Barnard College

What are the graduation rates for students at Barnard College?

Barnard's reported six-year graduation rate is 93%, while its four-year graduation rate is 81%. These measures follow specified cohorts of first-time, full-time students seeking a bachelor's degree. They are not the share of all students - including transfers - who graduate within those periods.

The reported first-year retention rate is 97%, meaning that a high proportion of the measured first-time students returned for the following fall. Together, retention and graduation figures offer useful context about student progression, but they do not explain why an individual student stays, leaves or takes longer to finish.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Barnard College?

Field-of-study earnings figures for Barnard describe reported outcomes for particular groups, not a salary a degree guarantees. College Scorecard field measures draw on federal data for students receiving federal aid and may exclude graduates whose earnings cannot be matched or whose results are suppressed for privacy.

For the reported measure roughly one year after completion, median earnings were $65,217 for economics and $40,340 for biology. The reported figure for history was $34,050. These are different fields with potentially different sample sizes; they should not be read as a controlled comparison of the value of their majors. Early earnings can also be affected by graduate study, geography, hours worked and occupation.

Barnard's career services are separate from these outcome statistics. Through Beyond Barnard, students can seek career counseling, résumé and interview help, internship and job-search support, employer events, and opportunities to connect with alumni. Access to those services is not evidence that every student receives a job offer.