Barnard College vs Johns Hopkins University

New York, NY · Baltimore, MD · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NY:MD

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-TIGHT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × MD
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

Barnard College and Johns Hopkins University each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window. The squeeze is shared; the magnitude is close.

  • Barnard College: acceptance rate tightened -61.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • Johns Hopkins University: acceptance rate tightened -58.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • Barnard College: average net price rose +48.2% from $26,487 (2013) to $39,253 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • Johns Hopkins University: average net price fell -31.7% from $26,596 (2013) to $18,161 (2023), r² 0.53.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Barnard College vs Johns Hopkins University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation ($10,250 vs $18,000 at Barnard College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Johns Hopkins University leads on avg net price ($18,809 vs $28,800 at Barnard College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Johns Hopkins University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,306 vs $60,411 at Barnard College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Barnard College and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation at $10,250 versus $18,000 at Barnard College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Barnard College and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on avg net price at $18,809 versus $28,800 at Barnard College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Barnard College and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,306 versus $60,411 at Barnard College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025