University

Barnard College

New York, New York, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $69,888
Out-of-state tuition: $69,888
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,264

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

8.8%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): Not reported by institution
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): Not reported by institution
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): Not reported by institution

First-year admission

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
Architecture and Related Services
Architecture
Architecture and Related Services
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

How many responses?

2 short answers

One 50-word question and one 200–250-word question.

2026–2027

Required · First-year applicants
At Barnard, inquiry starts with asking bold questions about the world. What is one bold question on your mind and what about it piques your curiosity?
Limit: 50 words — Required Barnard short answer.
https://barnard.edu/barnard-short-answer-questions
Required · First-year applicants
Barnard College is shaped by trailblazing women with a multitude of perspectives. Think of a woman—historical, fictional, contemporary, or personally significant—whose views or approach to problem-solving differ from your own, but who excels at bringing people together. What lesson from her approach would shape how you show up at Barnard both inside and outside of the classroom?
Limit: 250 words — Required Barnard short answer; 200–250 words.
https://barnard.edu/barnard-short-answer-questions

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $75
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports supplemental_essays:2026–2027
https://barnard.edu/barnard-short-answer-questions
Retrieved 2026-09-03 — Official Barnard 2026–27 short-answer questions.
Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?189097

First-year applications (C1)

11,836 applicants

First-year students admitted (C1)

1,046 students

First-year students enrolled (C1)

718 students

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): Not reported by institution
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 24.8%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 730 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 740 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 790 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 32 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 10:1

Source: Barnard College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/Barnard%20CDS%202024-2025.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v51

Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Classical and Ancient Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Cognitive Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, General

Education

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and Computer Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Mathematics and Statistics, Other

Mathematics and Statistics

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Urban Studies/Affairs

Social Sciences

Visual and Performing Arts, General

Visual and Performing Arts

Value: 2 short answers

One 50-word question and one 200–250-word question.

Retrieved 2026-06-10