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Barnard College Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance rate
10.1%
1,048 of 10,426
Early decision rate
33.1%
Non-ED pool: 6.4%
SAT middle 50%
1480–1540
ACT middle 50%
32–35
Who got into Barnard College: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 27Waitlisted 49Rejected 48Preview
Self-reported by 124 applicants on Reddit, so it leans toward strong applicants and isn't Barnard College's official data. 4 with lower scores are off the chart but counted in the table. See your chances
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GPA and SAT of 124 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 10,426 |
| AdmittedC1 | 1,048 |
| EnrolledC1 | 702 |
| YieldC1 | 67% |
| Early decisionC21 | 476 of 1,437 (33.1%) |
| Early actionC22 | Not offered |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 2,173 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 1,644 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 150 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 9.1% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 38% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 16% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 730–760 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 730–790 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | — |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | — |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | — |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | — |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | — |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $73,120 |
| Required feesG1 | $2,472 |
| Food and housingG1 | $23,258 |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 38.5% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 100% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $73,503 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $72,461 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankImportant
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresConsidered
- Application essayVery important
- Recommendation(s)Very important
- InterviewNot considered
- Extracurricular activitiesImportant
- Talent/abilityImportant
- Character/personal qualitiesVery important
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyNot considered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workImportant
- Work experienceImportant
- Level of applicant's interestNot considered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 3,223 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 97% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 92% |
Notes on this filing
- Admissions: first-time, first-year figures; applied is women-only total (men and unknown 0); enrolled is 697 full-time + 5 part-time women; enrolled unknown-sex cell blank.
- C2: policy checkbox marked No, yet waitlist counts (2173 offered, 1644 accepted place, 150 admitted) are printed; mapped by position and reported as filed.
- C2: waitlist-ranked and release questions not answered.
- C21: early decision counts are for the Fall 2024 entering class, as printed; closing date Nov 1. C22: early action marked No.
- C8A: SAT/ACT policy 'not required, consider if submitted'; C8F clarification blank. Test submission percentages (38% SAT, 16% ACT) are from C9.
- C10 class-rank values (0.96 top tenth, 0.98 top quarter, 1.00 top half) appear to be printed in the C10 area while the percent submitting rank is 0.00; not mapped to schema fields.
- C11 GPA band cells are blank (only 0.00 totals printed); C12 average GPA and percent submitting GPA blank; GPA fields left null.
- B4-B11: 6-year graduation rate taken from printed Fall 2019 cohort rate (0.92). The 4-year rate is not printed as a percent (only counts: 502 of 623), so it is left null.
- B22: retention rate 97 as printed (688 retained of 710).
- H2: need-based fully met computed as 101/262 = 38.5 (line h / line d, first-time first-year column). pct_with_need_awarded_aid not defined in filing; left null.
- G1: private institution; single tuition $73,120 used. Room and board is food and housing total $23,258 (housing only $14,054; food only $9,204).
Source: Barnard College Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.