<p>Your financial aid has nothing to do with your major. It’s totally based upon what Barnard decides your family can reasonably “afford” to pay. They use their own form that you fill out every year, plus the FAFSA and one other (it’s thankfully been a couple years since I had to fill that stuff out, and I have blocked mentally on the abbreviation for that third thing). Such things as income, other children in school and other assets your parents may have are considered. Then Barnard arrives at a figure that you and your parents should be able to pay per year for your education, and then they will meet the balance of the costs by either grants, loans or work study. </p>
<p>Your getting a “full ride” would be pretty rare, and would depend on your parents’ income level. Banrard always expects students to contribute some to their education by working during the summers and such.</p>
<p>All that being said, we found our daughter’s education at Barnard to be more affordable than paying out of state tuition and fees for University of Michigan, for example. Barnard’s financial aid was much better.</p>