80.8
College Consensus
•AVERAGE: 68
•AVERAGE: 68
Student Reviews
Scores last updated on January 27, 2023
11%
84%
3,043
10.0:1
$40,543
$59,687
$59,687
= Average
Sector
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Carnegie Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Barnard College, a private 4-year college and one of the “Seven Sisters” (seven women’s colleges in the Northeast: Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, Smith College, Vassar College, and Wellesley College) is located between 116th street and 120th street in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, NY. Founded in 1889 as a women’s alternative to the all-male Columbia University, Barnard is both independent and an official college of Columbia University. Barnard prides itself on being the most selective women’s college in the country. Barnard has graduates some of the most influential women in history; a list of alumnae includes Margaret Mead, Joan Rivers and Martha Stewart.