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Barnard College ranked 307th in the United States, 1213th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 69 research topics. Barnard College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,763 academic publications and 179,667 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 308 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1213 of 14,131 In the World
#341 of 2,597 In North America
#307 of 2,496 In the United States
#27 of 221 In New York State
#11 of 92 In New York City
#292 of 1,592 For Media Studies
#319 of 1,381 For Political Economy
#382 of 1,017 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#224 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#865 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 66 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Barnard College ranked 306th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1366th in the World with 4,377 publications made and 107,348 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#306 of 1,763 In the United States
#345 of 1,854 In North America
#1366 of 7,088 In the World

Barnard College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 40 432
1994 48 493
1995 41 523
1996 46 568
1997 53 554
1998 54 704
1999 54 625
2000 63 832
2001 56 890
2002 68 1040
2003 74 1267
2004 82 1317
2005 56 1671
2006 72 1615
2007 76 2013
2008 88 1952
2009 103 2424
2010 104 2510
2011 114 2731
2012 91 2992
2013 90 3374
2014 130 3586
2015 132 3790
2016 117 3998
2017 98 4187
2018 115 4671
2019 148 5296
2020 149 6309
2021 240 6699
2022 187 6829
2023 207 7135
2024 110 6032
2025 92 5558

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Media Studies 119 141 292
Political Economy 116 132 319
International Relations and Diplomacy 129 152 382
Gender Studies 204 234 471
Art History 197 224 520
Classics and Ancient History 192 216 546
Aesthetics 168 195 585
Public Policy / Administration 240 268 686
Criminology and Criminal Justice 362 400 809
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 257 287 813
Genealogy 313 348 825
Library and Information science 346 379 978
Publishing 301 336 987
Sociology 311 348 1090
Law 311 348 1106
Anthropology 359 399 1204
Political Science 304 341 1214
History 293 332 1235
Linguistics 289 324 1288
Philosophy 290 331 1494
Communications and Public Relations 468 517 1581
Archaeology 345 390 1697
Demography 423 470 1974
Education Majors 583 635 2046

Biology rankings

Barnard College ranked 409th for Biology in the United States and 2498th in the World with 2,838 publications made and 99,025 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#409 of 1,612 In the United States
#459 of 1,701 In North America
#2498 of 6,841 In the World

Barnard College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 25 393
1994 21 512
1995 21 630
1996 30 674
1997 22 631
1998 29 765
1999 26 762
2000 36 870
2001 30 885
2002 43 1015
2003 53 1214
2004 42 1219
2005 44 1534
2006 41 1526
2007 58 1828
2008 43 1894
2009 69 2277
2010 77 2409
2011 70 2689
2012 64 2948
2013 70 3219
2014 70 3532
2015 99 3885
2016 92 3969
2017 88 4052
2018 102 4660
2019 112 4798
2020 105 5728
2021 161 6223
2022 149 6241
2023 176 6293
2024 121 5698
2025 98 4945

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 282 317 1069
Evolutionary Biology 341 379 1437
Zoology 359 405 1656
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 352 398 1709
Biophysics 378 416 1853
Genetics 376 414 2078
Molecular Biology 396 436 2127
Virology 403 442 2247
Paleontology 397 448 2282
Biochemistry 380 424 2303
Immunology 433 472 2439
Botany 406 453 2486
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 453 497 2506
Oncology and Cancer research 504 547 2767
Nutrition and Food Science 348 391 2783
Pharmacology 489 530 2829
Microbiology 455 499 2987
Agricultural Science 457 513 3177
Nanotechnology 465 517 3335
Horticulture 468 520 3378

Computer Science rankings

Barnard College ranked 398th for Computer Science in the United States and 2150th in the World with 2,549 publications made and 82,822 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science, Library and Information science, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#398 of 1,616 In the United States
#444 of 1,702 In North America
#2150 of 6,855 In the World

Barnard College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 23 288
1994 24 399
1995 23 438
1996 29 480
1997 15 457
1998 27 556
1999 33 501
2000 31 609
2001 42 740
2002 45 824
2003 39 1061
2004 49 1007
2005 36 1367
2006 42 1299
2007 65 1545
2008 41 1485
2009 78 2021
2010 52 2075
2011 70 2304
2012 64 2563
2013 66 2840
2014 73 3151
2015 77 3279
2016 84 3497
2017 71 3480
2018 81 3911
2019 90 3994
2020 89 4579
2021 139 5163
2022 131 5208
2023 153 5233
2024 110 4599
2025 79 4003

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 346 379 978
Neuroscience 282 317 1069
Cognitive Science 287 323 1246
Computational Linguistics 277 312 1504
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 402 450 2484
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 453 497 2506
Computer Vision 406 455 2568
Cyber Security 492 545 2778
Computer Networking 470 524 2807
Telecommunications 496 551 3136
Machine Learning 504 557 3165

Environmental Science rankings

Barnard College ranked 390th for Environmental Science in the United States and 2344th in the World with 2,405 publications made and 73,529 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#390 of 1,637 In the United States
#442 of 1,727 In North America
#2344 of 6,888 In the World

Barnard College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 18 262
1994 17 347
1995 22 410
1996 16 432
1997 31 464
1998 28 507
1999 29 507
2000 30 623
2001 39 624
2002 46 744
2003 46 845
2004 44 880
2005 28 1062
2006 34 1039
2007 55 1279
2008 51 1472
2009 63 1585
2010 58 1786
2011 68 1954
2012 57 2094
2013 55 2429
2014 76 2716
2015 93 2919
2016 74 3078
2017 66 3199
2018 81 3610
2019 93 3929
2020 100 4549
2021 149 4928
2022 109 4967
2023 152 5242
2024 73 4501
2025 59 4075

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 352 398 1709
Geography and Cartography 387 437 2202
Geotechnical Engineering 339 383 2263
Paleontology 397 448 2282
Ecology 400 452 2425
Geology 422 473 2502
Oceanography 446 501 2631
Earth science and Geophysics 441 493 2633
Petrology and Geochemistry 436 488 2686
Environmental Chemistry 412 463 2845
Environmental Management 418 472 3001
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 486 541 3112
Agricultural Science 457 513 3177

Physics rankings

Barnard College ranked 367th for Physics in the United States and 2303rd in the World with 2,172 publications made and 76,978 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#367 of 1,537 In the United States
#413 of 1,623 In North America
#2303 of 6,729 In the World

Barnard College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 20 258
1994 16 291
1995 16 329
1996 23 394
1997 24 382
1998 35 494
1999 29 435
2000 23 562
2001 36 685
2002 50 772
2003 42 949
2004 56 927
2005 43 1159
2006 46 1225
2007 59 1497
2008 42 1512
2009 57 1865
2010 47 1951
2011 69 2027
2012 56 2319
2013 60 2513
2014 80 2702
2015 73 2959
2016 83 3107
2017 65 3181
2018 84 3234
2019 81 3515
2020 73 3975
2021 120 4172
2022 87 4026
2023 115 4185
2024 54 3672
2025 48 3145

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 212 245 1069
Acoustical Engineering 282 321 1482
Astrophysics and Astronomy 322 363 1552
Atomic and Molecular physics 333 375 1779
Biophysics 378 416 1853
Nuclear Physics 332 375 1934
Condensed Matter Physics 295 338 2082
Quantum and Particle physics 374 419 2328
Optical Engineering 440 492 2830
Materials Science 460 514 3193
Nanotechnology 465 517 3335

Engineering rankings

Barnard College ranked 436th for Engineering in the United States and 2811th in the World with 2,039 publications made and 65,769 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#436 of 1,568 In the United States
#487 of 1,655 In North America
#2811 of 6,795 In the World

Barnard College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 21 230
1994 14 298
1995 16 310
1996 20 364
1997 20 387
1998 26 453
1999 23 402
2000 16 524
2001 33 610
2002 43 706
2003 32 838
2004 41 777
2005 43 1065
2006 36 1058
2007 47 1352
2008 50 1337
2009 49 1668
2010 45 1827
2011 68 1923
2012 55 2144
2013 57 2316
2014 73 2585
2015 74 2681
2016 86 2917
2017 65 2946
2018 77 3094
2019 91 3443
2020 88 3857
2021 118 4084
2022 92 3983
2023 114 4277
2024 58 3820
2025 53 3335

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 282 321 1482
Systems Engineering 353 397 2001
Geotechnical Engineering 339 383 2263
Structural Engineering 350 397 2299
Computer Networking 470 524 2807
Aerospace Engineering 460 513 2822
Optical Engineering 440 492 2830
Civil Engineering 454 506 2836
Electrical Engineering 418 469 2876
Mechanical Engineering 475 527 2934
Electronic Engineering 433 487 3116
Telecommunications 496 551 3136
Materials Science 460 514 3193
Metallurgical Engineering 478 529 3318
Nanotechnology 465 517 3335
Chemical Engineering 514 567 3714

Medicine rankings

Barnard College ranked 486th for Medicine in the United States and 2502nd in the World with 1,989 publications made and 61,556 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#486 of 1,604 In the United States
#534 of 1,689 In North America
#2502 of 6,793 In the World

Barnard College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 14 259
1994 19 314
1995 18 426
1996 25 447
1997 11 447
1998 12 498
1999 21 464
2000 19 565
2001 23 548
2002 24 659
2003 36 763
2004 35 775
2005 36 900
2006 25 920
2007 37 1090
2008 31 1188
2009 38 1387
2010 35 1536
2011 47 1702
2012 49 2003
2013 37 2122
2014 46 2355
2015 47 2434
2016 49 2494
2017 64 2676
2018 66 2881
2019 86 3071
2020 91 3908
2021 119 4499
2022 139 4678
2023 136 4613
2024 85 4008
2025 76 3607

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Audiology 299 333 1051
Clinical Psychology 394 435 1257
Gerontology 431 475 1515
Psychiatry 400 441 1647
Family medicine 472 511 1900
Public Health 446 494 2147
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 579 629 2197
Nursing 584 639 2229
Virology 403 442 2247
Anatomy and Physiology 463 509 2375
Immunology 433 472 2439
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 407 444 2445
Cardiology 486 531 2478
Health Science 736 790 2564
Anesthesiology 520 566 2632
Surgery 547 591 2662
Physical Therapy 636 688 2765
Oncology and Cancer research 504 547 2767
Pathology 493 540 2769
Pharmacology 489 530 2829
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 571 620 3001

Psychology rankings

Barnard College ranked 392nd for Psychology in the United States and 1651st in the World with 1,921 publications made and 69,422 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#392 of 1,561 In the United States
#435 of 1,648 In North America
#1651 of 6,663 In the World

Barnard College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 18 292
1994 18 376
1995 14 421
1996 22 484
1997 11 436
1998 14 529
1999 19 442
2000 19 564
2001 22 618
2002 27 705
2003 37 830
2004 39 791
2005 32 1114
2006 38 1045
2007 44 1247
2008 35 1259
2009 54 1651
2010 50 1720
2011 53 1900
2012 41 2042
2013 49 2304
2014 50 2445
2015 61 2600
2016 69 2705
2017 63 2678
2018 67 3053
2019 74 3169
2020 72 4042
2021 117 4353
2022 137 4571
2023 125 4389
2024 92 4009
2025 72 3601

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 291 321 611
Child Psychology 346 384 1020
Neuroscience 282 317 1069
Cognitive Science 287 323 1246
Clinical Psychology 394 435 1257
Social Psychology 414 459 1415
Psychiatry 400 441 1647
Education Majors 583 635 2046

Chemistry rankings

Barnard College ranked 438th for Chemistry in the United States and 2855th in the World with 1,777 publications made and 65,295 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#438 of 1,455 In the United States
#488 of 1,538 In North America
#2855 of 6,561 In the World

Barnard College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 16 275
1994 10 365
1995 15 429
1996 16 497
1997 18 503
1998 18 575
1999 19 585
2000 28 700
2001 23 709
2002 37 760
2003 29 887
2004 22 936
2005 48 1123
2006 25 1164
2007 41 1346
2008 31 1415
2009 39 1684
2010 44 1717
2011 49 1980
2012 41 2049
2013 54 2110
2014 47 2463
2015 70 2569
2016 66 2666
2017 64 2806
2018 66 3021
2019 73 3069
2020 64 3571
2021 112 3900
2022 84 3687
2023 97 3867
2024 46 3587
2025 65 3150

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 380 424 2303
Petrology and Geochemistry 436 488 2686
Nutrition and Food Science 348 391 2783
Environmental Chemistry 412 463 2845
Organic Chemistry 471 521 3141
Materials Science 460 514 3193
Physical chemistry 482 535 3267
Nanotechnology 465 517 3335
Chemical Engineering 514 567 3714

Art & Design rankings

Barnard College ranked 232nd for Art & Design in the United States and 869th in the World with 1,344 publications made and 29,317 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Art History, Aesthetics, Fashion Design, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#232 of 1,369 In the United States
#263 of 1,454 In North America
#869 of 6,010 In the World

Barnard College
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 15 103
1994 19 116
1995 14 121
1996 10 154
1997 14 142
1998 21 185
1999 17 155
2000 16 205
2001 19 250
2002 22 321
2003 30 352
2004 35 349
2005 13 517
2006 23 462
2007 22 589
2008 30 488
2009 33 676
2010 32 627
2011 39 671
2012 32 712
2013 25 774
2014 44 771
2015 47 866
2016 29 913
2017 26 871
2018 32 1036
2019 51 1166
2020 41 1408
2021 68 1421
2022 53 1380
2023 57 1563
2024 28 1144
2025 18 936

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 121 143 337
Art History 197 224 520
Painting and Drawing 124 144 551
Sculpture 124 144 551
Aesthetics 168 195 585
Illustration and Concept Art 132 153 590
Literature 201 231 711
Cinematography 211 243 736
Performing arts 228 261 849
Fashion Design 344 387 1654

Economics rankings

Barnard College ranked 342nd for Economics in the United States and 1440th in the World with 966 publications made and 30,280 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy.

Economics ranking Location
#342 of 1,361 In the United States
#381 of 1,445 In North America
#1440 of 6,188 In the World

Barnard College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 2 107
1994 12 134
1995 6 142
1996 13 147
1997 8 144
1998 9 193
1999 13 162
2000 13 230
2001 11 248
2002 13 280
2003 20 393
2004 15 352
2005 12 435
2006 17 438
2007 22 522
2008 22 563
2009 24 594
2010 25 647
2011 20 721
2012 15 757
2013 28 933
2014 23 923
2015 35 1003
2016 39 1098
2017 34 1192
2018 37 1260
2019 40 1426
2020 40 1796
2021 65 1886
2022 46 2104
2023 58 2289
2024 31 1625
2025 13 1404

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 116 132 319
International Relations and Diplomacy 129 152 382
Development Studies 402 442 1604
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 358 400 1621
Finance 387 430 1862

Business rankings

Barnard College ranked 464th for Business in the United States and 2215th in the World with 907 publications made and 22,409 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Public Policy / Administration, Marketing, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#464 of 1,388 In the United States
#512 of 1,472 In North America
#2215 of 6,366 In the World

Barnard College
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 6 104
1994 12 132
1995 9 155
1996 7 171
1997 7 139
1998 8 201
1999 11 171
2000 11 210
2001 10 241
2002 10 273
2003 20 334
2004 16 309
2005 13 397
2006 16 450
2007 19 432
2008 17 512
2009 24 567
2010 16 697
2011 14 653
2012 17 786
2013 26 946
2014 28 913
2015 30 989
2016 33 1037
2017 25 1074
2018 30 1163
2019 35 1314
2020 38 1570
2021 55 1725
2022 56 1838
2023 63 2013
2024 29 1476
2025 17 1354

The following table provides academic rankings for Barnard College in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 240 268 686
Advertising 444 485 1694
Finance 387 430 1862
Management 502 553 2584
Marketing 745 810 3884

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Barnard College

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Math Teachers 465 507 1510
Mathematics 485 534 2611
Statistics 477 526 2654