Barnard College - Admissions

Admissions

Admissions to Barnard is considered most selective by U.S. News & World Report. It is the most selective women's college in the nation; in 2008, Barnard had the lowest acceptance rate of the five Seven Sisters that remain single-sex in admissions.

For the class of 2011, Barnard College admitted 28.7% of those who applied. The median ACT score was 30, while the median combined SAT score was 2100. For the class of 2012, the admission rate was 28.5% of the 4,273 applications received. The early-decision admission rate was 47.7%, out of 392 applications. The median SAT Combined was 2060, with median subscores of 660 in Math, 690 in Critical Reading, and 700 in Writing. The Median ACT score was 30. Of the women in the class of 2012, 89.4% ranked in first or second decile at their high school (of the 41.3% ranked by their schools). The average GPA of the class of 2012 was 94.3 on a 100-point scale and 3.88 on a 4.0 scale.

For the class of 2013, 90.3% ranked in first or second decile at their high school (of the 35.0% ranked by their schools). The average GPA of the class of 2013 was 94.6 on a 100-pt. scale and 3.84 on a 4.0 scale.

For the class of 2014, the admit rate was 27.8%, with 4,618 applications received. For the class of 2015, 5,154 applications were received, setting the admission rate at 24.9%. The class of 2016 set the admission rate at a record low of 21%, with 5,440 applications received.