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Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · Private · Rural (fringe)

Private institution in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · 2,280 undergraduates · 52% acceptance rate · $46,543 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$31,7711,774th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$63,6121,962nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$63,6121,962nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$81,6611,919th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,2541,174th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,5431,271st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,0721,711th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
72.7%340th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.7%444th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
52.3%294th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1387108th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,280867th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
23.1%1,541st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 86 mi (LGA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$28,598—
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors$24,201—
English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$17,156—
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$15,552—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors——
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bard College’s 2,280 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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