@doradarling that article is completely wrong. Last year the acceptance rate was 16%, the year before it was 19.5% and this year it is 14.8%. It has not been 21% for a few years.
Here are accurate, up to date articles from both the Barnard website and Columbia Daily Spectator:
Barnard Website:
“With acceptance season underway at thousands of colleges and universities nationwide, Barnard College, the country’s most selective women’s college, has admitted 1,139 young women from around the world to its Class of 2021. The admissions office received a record-breaking 7,716 applications, marking an eight percent increase from last year and a 30 percent increase over the last five years. This year’s class is also the most competitive; the admittance rate, at 14.8 percent, is the lowest in the College’s history, down from 16 percent in 2016.”
https://barnard.edu/news/nations-top-womens-college-admits-most-selective-class-127-year-history
CU Spectator:
“Barnard sent out admissions decisions on Thursday evening to the 7,716 prospective students who applied to the class of 2021, marking an eight percent increase in applications from last year. The college accepted 14.8 percent of applicants, a decrease from 16 percent last year and the lowest in the college’s history.”