College · Private nonprofit · New York, NY · City
Barnard College
New York, NY
Women-only
Admit rate9%
6-yr median pay$60k
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size3,264
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $29k/yr for a shot at a $60k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 9% means this is a reach for most people, even strong applicants. Admitted students average SAT 1520 · ACT 33.
If you get in
3,264 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $90k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$358k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$115k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$243k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $69.9k
- Room & board
- $21.7k
- Books & supplies
- $1,150
How students pay for it.
Pell grants16%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans26%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention97%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr93%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$60k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$81k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out4%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 3,264
- Location
- New York, NY
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- Barnard
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White32%
- Asian22%
- International16%
- Hispanic14%
- Two or more races8%
- Black6%
- Unknown2%
First-gen students16%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$66k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49
What you can study.