These days, colleges are far more cautious about publicizing admissions statistics than they were in the past when manual admissions were the norm. Case in point: Barnard College hasn’t yet published any data on the Early Decision Class of 2030. However, there is still much to be gleaned from past admissions cycles at this elite private liberal arts college. 

A Look Back at the Barnard College Historical Early Decision Statistics

Just one year ago, Barnard inaugurated its decision to shroud its admission process in mystery by refusing to release any data whatsoever on the Class of 2029 Early Decision admits. So what do we know? Let’s take a walk down memory lane and interpret the historical ED admission data:

Barnard Early Decision Admissions Statistics Over 10+ Years

Three years ago, for admission to the Class of 2027, Barnard admitted 27% of Early Decision applicants. We don’t have the data for the Class of 2026, but for the Class of 2025, Barnard admitted 33.4% of the applicants.

However, these Early Decision acceptance rates weren’t historic lows for the university, as the record for the lowest acceptance rate was set by the Class of 2023, which had an acceptance rate of only 23.91%.

Below is a breakdown of Barnard’s Early Decision admissions statistics over the last 12 years, excluding the elusive Classes of 2030 and 2029:

Barnard College Class Year	Early Decision Applications Received	Early Decision Acceptances	Early Decision Acceptance Rate
Class of 2030	Not Yet Reported	Not Yet Reported	Not Yet Reported
Class of 2029	Not Yet Reported	Not Yet Reported	Not Yet Reported
Class of 2028	1,694	N/A	56.00%
Class of 2027	1,667	451	27.05%
Class of 2026	1,500	N/A	N/A
Class of 2025	1,285	429	33.39%
Class of 2024	1,234	317	25.69%
Class of 2023	1,221	292	23.91%
Class of 2022	993	297	29.91%
Class of 2021	934	289	30.94%
Class of 2020	787	277	35.20%
Class of 2019	748	321	42.91%
Class of 2018	674	279	41.39%
Class of 2017	599	255	42.57%

Breakdown of the Barnard College Class of 2030 Admits

Despite not having any concrete data, there’s still plenty for us admissions geeks over at Ivy Coach to conjecture about the ED admits to the Class of 2030. These applicants, without a doubt, experienced a higher acceptance rate than their Regular Decision counterparts! Why? Admissions officers at Barnard want to admit highly enthusiastic students who know Barnard is where they are meant to be. You read that right. Demonstrated Interest is undoubtedly a factor in elite college admissions, no matter what schools like Barnard would have you believe, and Early Decision applicants are not afraid to demonstrate their interest! After all, they made binding commitments to attend if admitted.

Ivy Coach’s Assistance Moving Forward for Deferred or Rejected Barnard Applicants

Congratulations to Ivy Coach’s students who earned admission to the Barnard College Class of 2030! If you’re a student who applied Early Decision to Barnard and were deferred or rejected for admission, the fight is not over — it’s only just begun!

Contact us today to schedule a complimentary consultation and discover the next steps to take. For deferred candidates, we offer a PostMortem application review and assistance in crafting a powerful Letter of Continued Interest. For rejected candidates, we provide a PostMortem application review. And while we do offer assistance with Regular Decision applications, the cart must come before the horse. We first need to dissect the Early application on Ivy Coach’s operating table to determine what went wrong before our team of former elite college admissions officers helps you pivot to a new, highly competitive strategy.