Academics
Barnard students choose among 50 majors and minors — resulting in hundreds of combinations. While their educational paths range widely, they share an uncommon thirst for knowledge, a boundless curiosity about the world, and a desire to ponder life’s questions.
Barnard’s most popular MAJORS include English, psychology, political science, economics, history, and biology.
Students in every major conduct ORIGINAL RESEARCH.
BARNARD PROFESSORS are teachers—and headline-makers.
Academics
With courses from Bioinformatics to Swahili to Dance, BARNARD STUDENTS LEARN BROADLY AND GLOBALLY. The education here is built on an interdisciplinary framework that helps students think critically, solve creatively, and express themselves persuasively.
Barnard’s course catalogue is full of RIGOROUS AND INTRIGUING COURSES.
The innovative seminar REACTING TO THE PAST gives students a role in history.
A FLEXIBLE CURRICULUM makes for a tailored education.
Academics
Our partnership with Columbia University across the street offers Barnard students access to the classes, libraries, events, and student organizations of a WORLD-CLASS IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY—plus the opportunity to compete on NCAA Division I teams.
Discover Columbia’s CENTERS AND INSTITUTES.
Choose among Tibetan, Zulu, Uzbek, and 37 other LANGUAGE COURSES.
Explore 30+ LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS on two campuses.
New York City
A GLOBAL CENTER of commerce, finance, culture, and politics, New York City draws people from every corner of the world. For Barnard students, the city is a laboratory for applying classroom theory, a world-class source of cultural institutions worth exploring, and a culinary adventure that never ends.
See how Barnard brings the classroom INTO THE CITY.
Investigate Barnard's 2,500+ INTERNSHIP opportunities in the city.
New York City
Barnard is a green oasis in ONE OF NEW YORK CITY’S LIVELIEST, MOST DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS. With six other educational institutions here, Morningside Heights is brimming with interesting thinkers, musicians, theologians, and innovators.
Learn about our 45,000-PERSON NEIGHBORHOOD of restaurants, colleges, shops, and parks.
GET INVOLVED in the neighborhood—and beyond.
See how NYC’S NEIGHBORHOODS reflect the world.
New York City
We invite prospective students to step through our wrought-iron gates and sit in on a class, meet a coach, and talk with current students. Our small campus offers a mix of classic and innovative architecture, brick pathways and flowering trees, and INVITING PLACES TO LIVE AND LEARN.
PLANNING A VISIT is easy.
We are committed to SUSTAINABILITY across campus.
More than 90% of Barnard students LIVE ON CAMPUS.
A College For Women
Barnard students are part of a long line of BOLD, COMPASSIONATE, ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN. Our alumnae have forged successful careers in every field. Many of them serve as mentors, offering students job leads, internships, and advice.
35,000+ Barnard alumnae are CHANGING THE WORLD.
Learn how ALUMNAE MENTOR students.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE GRADUATES have always been trailblazers.
A College For Women
With more than 2,500 students on our campus and another 29,250 at Columbia University next door, BARNARD STUDENTS GET INVOLVED with groups and events that range from intellectual to fun, from cultural to compassionate, from athletic to artistic.
JOIN OR LEAD a student organization.
View the FULL CALENDAR on both campuses.
VOLUNTEER with one of 27 student groups in the neighborhood.
A College For Women
Whether from 5 or 5,000 miles away, each student brings her own voice, beliefs, lifestyle, values, and worldview to Barnard. The constant exchange of ideas and viewpoints creates A VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
Explore complex issues of SOCIAL DIVERSITY.
Enjoy an EXPANSIVE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE.
Embrace differences during CULTURAL HERITAGE MONTHS.