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unitid 189097 · New York, NY · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)

Barnard College

enrollment 2023
3,685
predominant degree
Bachelor's

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years

The record

admission rate

9%

2nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

undergraduates

3,264

88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

16%

undergrads on Pell grants

13th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

completion

93%

finish within 150% time

96th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

sticker cost / yr

$89,538

99th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

avg net price / yr

$28,800

after aid, aided students

77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$80,516

after entry, Title IV students

92nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

median grad debt

$18,000

15th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

what families actually pay

Cost

Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.

Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort

Families earning under $30k paid $11,600 per year after aid.

Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).

Who enrolls, by family income

family income mix not reported

Median family income
$66,094
First-generation students
16%
In-state tuition & fees
$69,888

earnings · debt · programs

Outcomes

Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid

Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.5× the median graduate debt.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Economics.104$136,964$16,750
Research and Experimental Psychology.81$17,000
Political Science and Government.70$95,608$19,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences.63$17,491
English Language and Literature, General.62$66,870$19,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General.53$19,000
History.39$16,425
Sociology.33$75,086$15,899
Mathematics and Statistics, Other.27
Fine and Studio Arts.26$18,750
Public Policy Analysis.25
Urban Studies/Affairs.25$75,859$19,000

— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.

annual scorecard files, 1996–2026

Trajectory

Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.

Admission rate

Price per year

  • sticker
  • net

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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Provenance

  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.