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Bard College

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY · CDS 2023–2024 · Rural: Fringe · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
52.3%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
11.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
83.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$85,288
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$22,650

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,977
Total all graduate469
Grand total all students2,446

Admissions

Total applicants6,628
Total admitted3,466
Total enrolled402
Overall admit rate52.3%
Admit rate — women55.5%
Admit rate — men46.2%
Yield rate11.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan48
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT13.0%
% submitting ACT9.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile670
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile620
SAT Math 75th %ile700
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class——
% in top 25% of HS class——

Cost

Tuition — in-state$65,614
Tuition — out-of-state$65,614
Required fees$822
Room and board$18,852
Total cost — in-state$85,288
Total cost — out-of-state$85,288

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$56,814
Avg % of need met83.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$32,468
Avg loan debt at graduation$22,650

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist——
# admitted from waitlist——
Waitlist admit rate——
Transfer applicants (total)405
Transfer admit rate59.8%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time53.4%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)52.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$34,649Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)72.1%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)73.9%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate84.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$45,380Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan35.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full17.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress22.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time8.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white44.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black12.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino14.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international14.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races12.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities25.8%
Visual And Performing Arts23.8%
Social Sciences22.4%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies15.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters12.8%