Private nonprofitFour-year

Barnard College

New York, NY · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$28,800
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$69,888
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
93.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$80,516
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$89,538
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$69,888
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$69,888
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$21,714
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$15,692
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,150
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00011,600
$30,001–48,00015,374
$48,001–75,00019,094
$75,001–110,00024,753
$110,001+51,378

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
93.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
92.6%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
96.6%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$60,411
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$80,516
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$18,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$190.83
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
87.2%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $80,516 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
8.8%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,520
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
32–34
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
3,264
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
15.6%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
15.9%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
25.7%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$66,094
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White32%
Hispanic14%
Black6%
Asian22%
Two or more races8%
Nonresident / international16%

Other Four-year institutions in NY

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy for Jewish ReligionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Adelphi UniversityNot reported67.2%$75,482
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesNot reported67.5%$131,426
Albany Law SchoolNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albany Medical CollegeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albert Einstein College of MedicineNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Alfred UniversityNot reported57.0%$54,897
American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNot reported71.6%$26,975
Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsNot reported77.5%$17,686
Bais Binyomin AcademyNot reported8.3%Not reported
Bais Medrash ElyonNot reported0.0%Not reported
Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkNot reported71.4%Not reported

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Economics.$111,909$82,686$16,750
Urban Studies/Affairs.$79,807$62,532$19,000
Sociology.$77,821$52,657$15,899
Political Science and Government.$77,805$63,293$19,000
Biology, General.$75,696$57,214$16,635
Neurobiology and Neurosciences.$66,787$62,451$17,491
Area Studies.$66,117$56,625$19,000
Research and Experimental Psychology.$65,644$55,695$17,000
History.$62,258$50,680$16,425
English Language and Literature, General.$61,327$48,590$19,000
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$49,429Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$53,072$14,970
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reported$65,466Not reported
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.Not reported$48,842Not reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Applied Mathematics.Not reported$91,532Not reported
Statistics.Not reported$92,425Not reported
Mathematics and Statistics, Other.Not reported$88,839Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10