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Barnard College, founded in 1889, is an independent college of liberal arts and sciences for women, located in the borough of Manhattan, in New York, New York, United States. Though affiliated with Columbia University, Barnard has its own campus, faculty, administration, trustees, operating budget, and endowment. The college has occupied its four acre (16,000 m²) Morningside Heights campus since 1898. This Manhattan neighborhood is at times referred to as the Academic Acropolis, because the Manhattan School of Music, Teachers College, Bank Street College of Education, Union Theological Seminary, and Jewish Theological Seminary are also situated here.

Since its founding in 1889, Barnard has been a distinguished leader in higher education, offering a rigorous liberal arts foundation to young women whose curiosity, drive, and exuberance set them apart. Ours is a diverse intellectual community in a unique learning environment that provides the best of all worlds: small, int ...