<p>It’s not.
Columbia degrees and Barnard degrees are different.</p>
<p>In fact, there is much tension in Columbia about Barnard because they feel as though some students just shoot for Barnard to have a better chance at admission to Columbia education, because Barnard is less selective than Columbia is. </p>
<p>Still, great school. Not so much Ivy-caliber, but still, a great great school.</p>
<p>If you want a non-Ivy which IS an Ivy-caliber, try stanford, duke, MIT, williams, amherst and so on.</p>
<p>I personally think Barnard = Columbia equation that you seem to present is absurd.</p>