Bard College

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Acceptance Rate

52.1%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1270–1450

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$63,612

Undergrad Enrollment

2,280

Applicants

6,628

Yield Rate

11.6%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$34,649/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $138,596 over four years.

What grads earn

$48,751/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $45,173 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.8 years of pay.

65% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

24%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.5%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Bard College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$19,012

$30–48k$21,038

$48–75k$22,139

$75–110k$28,185

Over $110k$44,873

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

72%

Completion · all

72%

Completion · Pell

79%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

79%

Median debt

$24,254

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

6,628

Admitted

3,46652.3%

Enrolled

40212% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

46.1%▲ -18.7pp

Application Volume

6,482 applicants▲ 32%

Bard College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 32% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	8	—	2	—
Rape	3	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball35Basketball18Soccer30Squash9Swimming8Tennis8Track & Field44Volleyball13

Women's

Basketball11Lacrosse21Soccer21Squash8Swimming12Tennis8Track & Field32Volleyball11

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Social Sciences, General121 grads

Fine/Studio Arts, General119 grads

Biological and Physical Sciences82 grads

English Language and Literature/Letters, Other75 grads

Music Performance, General24 grads

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other1 grads

4yr Grad Rate

57%

6yr Grad Rate

71%

Retention Rate

85%

Median Earnings

$46,543