| Barnard College Enrollments, 1889 -2019 | |||
| Regular Enrollments | Specials | Total | |
| 1889-90 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| 1890-91 | 19 | 34 | 53 |
| 1891-92 | 30 | 32 | 62 |
| 1892-93 | 51 | 37 | 88 |
| 1893-94 | 59 | 47 | 106 |
| 1894-95 | 71 | 48 | 119 |
| 1895-96 | 81 | 66 | 147 |
| 1896-97 | 85 | 118 | 203 |
| 1897-98 | 111 | 123 | 234 |
| 1898-99 | 131 | 148 | 279 |
| 1899-1900 | 171 | 162 | 333 |
| 1900-01 | 223 | 161 | 384 |
| 1901-02 | 269 | 162 | 431 |
| 1902-03 | 294 | 151 | 445 |
| 1903-04 | 330 | 170 | 500 |
| 1904-05 | 339 | 27 | 366 |
| 1905-06 | 367 | 23 | 390 |
| 1906-07 | 391 | 28 | 419 |
| 1907-08 | 405 | 48 | 453 |
| 1908-09 | 451 | 47 | 498 |
| 1909-10 | 481 | 54 | 535 |
| 1910-11 | 497 | 50 | 547 |
| 1911-12 | 584 | 56 | 640 |
| 1912-13 | 569 | 49 | 618 |
| 1913-14 | 628 | 56 | 684 |
| 1914-15 | 664 | 69 | 733 |
| 1915-16 | 633 | 61 | 694 |
| 1916-17 | 658 | 76 | 734 |
| 1917-18 | 647 | 50 | 697 |
| 1918-19 | 664 | 51 | 715 |
| 1919-20 | 694 | 61 | 755 |
| 1920-21 | 686 | 62 | 748 |
| 1921-22 | 668 | 67 | 735 |
| 1922-23 | 789 | 33 | 822 |
| 1923-24 | 910 | 39 | 949 |
| 1924-25 | 947 | 33 | 980 |
| 1925-26 | 1011 | 37 | 1048 |
| 1926-27 | 1052 | 35 | 1087 |
| 1927-28 | 1004 | 1004 | |
| 1928-29 | 1068 | 1068 | |
| 1929-30 | 1076 | 1076 | |
| 1930-31 | 1028 | 1028 | |
| 1931-32 | 1002 | 1002 | |
| 1932-33 | 1008 | 1008 | |
| 1933-34 | 1002 | 1002 | |
| 1934-35 | 1026 | 1026 | |
| 1935-36 | 1027 | 1027 | |
| 1936-37 | 1033 | 1033 | |
| 1937-38 | 986 | 986 | |
| 1938-39 | 954 | 954 | |
| 1939-40 | 985 | 985 | |
| 1940-41 | 994 | 994 | |
| 1941-42 | 1009 | 1009 | |
| 1942-43 | 1013 | 1013 | |
| 1943-44 | 1131 | 1131 | |
| 1944-45 | 1237 | 1237 | |
| 1945-46 | 1306 | 1306 | |
| 1946-47 | 1267 | 1267 | |
| 1947-48 | 1199 | 1199 | |
| 1948-49 | 1150 | 1150 | |
| 1949-50 | 1112 | 1112 | |
| 1950-51 | 1066 | 1066 | |
| 1951-52 | 1046 | 1046 | |
| 1952-53 | 1074 | 1074 | |
| 1953-54 | 1154 | 1154 | |
| 1954-55 | 1227 | 1227 | |
| 1955-56 | 1340 | 1340 | |
| 1956-57 | 1340 | 1340 | |
| 1957-58 | 1362 | 1362 | |
| 1958-59 | 1416 | 1416 | |
| 1959-60 | 1455 | 1455 | |
| 1960-61 | 1480 | 1480 | |
| 1961-62 | 1549 | 1549 | |
| 1962-63 | 1525 | 1525 | |
| 1963-64 | 1565 | 1565 | |
| 1964-65 | 1602 | 1602 | |
| 1965-66 | 1695 | 1695 | |
| 1966-67 | 1796 | 1796 | |
| 1967-68 | 1892 | 1892 | |
| 1968-69 | 1925 | 1925 | |
| 1969-70 | 1958 | 1958 | |
| 1970-71 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| 1971-72 | 2028 | 2028 | |
| 1972-73 | 2049 | 2049 | |
| 1973-74 | 2052 | 2052 | |
| 1974-75 | 2084 | 2084 | |
| 1975-76 | 2005 | 2005 | |
| 1976-77 | 2066 | 2066 | |
| 1977-78 | 2190 | 2190 | |
| 1978-79 | 2272 | 2272 | |
| 1979-80 | 2441 | 2441 | |
| 1980-81 | 2524 | 2524 | |
| 1981-82 | 2484 | 2484 | |
| 1982-83 | 2416 | 2416 | |
| 1983-84 | 2300 | 2300 | |
| 1984-85 | 2187 | 2187 | |
| 1985-86 | 2181 | 2181 | |
| 1986-87 | 2161 | 2161 | |
| 1987-88 | 2169 | 2169 | |
| 1988-89 | 2192 | 2192 | |
| 1989-90 | 2122 | 2122 | |
| 1990-91 | 2140 | 2140 | |
| 1991-92 | 2160 | 2160 | |
| 1992-93 | 2181 | 2181 | |
| 1993-94 | 2197 | 2197 | |
| 1994-95 | 2271 | 2271 | |
| 1995-96 | 2277 | 2277 | |
| 1996-97 | 2273 | 2273 | |
| 1997-98 | 2271 | 2271 | |
| 1998-99 | 2270 | 2270 | |
| 1999-2000 | 2318 | 2318 | |
| 2000-01 | 2310 | 2310 | |
| 2001-02 | 2300 | 2300 | |
| 2002-03 | 2297 | 2297 | |
| 2003-04 | 2281 | 2281 | |
| 2004-05 | 2289 | 2289 | |
| 2005-06 | 2359 | 2359 | |
| 2006-07 | 2317 | 2317 | |
| 2007-08 | 2312 | 2312 | |
| 2008-09 | 2321 | 2321 | |
| 2009-10 | 2376 | 2376 | |
| 2010-11 | 2390 | 2390 | |
| 2011-12 | 2376 | 2376 | |
| 2012-13 | 2504 | 2504 | |
| 2013-14 | 2510 | 2510 | |
| 2014-15 | 2577 | 2577 | |
| 2015-16 | 2536 | 2548 | |
| 2016-17 | 2574 | 2574 | |
| 2017-18 | 2600 | 2600 | |
| 2018-19 | 2635 | 2635 | |
| 2019-20 | 2550 | 2550 | |