by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Barnard College was awarded 43 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer information systems.
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College Factual ranked Barnard as #86 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation.
Barnard also holds the #9 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 9%, Barnard is one of the most selective schools in the country. Good grades and high test scores alone may not be enough to get you into the school, so do your best to submit a stellar application.
About 30% of students accepted to Barnard submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 720 and 770. Math scores were between 720 and 780.
The student to faculty ratio at Barnard is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Barnard College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 96% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Barnard College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Barnard for first-time, full-time students is 85%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,744 undergraduates at Barnard with 2,651 being full-time and 93 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,117 | $12,162 | $14,087 | $26,150 | $53,452 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Barnard, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Barnard, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $7,339 a year. That adds up to $29,356 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Barnard are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-6598 |
| Phone: | 212-854-5262 |
| Website: | www.barnard.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 92 | $85,860 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 76 | $44,055 |
| Political Science & Government | 70 | $57,298 |
| General English Literature | 60 | $40,414 |
| Computer Information Systems | 44 | $107,434 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 43 | NA |
| History | 41 | $48,092 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 40 | $24,569 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 40 | $39,947 |
| Urban Studies | 34 | $40,294 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 309 students took at least one online class at Barnard College. This is an increase from the 170 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 309 | 309 |
| 2021-2022 | 170 | 35 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,744 | 2,744 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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