Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Barnard

At Barnard College, the average acceptance rate over the past 9 years is 16.26%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 11.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Barnard College than the previous year. Barnard College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 53.14%, and the 2022 yield is 65.00%.

The number of Barnard applicants increased by 10.46% (984 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 16.26%, and this year's acceptance rate is 11.00% at Barnard College. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Barnard College than the previous year. Barnard College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Barnard College over the past 9 years (2013-2022).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	20.53%	0.00%	20.53%
2014-15	23.77% 3.24%	0.00%	23.77% 3.24%
2015-16	19.62% -4.14%	0.00%	19.62% -4.14%
2016-17	16.74% -2.88%	0.00%	16.75% -2.87%
2017-18	15.42% -1.32%	0.00%	15.42% -1.33%
2018-19	13.92% -1.51%	0.00%	13.93% -1.49%
2019-20	11.77% -2.15%	0.00%	11.78% -2.15%
2020-21	13.60% 1.83%	0.00%	13.60% 1.82%
2021-22	11.00% -2.61%	0.00%	11.00% -2.61%
Average	16.26%	0.00%	16.27%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 9 years is 53.14% where the current academic year yield is 65.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Barnard College from 2013 to 2022.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	50.39%	0.00%	50.39%
2014-15	45.89% -4.51%	0.00%	45.89% -4.51%
2015-16	48.62% 2.74%	0.00%	48.62% 2.74%
2016-17	51.10% 2.48%	0.00%	51.10% 2.48%
2017-18	50.67% -0.43%	0.00%	50.67% -0.43%
2018-19	55.05% 4.38%	0.00%	55.05% 4.38%
2019-20	57.61% 2.56%	0.00%	57.61% 2.56%
2020-21	53.91% -3.71%	0.00%	53.91% -3.71%
2021-22	65.00% 11.10%	0.00%	65.00% 11.10%
Average	53.14%	0.00%	53.14%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,750, the average number of admitted is 1,200, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 635.

The number of Barnard applicants increased by 10.46% (984 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Barnard College from 2013 to 2022.

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,606	1,151	580
2014-15	5,676 1.25%	1,349 17.20%	619 6.72%
2015-16	6,655 17.25%	1,306 -3.19%	635 2.58%
2016-17	7,071 6.25%	1,184 -9.34%	605 -4.72%
2017-18	7,716 9.12%	1,190 0.51%	603 -0.33%
2018-19	7,897 2.35%	1,099 -7.65%	605 0.33%
2019-20	9,320 18.02%	1,097 -0.18%	632 4.46%
2020-21	9,411 0.98%	1,280 16.68%	690 9.18%
2021-22	10,395 10.46%	1,143 -10.70%	743 7.68%
Average	7,750	1,200	635

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares acceptance rate changes from last year between Barnard College and similar schools.