% 29%
Political Science 61 +6 0% / 100% 18% $88,526
Psychology 99 +11 0% / 100% 17%
Religion 4 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Russian Studies
Russian Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 23 +4 0% / 100% 4% $69,524
Spanish 3 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Sustainability 13 +1 0% / 100% 8%
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies 7 +8 0% / 100% 29%
Education 5 0% / 100% 0%
Architecture
Architecture Studies 14 0% / 100% 7%
Art History 25 +1 0% / 100% 16%
Dance 9 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Film Studies 11 +6 0% / 100% 18%
Music 3 +1 0% / 100% 33%
Theatre 4 +5 0% / 100% 0%
Urban Studies 29 +2 0% / 100% 14% $70,240