For those applying as first-year applicants, Barnard College has a single-digit acceptance rate. The standards for this Columbia-affiliated women’s college have reached full-blown Ivy League levels. More promising for prospective applicants is the fact that Barnard remains an extremely transfer-friendly school. In fact, they ultimately accept an encouraging 150-250 transfers per year. This blog will share the Barnard transfer acceptance rate as well as other essential pieces of information like the Barnard transfer deadline, the transfer application requirements, the Barnard College transfer decision date, and much more.
Below we present the most current available Barnard transfer acceptance rate as well as historical data.
For entry in the fall of 2022, there were 1,011 transfer applicants and 250 individuals were accepted. This means that the Barnard transfer acceptance rate is 24.7%. For entry in the spring of 2022, there were an additional 171 applicants, 47 of whom were admitted for a slightly higher 27.5% mark.
When trying to get the complete picture of how difficult it is to transfer into a given school, it is important to also look at historical data. Some colleges have wild fluctuations in transfer acceptance rates from year to year. As you can see, the acceptance rate usually hovers between 22% and 28%.
Historical transfer rates are as follows:
| Year | Acceptance Rate |
| 2021 | 22.1% |
| 2020 | 27.6% |
| 2019 | 22.3% |
| 2018 | 21.8% |
The college offers a fall as well as a spring transfer option. The Barnard transfer deadline for fall applicants is March 1. The deadline for spring applicants is November 1.
The Barnard transfer application requirements are as follows:
Students who have the best chance to gain admission to Barnard have done the following:
While there is no official minimum GPA to be considered at Barnard, we find that students with a 3.75 or better have the strongest chance of earning admission.
All transfer applicants must respond to three required (and one optional) prompts:
The Barnard transfer decision date for spring enrollment occurs on a rolling basis after December 1. Fall applicants are notified after May 1, also on a rolling basis.
In conducting a holistic review of your application, the Barnard admissions staff seeks to answer the following questions:
Ultimately, the admissions committee looks for “students of proven academic strength who exhibit intellectual voracity and strong potential for further scholarly growth.” If that sounds like you, Barnard could very well be within reach.
If you are 100% committed to leaving your current college, you’ll want to apply to other schools in addition to Barnard College. Even if you have a 4.0, admission into Barnard is far from a guarantee, so you’ll want to create a balanced list of institutions that include safety schools.
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A licensed counselor and published researcher, Andrew's experience in the field of college admissions and transition spans two decades. He has previously served as a high school counselor, consultant and author for Kaplan Test Prep, and advisor to U.S. Congress, reporting on issues related to college admissions and financial aid.
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