College · Private nonprofit · Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · Rural
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
Admit rate52%
6-yr median pay$31k
Net price / yr$35k
Undergrad size2,414
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $35k/yr for a shot at a $31k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 52% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1380.
If you get in
2,414 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $85k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $35k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$338k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$139k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$200k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback4.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $66.4k
- Room & board
- $18.9k
- Books & supplies
- $950
How students pay for it.
Pell grants17%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr68%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$31k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,414
- Location
- Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White45%
- International14%
- Hispanic14%
- Black13%
- Two or more races7%
- Unknown4%
- Asian3%
First-gen students12%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$63k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 24
What you can study.