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Barnard CollegeLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location
New York, NY
Undergrads
2,340
Tuition
$30,868
Admission Difficulty
Hard
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Facts & Statistics

Fun Local Trivia
  1. Central Park, the biggest park in the city, is 843 acres.
  2. Broadway began as an Algonquin trade route called the Wiechquaekeck Trail.
  3. John Hertz, who founded the Yellow Cab Company in 1907, chose yellow because he had read a study conducted by the University of Chicago that indicated it was the easiest color to spot.
  4. Babe Ruth hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium in the first game ever played there.
  5. The world's largest gothic cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, and it's still under construction. Its first stone was laid in 1892.
Notable Natives
  • Claire Danes - actress
  • Washington Irving - author
  • John Jay - jurist
  • Vince Lombardi - football coach
  • Christopher Reeve - actor
  • Norman Rockwell - painter
  • Barbra Streisand - singer-actress
Local Slang
  • The City: How people refer to Manhattan
  • Downtown: Any place south of your current location in Manhattan or referring to places south of Midtown
  • Uptown: Any place north of your current location in Manhattan or places north of Midtown
Points of Interest
  • Cathedral of St. John the Divine
  • The Empire State Building
  • Grand Central Station
  • Grant’s Tomb
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Modern Art Museum
  • Museum of Natural History
Shopping Centers
The Shops at Columbus Circle
Movie Theaters
Loews Cineplex 84th Street Theatre
2310 Broadway
Upper West Side
(800) 326-3264
Movie Theaters
Loews Cineplex Lincoln Square
1998 Broadway
Upper West Side
(800) 326-3264
Major Sports Teams
  • New York Jets: football
  • New York Mets: baseball
  • New York Rangers: hockey
  • New York Yankees: baseball
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Boston: MA: 3 hours, 30 minutes
  • Philadelphia: PA: 2 hours

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We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
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