Barnard Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
New York, New York (Mid-Atlantic) · 2,600 undergrads · ~24 avg class size · 11:1 student-faculty · $69,888/yr sticker
private Tier 1
Median earnings (10yr)
$80K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Early Decision25.6%
Regular Decision6.0%
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Career outcomes · 11 sources
Median graduate earnings · 4.4 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $881K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Publishing and media in Midtown Manhattan: Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Condé Nast hiring consistently.
- Management consulting: McKinsey, BCG, Bain have strong Columbia/Barnard recruiting, though less elite than Harvard/Stanford.
- Financial services in NYC: Strong pipeline to mid-tier investment banks, hedge funds, and trading desks.
- Non-profit and international development: High placement in NYC-based NGOs, UN roles, but lower pay than finance.
- Tech product management: Less dominant pipeline than engineering schools, but solid placement at Google, Meta NYC offices.
About Barnard
Women's college affiliated with Columbia. Cross-registration gives students access to Columbia courses and an Ivy degree (Barnard-Columbia).
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