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Public policy & social work at Barnard College

Barnard College graduates about 25 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 88 out of 100.

88/100Standout#11 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year253% of the class
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1550whole school

Around Barnard College

A plaque commemorating the American Victory at Harlem Heights during the America
Plaque Battle Harlem HeightsPhoto: Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Barnard College "The Spirit of the Greek Games" statue, New York City Barnard Ar
Barnard College Greek Games statue IMG 0972Photo: Billy Hathorn (talk) · Public domain · source
This is a flier distributed prior to the Women Artists Visibility Event (Let MOM
Flier for Women Artists Visibility Event (W.A.V.E)Photo: Meresquared · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Site: Barnard College- Diana Center (detail)
BarnardCollegeDianaCenter Interior MGoldberg 8066Photo: Enki323 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, School of Social Work.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 168 · Academic 70 · Dorm 21 · Chapel 8 · Library 6 · Offices 4.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Indiana University–Bloomington 89
  2. Cornell University 89
  3. Vanderbilt University 89
  4. University of Virginia 88
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  6. Trinity College 87
  7. Hamilton College 87
  8. University of Utah 85

Other strong majors at Barnard College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Barnard College with every school we score in public policy & social work. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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