| Barnard Students by Racial/Ethnic Composition | |||||||
| 1964 | 1979 | 1989 | 2003 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 | |
| Asian | 5% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 15% |
| Hispanic | 5% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Black | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Other | 0% | 0% | 5% | 5% | |||
| Multi racial | 0% | 7% | 9% | 10% | |||
| Students of Color | 15% | 18% | 25% | 30% | 39% | 47% | 50% |