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Bard College is a private liberal arts college located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York. Bard College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Bard College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,441 10 years after enrolling, 110th in New York, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Bard College bachelor students earn 20% less than the national average. Bard College is ranked 103rd in New York.
Bard College’s median net annual cost of $26,013 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Bard College sorted by number of graduates - Biological & Physical Sciences - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$26,013
Average years to graduate
4.3
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Bard College - Music, Business Administration, Fine & Studio Arts, Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 77% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Bard College is 10% higher than the state average, and 8% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Bard College, Pell Grant recipients represent 23% of the measured graduating class, 12% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Bard College graduates within 4.2 years.
Bard College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Bard College’s economic mobility score of 8.49 is calculated by adjusting the 4.7 economic score of lower-income students by the 23% pell grant recipients within the student body. Bard College’s EMS of 8.49 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Bard College pays $26,013 a year, $50,761 less than the $76,774 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,013
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Bard College, 79% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,013 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 49% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,888. This is 5% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,101
Pell grants
$4,937
State grants
$3,794
Institutional grants
$49,109
Bard College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 60% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,167 applicants, of which 3,096 were admitted and 473 enrolled. Bard College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Bard College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
88%
59%
In-state
35%
68%
1st generation
12%
35%
White
50%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
22%
12%