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Barnard College

Barnard College is located in New York City, United States. It was founded in the year 1889 and was the only college in New York City. The campus is situated on approximately four acres of land. Barnard College is a member unit of the Seven Sisters and is under Columbia University. Degrees are available in diverse areas of study including architecture, computer science, human rights, film studies, and religion.

Barnard College has many clubs and organizations for students to join including the Sounds of China, Club Zamana, Bach Society, Barnard Earth Club, Students Against Silence, and Ferris Reel Film Society. The college also has sports teams such as indoor soccer, floor hockey, basketball, lacrosse, tennis, and volleyball.

Campus Location

3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027-6598
USA
Main Tel: (212) 854-5262
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Barnard College Highlights

Where Barnard College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts, therapy and counseling, mathematics, fine arts, and drama and performing arts.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Selective admissions.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor59758

Barnard College Students

The student enrollment at Barnard College was 2,346 in 2007 (2,313 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 6% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 94% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 35,190
Room$ 7,142
Board$ 4,404
Books and supplies$ 1,112
Other$ 1,326

Financial Aid: Barnard College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  82
Without tenure; working toward tenure  54
Without tenure; tenure not available  62

Housing and Meals

Barnard College provides on-campus housing for 2,122 of its 2,313 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Barnard College Athletics

Barnard College is in the Ivy Group for major sports.

Barnard College Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Women29%
All29%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal640-740
Math620-700
Writing650-730

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (10 awarded)

  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (15 awarded)

  • Dance
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FINE ARTS (37 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (353 awarded)

  • African Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Comparative Literature
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Studies
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Studies
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • History
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Linguistics
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Slavic Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish and Iberian Studies
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (17 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDICINE (23 awarded)

  • Neuroscience

MUSIC (6 awarded)

  • Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (10 awarded)

  • Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (34 awarded)

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Biology
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (75 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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