Barnard is my first choice right now, and it seems perfect for me in nearly every way (location, size, personality, etc.), but lately I’ve been thinking that I’d rather go to a coed college than single-sex. Does anyone know of any schools like Barnard that are coed?
Columbia?
How about crossing the street to Columbia College?
If you want a co-ed LAC, there are plenty of those (esp. in NY, New England, and the mid-Atlantic).
If you want one with greater course selection than the average LAC, check out the co-ed consortium LACs (Amherst, Haverford/Swarthmore, or the Claremont colleges).
Swarthmore, Haverford, Macalester, maybe Reed
I honestly think Columbia has a very different vibe & atmosphere than Barnard, especially if OP wants a small LAC.
OP, look at Vassar, Macalester, Wesleyan, Brown, maybe Brandeis. Possibly Occidental if you’d be willing to head out to the West coast.
I assume you’ve visited and/or just know this, but Barnard is pretty integrated with Columbia. Classes have students from both schools (plus SEAS at CU), facilities and clubs are shared, etc. Dorms are single sex but that’s it, and even so you can choose to live in Columbia dorms if you prefer.
My D liked Barnard in a best-of-both-worlds sort of way - the small LAC with support and a single sex mission, but classes and a college experience that includes both men and women.
If you want an urban campus, look at Penn, Georgetown, University of Chicago, et al. I am a Barnard alumna, however, and have to say that you will not feel as if you are at a single-sex college most of the time. Depending on your major, your classes might be heavily female or entirely mixed, but you will have plenty of exposure to the opposite sex.
Swarthmore immediately comes to mind. An unusual school to consider might be Fordham - Lincoln Center – it is a small urban campus and because of the location and the fact that the theater/dance departments are housed there the campus has a much artsier vibe than the Rose Hill campus.
If you are willing to leave the East Coast then Reed and Macalester might work as well.