Bard College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 350,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (24%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,451
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 31%
From Region 22%
Athletes 265 (12.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Black 16%
Hispanic 15%
International 12%
Mixed 6%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bard College 498 38% 47% 3% 6% 11% 19% $45,294 0 -0.83 3 89%
Natural Sciences 100 +1 37% 46% 0% 4% 16% 26% $58,363 54 -0.04 15 92% — — — —
English and Literature 86 +5 35% 67% 6% 2% 9% 5% $45,066 13 -0.90 3 90% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $52,947 31 -0.42 7 — — — — —
Social Sciences 150 +5 46% 35% 3% 9% 13% 22% $48,259 11 -0.78 4 86% — — — —
Music Performance 24 — 38% 33% 0% 0% 8% 46% $33,251 4 -1.45 1 — — — — —
Studio Art 136 +5 29% 51% 4% 6% 9% 16% $34,572 6 -1.31 1 88% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,085
ROI Percentile 3th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 32.1% 160 31% 48% 4% 5% 9% 21% $34,374 2 -1.33 1 88% —
Social Sciences 30.1% 150 46% 35% 3% 9% 13% 22% $48,259 4 -0.78 4 86% —
Agriculture & Food Science 20.1% 100 37% 46% 0% 4% 16% 26% $58,363 41 -0.04 15 92% —
Humanities 17.7% 88 36% 67% 6% 3% 9% 5% $45,245 4 -0.89 3 90% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #570 28% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #429 65% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 3 #297 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #615 43% — 3 #533 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 35 $247K $247K $0
Soccer 30 $172K $172K $0
Basketball 18 $173K $173K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 16 $21K $21K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 16 $21K $21K $0
Volleyball 13 $148K $148K $0
Cross Country 12 $29K $29K $0
Squash 9 $65K $65K $0
Swimming 8 $96K $96K $0
Tennis 8 $68K $68K $0
Total 153 $1.0M $1.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 21 $152K $152K $0
Soccer 21 $187K $187K $0
Swimming 12 $118K $118K $0
Basketball 11 $150K $150K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 11 $19K $19K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 11 $19K $19K $0
Volleyball 11 $152K $152K $0
Cross Country 10 $32K $32K $0
Squash 8 $71K $71K $0
Tennis 8 $71K $71K $0
Total 112 $974K $974K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 51 $359K $359K $0
Baseball 35 $247K $247K $0
Basketball 29 $323K $323K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 27 $40K $40K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 27 $40K $40K $0
Volleyball 24 $300K $300K $0
Cross Country 22 $61K $61K $0
Lacrosse 21 $152K $152K $0
Swimming 20 $215K $215K $0
Squash 17 $136K $136K $0
Tennis 16 $139K $139K $0
Total 265 $2.8M $2.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 48% 48% 48%
Early Decision 58% 58% 58%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 1270 – 1450
SAT Math Range 620 – 700
SAT RW Range 650 – 750