<p>Monydad, all I can say is that my daughter has had no difficulty rounding up lots of male friends. The Columbia college ratio is actually 60/40 male/female, and there are many Columbia guys very eager to meet Barnard women. </p>
<p>My son attended a small co-ed LAC with the student ratio heavily skewed toward women. Good deal for him… but I have a feeling that it was a lot tougher for women students in that relatively isolated environment than it is for Barnard women. The Barnard women really do not have far to go to find men. </p>
<p>I think your friends’ daughter dating the older man is her choice, not something that has anything whatsoever to do with the Barnard environment. Between Columbia and other area colleges, there are plenty of college-age men around for any student who wants to meet them.</p>