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#52 Best Value Schools
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#44 Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
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#25 National Liberal Arts Colleges
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#84 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#51 First-Year Experiences
Barnard College is ranked #25 in National Liberal Arts Colleges. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
82
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
8
Graduation and retention rank
13
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
92%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
95%
Social Mobility Rank
84
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
92%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
92%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
89%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
3
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
34
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
11
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
86.7%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
98%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
75%
Classes with 50 or more students
7%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
9:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
20
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1330-1500
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
49
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
81
Average alumni giving rate
21.5%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
