Bard College
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $19,000
Students with federal loans: 34.4%
Students with Pell grants: 23.1%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $21,735
After 5 years: $37,767
Majors(31 programs)
- Social Sciences, General.(157 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(146 graduates)
- Biological and Physical Sciences.(82 graduates)
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.(72 graduates)
- Music.(16 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
- Computer Science.
- Engineering, General.
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
- Literature.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
- Biology, General.
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences.
- Mathematics.
- Applied Mathematics.
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies.
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
- Philosophy.
- Physics.
- Psychology, General.
- Economics.
- Political Science and Government.
- Social Sciences, Other.
- Dance.
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
- Accounting and Related Services.
- History.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,280 students
Admission Rate: 52.3%
Retention Rate: 84.7%
Graduation Rate: 72.7%
Student Demographics
White (45.2%)
Hispanic (13.3%)
Black (13.5%)
Asian (2.6%)
Two or More (6.8%)
International (13.6%)
Gender Distribution
Men (43.5%)
Women (56.5%)