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
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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- 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.