Barnard College
Barnard College publishes an acceptance rate of 8.8% and is test-optional for the 2026-27 cycle.
Testing
Test-Optional for 2026-27
- Policy
Barnard's dedicated 'Temporary Test-Optional Policy' page explicitly states: 'Barnard is currently test-optional for students applying for Fall 2027 (First-Year class of 2031), as well as Transfer applicants applying for Spring 2027 and Fall 2027.' This directly and explicitly names the current cycle. The policy is labeled temporary and the page adds 'The test-optional policy will be revisited in the future,' with no specific future cycle or date given for that review.
- SAT middle 50%
- 1470–1560sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 32–34
- Average HS GPA
- Not published by the school
Applying
Deadlines, essays and AI policy
- Early deadlines
- Nov 1, 2026 (ED)
- Regular decision
- Jan 1, 2027Source
Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 3,264
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $69,888
- Category
- Liberal Arts
- Admissions site
- www.barnard.edu
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Sources
- Barnard College test policy (2026-27)
- Barnard College deadlines
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.
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