Bard College Overview

Located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York, Bard College is a private not-for-profit institution. Bard is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Bard College Known For?

• Students at Bard may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Bard.
• During a recent academic cycle, 64% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Bard with a bachelor's degree make about $46,543 a year. That's 14% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Bard to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Bard College?

Contact details for Bard are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Annandale Road, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
Phone:	845-758-6822
Website:	www.bard.edu

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How Do I Get Into Bard?

You can apply to Bard online at: www.bard.edu/admission/firstyear

Admission Requirements for Bard

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bard?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Bard. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 46%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 41%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.

Can I Afford Bard College?

The overall average net price of Bard is $47,476. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bard, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $6,006 a year. That adds up to $24,024 over four years for those students.

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Bard College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,118 undergraduate students at Bard, with 1,793 being full-time and 325 being part-time.

There are also 347 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,793 full-time undergraduates at Bard, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bard College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	65
Black or African American	153
Hispanic or Latino	242
White	939
International Students	195
Other Races/Ethnicities	199

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Bard College. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Bard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

Bard College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Social Sciences	0	158	9	0	167
Fine & Studio Arts	0	114	30	2	146
Liberal Arts General Studies	130	0	0	0	130
Biological & Physical Science	0	95	0	0	95
English Literature (Other)	0	69	0	0	69
Music	0	13	26	0	39
Other Visual Art	0	0	28	0	28
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	20	0	20
Business Administration & Management	0	0	19	0	19
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	10	0	10
Other Social Sciences	0	0	10	0	10
Economics	0	0	9	0	9
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	4	0	4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	2	0	0	2
Accounting	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	130	451	165	2	748

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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