Longy School of Music of Bard College Overview

Longy School of Music of Bard College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The location of Longy is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Longy School of Music of Bard College Known For?

• Longy has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 3 to 1.
• The 1% student loan default rate at Longy is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at Longy.
• For the <nil> academic year, 9% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Longy makes roughly $42,825 a year. This is 5% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Longy School of Music of Bard College?

Contact details for Longy are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone:	617-876-0956
Website:	longy.edu

How Do I Get Into Longy?

You can apply to Longy online at: app.getacceptd.com/longy

Admission Requirements for Longy

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Longy?

With an acceptance rate of 89%, Longy is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Can I Afford Longy School of Music of Bard College?

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 Longy, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,500 a year. That adds up to $22,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Longy is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Longy School of Music of Bard College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 39 undergraduate students at Longy, with 37 being full-time and 2 being part-time.

There are also 238 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 37 full-time undergraduates at Longy, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Longy School of Music of Bard College. At this time, 5 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at Longy. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Taiwan, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Longy School of Music of Bard College

In 2020-2021, 59 students took at least one online class at the school.

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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