Barnard College
About
Barnard College, a premier women’s liberal arts institution in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights, offers an intimate, empowering academic environment alongside the vast resources of Columbia University through a unique historical partnership. Renowned for top-tier programs in English, political science, psychology, and the performing arts, Barnard utilizes a general education curriculum called "Foundations" that prioritizes interdisciplinary inquiry, technological literacy, and quantitative reasoning. The campus culture is intellectually rigorous, politically engaged, and deeply collaborative, attracting ambitious students who thrive in a supportive, female-centric community. Distinctively, undergraduates enjoy full access to Columbia’s courses, libraries, and campus life while benefiting from Barnard's independent faculty, personalized mentorship, and direct integration with New York City as a professional launchpad.
Wikipedia:Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college in New York City, New York, United States. It is affiliated with Columbia University and was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia University's trustees to create an affiliated college named after university president Frederick A. P. Barnard. The college is one of the original Seven Sisters—seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that were historically women's colleges.
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Barnard College accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.
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