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Facts & Stats
The Barnard Community
Campus
Location: New York, NY USA
4 acres in Morningside Heights
Admissions (Class of 2028 - Entered Fall 2024)
11,836 Applicants
1,046 Admits
718 Enrolling
Enrollment (Fall 2024)
718 first-year students (full-time and part-time)
3,269 undergraduate students (excluding study abroad)
59% Students of Color (Domestic Students)
16% International Students
16% First in their families to attend college
18% Recipients of Pell grants
In 2024, U.S. students came from 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. International students came from 60 countries.
97% returning as sophomores after first-year (cohort entering Fall 2023)
Outcomes
Class of 2024
827 Degrees conferred
49% in STEM
93% first-years graduate within six years (cohort entering Fall 2018)
Top majors by department:
Psychology
Economics
Computer Science
Neuroscience and Behavior
Political Science
English
91% employed or attending graduate/professional school six months after graduation (Class of 2023)
Explore Barnard's graduates First Destinations
Barnard is a top producer of Fulbright scholars and graduates join a network of more than 38,000 alums
Faculty
Barnard's faculty (scholars dedicated to teaching) are tenured at Barnard College and Columbia University.
279 Full-Time Faculty (as of Fall 2023)
64% women
10:1 student-to-faculty ratio
67% of classes have 19 or fewer students
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The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides data and analysis to support the evaluation and planning efforts of the College's senior administration and its departments