Facts & Stats

The Barnard Community

Founded in 1889, Barnard College is devoted to empowering young women to pursue their passions. The College's singular combination of excellence across the arts and sciences, world-class faculty, the vast academic resources of Columbia University, and access to New York City’s infinite opportunities prepares our students for long-term success.

Campus
Location: New York, NY USA
4 acres in Morningside Heights

Admissions (Class of 2025)

10,395 Applicants
1,192 Admits

View the first-year class profile (Class of 2025)

Enrollment (Fall 2021)

769 first-year students
3,008 undergraduate students (excluding study abroad)
  44% students of color
  13% international students
  14% first in their families to attend college
  16% recipients of Pell grants
In 2021, U.S. students came from 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 51 foreign countries. International students came from 58 countries.

97% returning as sophomores after first-year (cohort entering Fall 2020)

Faculty

Barnard's faculty (scholars dedicated to teaching) are tenured at Barnard College and Columbia University.
266 Full-Time Faculty (as of Fall 2021)
   65% women
   10:1 student-to-faculty ratio
   72% of classes have 19 or fewer students

Explore Faculty Profiles

Barnard is home to innovative academic centers, which include the Athena Center for Leadership, the Barnard Center for Research on Women, the Barnard Center for Toddler Development, a unique center for research on early childhood development and parenting, the Center for Engaged Pedagogy, the Empirical Reasoning Center, the Digital Humanities Center, the Design Center, the Elsie K. Sloate Media Center, the Movement Lab, and the Vagelos Computational Science Center.

Faculty & Staff Demographics

Also see the IPEDS Human Resources Reports


Barnard-Columbia Partnership

Barnard is an independent institution with its own policies, endowment, and trustees. Our singular agreement with Columbia University means that Barnard is considered one of Columbia University’s four undergraduate colleges and students have access to libraries, facilities and activities on both campuses; Barnard students compete in NCAA Division 1 athletics through the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium; Barnard and Columbia undergraduate students cross-register in courses at both institutions; and students receive a diploma both from Barnard College and from Columbia University.

Outcomes

Class of 2021
592 Degrees conferred

34% in STEM
93% first-years graduate within six years (cohort entering Fall 2015)

Top majors by department:

Art History, Biology, Computer Science, Economics, English, History, Neuroscience and Behavior, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

95% employed or attending graduate/professional school six months after graduation (Class of 2021)

Barnard is a top producer of Fulbright scholars and graduates join a network of more than 35,000 alumnae

Explore Barnard's graduates First Destinations
Meet Barnard alumnae

View more Barnard's Facts 2021-22 (pdf)