Barnard 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

Women's college affiliated with Columbia. Cross-registration gives students access to Columbia courses and an Ivy degree (Barnard-Columbia).

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

10.1%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Decision25.6%

Regular Decision6.0%

GPA range

3.85–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1480–1540

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

32–34

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$80K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 4.4 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 11 sources

$60K

Entry

$80K

10-year

$93K

Mid-career

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).

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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.

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