Barnard College vs Stanford University

New York, NY · Stanford, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:CA

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

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

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Barnard College posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • Barnard College: enrollment grew +30.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +73 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • Stanford University: enrollment ranged 6,366–7,841 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Barnard College: acceptance rate tightened -61.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • Stanford University: acceptance rate tightened -31.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).

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 Stanford University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Stanford University leads on acceptance rate (3.6% vs 8.8% at Barnard College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Stanford University leads on avg net price ($13,807 vs $28,800 at Barnard College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Stanford University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($102,887 vs $60,411 at Barnard College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Barnard College and Stanford University?▼
Stanford University leads on acceptance rate at 3.6% versus 8.8% at Barnard College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Barnard College and Stanford University?▼
Stanford University leads on avg net price at $13,807 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 Stanford University?▼
Stanford University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $102,887 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025