Barnard directly says they are need aware for international students, and one’s ability to pay is part of the admissions decision.
Barnard has limited funding for International first-year applicants and Fall domestic transfer applicants and students admitted off of the waiting list. Therefore, Barnard is need-aware and does consider financial need as a factor when reviewing these applications.
Barnard is need blind for domestic applicants and level of need is not part of the admissions decision. Note that does not mean admissions doesn’t know one applied for aid, they just don’t know the degree of need, if any.
Barnard practices need-blind admissions for domestic first-year applications and does not consider a student’s financial need when evaluating the admissions application. This means a family’s financial circumstances do not impact the student’s admission decision for first-year US citizens and permanent residents.