Barnard College
Academics
How strong are the academics at Barnard College?
Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.
Class Sizes
Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.
Barnard has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.
Outcomes
It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Barnard College:
Majors
Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Barnard College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:
The Full List
- Architecture 12
- Architectural History and Criticism, General 0
- American/United States Studies/Civilization 18
- Women's Studies 8
- Women's Studies 6
- Asian Studies/Civilization 6
- African Studies 4
- Russian Studies 0
- European Studies/Civilization 0
- Latin American Studies 0
- Slavic Studies 0
- French Studies 0
- German Studies 0
- Spanish and Iberian Studies 0
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 0
- Ethnic Studies 0
- Neuroscience 40
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 17
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 10
- Cell Physiology 8
- Biochemistry 5
- Environmental Biology 4
- Biophysics 0
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 0
- Computer and Information Sciences, General 33
- Computer and Information Sciences, General 11
- Education, General 9
- English Language and Literature, General 52
- English Language and Literature, General 8
- French Language and Literature 5
- Spanish Language and Literature 4
- Comparative Literature 3
- Spanish Language and Literature 2
- Italian Language and Literature 2
- Russian Language and Literature 2
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
- Latin Language and Literature 1
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 0
- Italian Language and Literature 0
- Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature 0
- Linguistics 0
- German Language and Literature 0
- History, General 36
- History, General 5
- Mathematics and Statistics, Other 17
- Applied Mathematics, General 4
- Mathematics, Other 2
- Mathematics, General 2
- Statistics, General 0
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 24
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 19
- Ancient Studies/Civilization 3
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies 0
- Environmental Science 11
- Environmental Studies 7
- Philosophy 6
- Religion/Religious Studies 1
- Philosophy 1
- Jewish/Judaic Studies 0
- Chemistry, General 11
- Physics, General 5
- Astronomy 2
- Chemical Physics 0
- Astrophysics 0
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 57
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 19
- Psychology, General 0
- International Policy Analysis 19
- International Policy Analysis 0
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 66
- Political Science and Government, General 55
- Urban Studies/Affairs 34
- Anthropology, General 29
- Sociology, General 25
- Economics, Other 21
- Political Science and Government, General 15
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 5
- Economics, General 0
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation 40
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies 11
- Dance, General 8
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 6
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 5
- Dance, General 4
- Music, General 4
- Music, General 1
- Visual and Performing Arts, General 0
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